What is the first solar-plus-storage project in the Dominican Republic?

Construction has started on the first major solar-plus-storage project in the Dominican Republic, which features a 24.8MW/99MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The Comisión Nacional De Energia (CNE) of the Dominican Republic announced the start of work on the Dominicana Azul solar project shortly in late December (22 December).

What is ENGIE Chile's Tamaya Bess project?

The Tamaya BESS is Engie Chile’s third energy storage project in the country. It follows Coya BESS with a capacity 638 GWh, which is currently under construction and also part of a solar-plus-storage setup. The utility’s first BESS project was a system of 2 MWh in the Chilean region of Arica.

What is the future of Bess in Latin America?

To provide a view of what is to come, AMI breaks down the status and opportunities of BESS in main Latin American markets. Chile passed an energy storage and electromobility bill in late 2022, making stand-alone storage projects profitable for operators.

What is Tamaya Bess?

Dubbed Tamaya BESS, the energy transition project has been designed store electricity generated by Engie’s 114-MW Tamaya solar farm and feed it into the grid during peak demand hours. The 114-MW Tamaya solar farm, located in Tocopilla province, northern Chile, has been in operation since February 2022.

Will a PPA add Bess in Puerto Rico?

Under ASAP, IPPs with existing PPAs with Puerto Rico’s Power Authority (PREPA) would add BESS at their locations “on an accelerated basis,” leading to an estimated 380 MW of additional contracted BESS capacity by 2026. 3 Peru has no existing BESS regulation and is currently evaluating how to move forward with battery storage projects.