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Fortis Energy said it is set to install a 36 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for the Noćaj 1 photovoltaic project in Serbia, of 135 MW in peak capacity. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter. The company plans to double the future hybrid power plant with the Noćaj 2 phase.
One of the largest photovoltaic plants with battery storage in Central and Eastern Europe is nearing the start of construction. The site is in Sremska Mitrovica, west of Serbia’s capital Belgrade. Fortis Energy revealed that it plans to break ground in the second quarter of this year.
The Noćaj 1 phase of the Sremska Mitrovica project is for 135 MW in peak solar power capacity, a 90 MW grid connection, and 36 MWh in battery storage.
Green baseload strategy
Having a renewable energy portfolio exceeding 3 GW, Fortis Energy is advancing its green baseload strategy by integrating wind and solar power with advanced storage technologies, the update reads. It secures a continuous supply, offering a clean and reliable alternative to conventional fossil fuel power plants, the company pointed out.
The location is on private land just south of the river Sava, toward Drenovac village in the Mačva area.
In early January, Kontrolmatik Technologies said it has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with Netherlands-based Fortis Renewable Energy for Noćaj 1. The project is significant for its subsidiary Pomega Energy Storage Technologies (PESS), according to the announcement.
The same firm has won the EPC deal for batteries for Fortis Energy’s Oslomej PV plant, the largest in North Macedonia. Kontrolmatik makes battery cells and modules in Polatlı in the Ankara province in Turkey.
Based in Istanbul, Fortis Energy does EPC projects as well. Its headquarters for the European Union are in Amsterdam, while the main office for Central and Eastern Europe is in Belgrade.
Similar project under development for location in nearby Erdevik
Fortis Energy plans to double the solar power and battery capacity at the same site in Serbia the next phase, Noćaj 2. It is developing another hybrid power plant investment for a location in nearby Erdevik. The facility would consist of 100 MW in peak capacity, with a 74 MW grid connection, and 30 MWh in battery storage.
The company launched the construction late last year of a solar power plant of 75 MW in peak capacity in Erseka, Albania. It will feature a grid connection of 62 MW and a BESS of 25 MWh, it said at the time.
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