Italy authorizes 1 GW BESS project in Puglia

Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) has issued eight single authorizations for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling more than 1.7 GW.

The largest project is a 1,000 MW electrochemical storage system planned in Brindisi, in the southern Italian region of Puglia. Under decree 298/2026, the company received authorization for a facility comprising 460 BESS groups. Construction is expected to take approximately 12 months.

Grottaglie Solar BESS has received authorization for a 95.76 MW storage system in Grottaglie, in the province of Taranto, Puglia. Under decree 297/2026, construction is scheduled to take 31 months.

Energy Total Capital, through its subsidiary Energy Total Capital BESS Santa Maria C.V., has received authorization under decree 299/2026 for a 51 MW BESS project in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, in the province of Caserta.

NPD Italia II, a subsidiary of Starlight Energy, has received authorization under decree 300/2026 for a 70 MW storage system in Civitavecchia, near Rome. Construction is expected to take 13 months.

Viola Rinnovabili, a subsidiary of German renewable energy company BayWa r.e., has received authorization under decree 302/2026 for a 55 MW BESS project in Borore and Macomer, in the province of Nuoro, Sardinia.

Urus Storage has received authorization under decree 304/2026 to build a 250 MW BESS project in Uta and Assemini, in the province of Cagliari, Sardinia.

Greenvolt, through its subsidiary Greenvolt Power BESS Puglia 6, has received authorization under decree 305/2026 for the 99.9 MW Copertino BESS project in Copertino, in the province of Lecce, Puglia.

ACL SPV 3, a subsidiary of Milan-based ACL Energy, has received authorization under decree 306/2026 for the 116 MW Bari Ovest BESS project in Bari.

Earlier in October, the ministry issued nine additional authorizations for BESS projects totaling 954 MW. The two batches bring the total authorized electrochemical storage capacity reported for October to nearly 2.7 GW.

From pv magazine Italia