Engie will deploy three giant batteries in three different regions of Belgium. All facilities will be capable of continuous power for up to four hours.
Engie has announced plans to deploy around 1.5 GWh of battery storage capacity in Belgium.
The French energy company said it would connect three large batteries to the high-voltage grid at its plants in the cities of Kallo, Drogenbos and Vilvoorde.
At its Drogenbos plant in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, Engie will deploy batteries with a total capacity of 80 MW/320 MWh. Meanwhile, Engie’s other 6 MW battery in the province is already in operation.
Engie also plans to build 100 MW/400 MWh and 200 MW/800 MWh at plants in Kallo in East-Flanders and Vilvorde in Flemish Brabant.
All of these batteries will be able to last for up to four hours.
Engie also currently operates a 1,080 MW pumped storage facility in Belgium, the Coo-Trois-Ponts hydroelectric power station in Trois-Ponts near Liege. “For more than 50 years it has played a central role in the Belgian energy mix,” the company said in a statement.
According to the latest statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency, Belgium will have 6.9 GW of installed PV capacity by the end of 2022. The country has a total renewable energy generation capacity of 13.0 GW.
