Argentina Receives 1.3GW of BESS Proposals for First-Ever
The initiative aims to deploy 500 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Greater Buenos Aires Area (GBA), but the submitted capacity has far exceeded
Argentina's government said on Monday it has awarded contracts for 667 MW of capacity in its first tender dedicated to battery energy storage systems (BESS), exceeding its original 500-MW target by about 30%. Energy storage battery. Photo by Anna Vasileva
Luchilo spoke in a fireside chat with Energy-storage.news during the fourth edition of Energy Storage Latin America in Santiago, Chile, earlier this month about Argentina's recent AlmaGBA tender, which saw nearly 700MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) awarded for an initial tendered capacity of 500MW.
The Argentina's ambitious push toward grid modernization through battery energy storage has received an enthusiastic response, with CAMMESA (Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico) confirming the submission of 27 project proposals from 15 companies under its AlmaGBA program.
The Argentinian government opened the bids this week for its AlmaGBA tender process. The international tender, first announced in February, aimed to secure 500 MW of energy storage capacity for critical points in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) grid. In a strong show of interest, 15 companies submitted 27 different project proposals.
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