Capacity of Romania’s battery power storage hits 2,000 MWh, to double by year-end

Electricity storage facilities in Romania have reached almost 2,000 MWh capacity and almost 1,000 MW power, according to the latest data from Transelectrica cited by Economica.net. More specifically, 989 MW installed power, or more than one-tenth of the country’s peak consumption, and 1,975 MWh capacity as of August 1.

This is, however, less than a third of Bulgaria’s 3.7-3.9 GW of storage installations at the end of June (versus a peak consumption of some 5 GWh), according to RenewableMarketWatch.com. Bulgaria's storage capacities are capable, furthermore, of operating, on average, for three hours compared to an average of two hours in Romania. Bulgaria turned into Romania's main source of imports during the peak hours.