Europe adds 36 GWh of battery storage in 2025, Ukraine enters top five
SolarPower Europe data shows a 48% year-on-year jump, with Germany holding top spot and two new markets breaking through.
By Matthias Blank · drafted with the Vantage newsroom system, approved before publication
Europe deployed 36 GWh of new battery storage in 2025, a 48% year-on-year increase, according to SolarPower Europe data cited by pv magazine. Germany held its position as the continent's largest market, a ranking it has maintained as utility-scale and residential deployments both scaled.
Two notable entrants reshaped the top-five ranking: Ukraine and Bulgaria. Ukraine's inclusion is significant given ongoing grid stress from conflict damage; battery storage offers fast-response backup that synchronous generation cannot replicate at the same speed. Bulgaria's rise reflects accelerating solar-plus-storage build-out in the Balkans, though SolarPower Europe has not published a per-zone breakdown in the available summary.
On the deal side, Capital Dynamics acquired a 170 MW BESS project in County Kerry, Ireland, per Renews.biz. The Irish grid has been a competitive balancing market, and a 170 MW asset is large relative to the system's scale. No financial terms were disclosed.
Source: pv magazine
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