The joint venture also plans to establish BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia, targeting an annual production capacity of 5GWh. During the exhibition, Hithium delivered onsite a speech and unveiled the first time its latest cutting-edge innovation: energy storage solutions dedicated to desert applications.
Speaking in 2021, the Saudi government expects to spend $293 billion on power and energy projects by then. The biggest share of this revenue is expected to be spent on transmission upgrades and renewable energy. The implementation of the world’s largest battery energy system (BESS) project progresses as Saudi Arabia begins qualification tenders.
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) plant will provide Load Shifting as main application while providing Black start, Frequency regulation and voltage support application through a selectable part of the system’s total capacity for the network at their respective Point of Interconnection (POI). Following are the project locations:
Last week, Prince Abdulaziz revealed that the Kingdom is seeking to establish significant battery energy storage capacity. It is part of the plan to strengthen and expand its electricity infrastructure. It also reduces the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels. “We have already signed 26GWh of batteries and by 2030, we will be doing 48GWh,” he said.