State-owned power generator and distributor PGE has launched a tender for the construction of a 2-hour BESS project in Poland.

A double-header of Poland grid-scale BESS news, with GoldenPeaks Capital entering the market with a two-project acquisition, and R.Power securing a PPA for a solar-and-storage project.

Technology group Visual Fan subsidiary Allview has partnered with Trina Storage to deploy a 65MWh BESS project in Romania.

Sungrow has signed a 2.4GWh strategic deployment agreement for battery storage systems in Europe with solar PV solutions provider SUNOTEC.

Renalfa IPP has secured a €315 million (US$367 million) financing package from an EBRD-led consortium to support a 1.6GW renewables, 3.3GWh BESS rollout in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and North Macedonia.

The Ministers of Energy and the Environment in Lithuania have approved an additional €37 million (US$43 million) for an energy storage capex grant scheme, while Trina Storage has secured orders in the country.

Hungarian distribution system operator (DSO) Opus Titasz has commissioned and put into operation four BESS projects.

Energy investment firm DTEK and system integrator Fluence have started commissioning a portfolio of six 2-hour BESS projects in Ukraine.

The energy regulator in Romania has exempted energy storage resources from fees for charging from the grid.

A double-header of large-scale BESS project sales in the Baltic region, with Aura Power selling to UAB Karjerų linija and Danish Sun Energy selling a co-located one to Sunotec.