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Largest Battery Energy Storage Station Capacity
Saudi Electricity Company's Bisha battery station in Saudi Arabia has an energy storage capacity of 2,000 MWh, the largest certified capacity for a single battery storage station as of 26 September 2025.
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2,000MWh
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- Start date
- 2025-09-26
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Overview
Archive NoteGrid-scale batteries store electricity and discharge it when needed to help manage network demand and variable renewable generation.
Saudi Electricity Company's 2025 investor report lists several 2,000-MWh projects. Guinness specifically certifies its Bisha station; the aggregate 8-GWh capacity of multiple projects is a different measure.
Record history
1 Milestones- 2,000 MWhSaudi Electricity Company Bisha BESSBisha, Saudi ArabiaCurrent Record
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Basis: direct confirmation by an authority
Guinness certified Saudi Electricity Company's Bisha site at 2,000 MWh on 26 September 2025, while the company's investor report distinguishes several projects. This record does not conflate aggregate capacity or MW power with single-site MWh energy, and it does not assign unverified city coordinates to the station.
- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-05
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-05
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