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Where is Hungary's largest battery energy storage system located?

Swiss-based energy company MET Group has officially inaugurated Hungary’s largest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Dunamenti Power Station in Százhalombatta, located close to Budapest. The new facility boasts a total power output of 40 MW and a storage capacity of 80 MWh.

Will Hungary's new battery energy storage system help Green the grid?

The new facility supports a growing push to green Hungary’s power grid. Hungary has just switched on its largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to date, stepping up its role in Central Europe’s growing grid-scale energy transition.

Is Hungary stocking up on battery backup?

Hungary isn’t alone in stocking up on battery backup as it charts its green energy path. In neighbouring Bulgaria, a massive 124 MW/496 MWh battery energy storage system went live in Lovech earlier this year.

Who makes battery storage units?

Huawei Technologies is manufacturing the battery storage units and the general contractor for the project is Forest-Vill. The transformer was made by Ganz. The MET Group had consolidated revenue of EUR 17.9bn last year. Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has started the construction of a 20 MW / 40 MWh energy storage in Algyő (South Hungary).

How much money will the battery energy storage project receive?

The battery energy storage project will receive a HUF 2.7bn grant from the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and HUF 5.6bn in investment incentive funds from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Archibald Schubert, managing director of Mol Exploration and Production Hungary said.