German Energy Storage Power Station Procurement

Will Germany support long-duration energy storage?

17 July 2024: The German Federal Government will support long-duration energy storage (LDES) of 500 MW under its Power Plant Safety Act. The Act, coordinated with the European Commission, is part of Germany’s economic growth package and aims to:

How many electricity storage facilities are there in Germany?

In principle, the number of electricity storage facil-ities, their installed power and storage capacities are recorded in the Core Energy Market Data Reg-ister kept by the Bundesnetzagentur. In Germany, there are currently some 30 pumped storage plants with a combined capacity of approx. 24 GWh and a total power of approx. 6 GW.

Can a pumped storage plant be built everywhere in Germany?

Pumped storage plants have been part of Germany’s energy system for decades. However, the need for geographical differences in height means that they cannot be built everywhere in Germany. The poten-tial for expansion is therefore limited.

How many GW of gas power plants will be deployed in Germany?

Precisely, next to the 500 MW LDES that will be supported under the mechanism, 5 GW of new H2-ready gas power plants, 2 GW of modernisations for hydrogen, and 5 GW of additional gas plants will be deployed, mainly in southern Germany, to ensure energy security.