Record 13.6 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Capacity Added in January
According to the London-based analyst Rho Motion, January 2025 saw a remarkable addition of 13.6 GWh of new global battery energy storage systems (BESS), marking a record for the month. Rho Motion, which is owned by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, reported in its “Battery Energy Storage Monthly Assessment” that 81 new battery projects were initiated worldwide in January.
Notably, two-thirds of the new BESS capacity was deployed in China, where significant projects included a 1.2 GWh installation in Hubei province. Additionally, China activated the only three non-lithium-ion BESS during this period, consisting of vanadium flow batteries with a total storage capacity of 90 MWh. The data indicates that China accounted for 3.9 GW/9.52 GWh, representing 68% and 75% of the global power and energy storage figures, respectively.
The 13.6 GWh of capacity added in January reflects a 94% increase compared to January 2024. Among these projects, a 2 GWh BESS in Saudi Arabia was the only other project exceeding 1 GWh that was activated during the month.
In the United States, California and Texas dominated the landscape, accounting for 61% of planned BESS deployments for the year. Meanwhile, states such as Wisconsin, Oregon, Minnesota, Idaho, Indiana, and New Mexico are collectively planning to install nearly 9 GWh of battery energy storage capacity in 2025.
Conversely, Europe contributed 240 MW/470 MWh of new capacity, making up about 3.5% of the global BESS deployments for January. Rho Motion previously reported 19.4 GWh of global grid deployments in November 2024, followed by just under 35 GWh in December 2024, as projects rushed to be commissioned before the year’s end.
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