The Barbados Light & Power Company has announced progress in acquiring battery energy storage systems (BESS) crucial for grid stability and accommodating more renewable energy customers.
This first tranche of the competitive procurement process aims to deploy 60 MW (240MWh) of new Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Barbados, aiming to unlock renewable energy (RE) access to the grid, improve grid stability, allow better demand management, and mitigate supply.