BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 15. The largest
battery-based energy storage centers in the CIS will be
commissioned in the Absheron and Aghdash regions in the coming
months, Trend
reports, citing Azerenergy OJSC.
Azerenergy is rapidly progressing with the creation of
large-scale battery-based energy storage systems for the dynamic
development of renewable energy sources (RES) in Azerbaijan. These
energy facilities, which are the largest battery-based energy
storage systems in terms of capacity and volume in the entire CIS,
are being built on the territory of the 500 kV Absheron substation
near the capital, as well as the 220 kV Agdash substation located
in the central part of the country.
The first batch of battery systems for the centers, with a total
capacity of 250 megawatts and an energy capacity of 500
megawatt-hours, has already been delivered to the country in recent
days. The equipment, custom-built at the Great Power factory in
China, was loaded onto ships and delivered to the port of Gemlik in
Türkiye, and from there by land through Türkiye and Georgia to
Azerbaijan via the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Dead Sea, Suez
Canal, Mediterranean Sea, and Aegean Sea. The batteries, each
weighing 36 tons, were delivered to their destination under special
arrangements and police supervision. Some 15 % of the storage
systems have already been delivered to the country, with the
remaining 85% to be delivered and installed by April.
The creation of energy storage centers by AzerEnergy is of
strategic importance in terms of improving the stability of the
power system, maintaining frequency stability, balancing
fluctuations in power systems, covering peak loads, smoothing the
load schedule during hours of low solar energy, and restoring the
power system from scratch in the event of an accident. These
systems will strengthen Azerbaijan's energy independence and ensure
the reliable operation of our power grid, both in parallel with
neighboring countries and in autonomous mode.
