Investors in the renewable energy sector are increasingly prioritizing projects that integrate energy storage systems, responding to the rising challenges and complexities in the industry. In November, nearly 60% of connection-term applications for renewable energy projects submitted to the electricity transmission system operator, ADMIE, included plans for integrated storage. This marks a significant increase compared to the previous trend, where only 30-40% of applications featured energy storage components.
This upward shift reflects investors’ growing awareness of the need for flexible renewable energy solutions, as highlighted by market trends and policy directives. Of the 27 renewable energy project applications filed in November, which together represented 962 MW of capacity, 59% included energy storage integration. This is an increase from 44% in October and represents a clear upward trajectory in the adoption of storage solutions in renewable projects, highlighting their increasing importance in the sector.