MHP initiates Ukraine's first 25 MW power accumulation project

MHP agro-industrial holding announces the construction of Ukraine's first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a capacity of 25 MW.

All innovative energy projects of the agricultural holding are implemented by the company MHP Eco Energy.

MHP Eco Energy is announcing a tender to conduct a feasibility study for connecting BESS to power grids, with the possibility of using Smart Grid Technologies in the future.

The implementation of the 25 MW BESS construction project in Ladyzhyn of Vinnytsya region, the company says, will start in 2020. It will be a four-phase process:

• 1st phase: 5 MW/5 MWh;
• 2nd phase: 5 MW/5 MWh (total capacity of 10 MW/10 MWh);
• 3rd phase: 5 MW/5 MWh (total capacity of 15 MW/15 MWh);
• 4th phase: 10 MW/10 MWh (total capacity of 25 MW/25 MWh).

"Ukraine needs to reduce its dependence on high-carbon energy and modernize its energy infrastructure very rapidly using Energy Storage and Smart Grid in order to remain economically competitive and energy independent," commented Oleksandr Dombrovskyi, President of MHP Eco Energy.

According to him, the accumulation of energy will allow maintaining a power source available 24/7. Energy storage plays an important role in creating a more flexible and reliable grid system.

"We want to demonstrate that the energy received can be used for the enterprises' needs, for optimizing energy consumption and for ensuring energy independence of the entire production cycle. With the advent of new advanced technologies, it is energy storage that can play a crucial role in Ukraine's transition to 100% clean energy and energy independence," said Oleksandr Dombrovskyi.

As a reminder, in December 2019, MHP commissioned the first phase of the Ladyzhyn Biogas complex. The facility's designed capacity is 12 MW.