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Russia plans storage systems for all new solar power projects
Russia plans to require energy storage at all solar power projects, Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev told lawmakers.
The requirement will be applied to a solar power facility now being built in the Far East.
Tsivilev said the Far East already has projects totaling 1.4 gigawatts for solar and wind power.
Energy storage systems can hold electricity for use when generation is not available.
The ministry also considers storage appropriate for future selection rounds for clean energy projects.
Russia plans about 6.2 gigawatts of renewable capacity, according to a figure Tsivilev gave earlier.
The new requirement signals that storage is to be included in solar projects going forward.
Russia plans to require energy storage systems at all solar power projects, Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev said.
The requirement has been added to a solar project under construction in the Far East.
Tsivilev said the region has 1.4 GW in solar and wind power projects.
Russia plans to build around 6.2 GW of renewable energy generation capacity.
The Energy Ministry considers it appropriate to include storage systems in future clean-energy project selection processes.
- Who
- Russia’s Ministry of Energy plans the requirement; Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev announced it.
- What
- All solar power projects are to include energy storage systems.
- When
- Tsivilev said the requirement would apply from now on. The announcement was made on October 19, 2026.
- Where
- Russia; the requirement has been added to a solar project under construction in the Far East.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Solar project requirement
- Energy storage units to be included in all Russian solar energy projects
- Far East projects
- 1.4 GW of solar and wind projects
- Renewable capacity planned
- Around 6.2 GW of generation capacity
- Current project
- A solar facility under construction in the Far East
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From now on, all solar energy projects are to be equipped with energy storage units.