Masdar will develop two new battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK’s Cardiff and Chesterfield, with a combined capacity of 150 MW and 300 MWh, according to a press release. Commercial operations have also started at its 20 MW Stockport battery storage facility — the first project delivered under its GBP 1 bn 3 GWh battery storage pipeline for the UK.

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Masdar is no stranger to the UK: The Abu Dhabi renewables company made the pledge for battery storage projects in the country shortly after acquiring UK-based BESS outfit Arlington Energy in 2022. It also has a GBP 5.2 bn co-investment with Iberdrola in the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind facility, and is developing the 3 GW Dogger Bank South offshore wind farm in partnership with RWE.

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Amea Power has commissioned a 120 MW solar plant in Tunisia’s Kairouan, the country’s largest to date according to a statement. The project, financed by the IFC and African Development Bank, will deliver some 222 GWh of clean electricity annually. The company broke ground on the project in May last year.

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