Sungrow Drives Development of the UK’s Largest Battery Storage Project: Thorpe Marsh
The company announced its role as technology provider for the 1.4 GW / 3.1 GWh Thorpe Marsh battery energy storage system, developed by Fidra Energy.
The company announced its role as technology provider for the 1.4 GW / 3.1 GWh Thorpe Marsh battery energy storage system, developed by Fidra Energy.
The partnership will supply Coca-Cola’s concentrate plant in Buenos Aires and its storage center in Ezeiza with electricity generated from wind and solar energy sources.
Héctor Nuñez, North Latam Director at Sungrow, emphasized during FES Colombia that the steep decline in battery costs is enabling solar PV plants to integrate storage systems without compromising their economic viability.
The Inter-American Development Bank approved a USD 70 million loan to strengthen 500 kV and 220 kV infrastructure in the metropolitan area.
The vote took place during CADER’s Ordinary General Assembly, where members reviewed the outgoing Board of Directors’ performance and elected a new Board to serve for the 2026–2027 term.
With three projects now operating in Brus Laguna, Guanaja and Patuca, the country has added 54 MW of state-owned solar capacity through an investment of 1.588 billion lempiras. This expansion aligns with a national roadmap targeting more than 3,000 MW of new renewable capacity by 2030 and comes just weeks before the presidential elections on 30 November.