A new 1GWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery factory in Turkey serving the energy storage system (ESS) market will start production in Q4 2022, said Pomega Energy Storage Technologies, the company behind the project.
According to rules that came into force in October, such systems must have maximum operating power of at least 2 MW. Also this week, Kontrolmatik broke ground in Ankara for Turkey’s first lithium iron phosphate battery factory. Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank said the project is worth USD 180 million.
Its parent Kontrolmatik has just started the construction of a lithium iron phosphate battery plant. The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) received the first application for the installation and operation of an independent electricity storage unit in the form of batteries, Anadolu reported.
The facility in Silivri would be the first detached battery unit in Turkey, as all other units and projects are integrated with power plants. According to rules that came into force in October, such systems must have maximum operating power of at least 2 MW.
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Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank said the project is worth USD 180 million. The plant will employ 250 people in the first phase and grow to 600 workers, he added. In neighboring Greece, there are 120 licensed projects for batteries with a total capacity of 9.64 GW and 47 projects combining renewables and storage (1.67 GW).