
Asset management company Communication & Renewable Energy Infrastructure (CREI) has signed financing agreements worth a combined US$20 million to fund its telecommunications energy service company (ESCO) project in South Sudan.The project involves developing, building, operating and maintaining hybrid power solutions including solar for 413 telecoms sites across the country. [pdf]

The project will install climate-adapted floating solar photovoltaic (FPV), a battery energy storage system (BESS), a transmission and distribution network, productive uses of energy (PUE), such as electric vehicles (EVs) including an e-boat for the operation and maintenance of the FPV system, EV charging stations, electric artificial reefs and wave breakers for coastal protection, and capacity building, including on disaster preparedness. [pdf]

Since March 2024, CR Power* (25 MW/100 MWh, Hami, wind+ESS, string architecture) and CGDG* (50 MW/100 MWh, Golmud, Qinghai, multi-energy) have completed groundbreaking performance tests of 100 MWh grid-forming energy storage plants with the guidance and support of local energy bureaus, SGCC*, and China Electric Power Research Institute. [pdf]

DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, has selected Fluence Energy B.V., a subsidiary of Fluence Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLNC) (“Fluence”), a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage, operational services, and asset optimization software, to supply Ukraine’s first large-scale battery-based energy storage portfolio. [pdf]
Sept. 10, 2025. (Bohdan Nazarenko/DTEK) Ukraine’s biggest private energy firm, DTEK, has launched a major battery storage facility that will bring power to hundreds of thousands of homes and strengthen the grid ahead of expected Russian attacks this winter, the company said.
The €140 million total investment aims to enhance power grid stability, bolstering Ukraine’s energy security and independence. The project will be the biggest operational energy storage portfolio in Eastern Europe at the time of commissioning.
Together, they will store up to 400 MWh of electricity – enough to supply two hours of power to 600,000 homes (equivalent to roughly half the households in Kyiv).
"Despite the war, we invest in Ukraine’s recovery and growth. Our energy sector, having withstood countless Russian attacks, now gains new momentum," owner of DTEK and Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, said in a press release.
The batteries are spread out across six undisclosed locations in Ukraine, which helps de-risk the projects from Russian attacks compared to a centralized system, Julian Jansen, managing director covering southern and eastern Europe at Fluence, said during the briefing.
Dominic is the business reporter for the Kyiv Independent. He has written for a number of publications including the Financial Times, bne IntelliNews, Radio Free Europe/Liberty, Euronews and New Eastern Europe. Previously, Dominic worked with StopFake as a disinformation expert, debunking Russian fake news in Europe.
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