The NC Makurazaki City Sakurayama Higashimachi Energy Storage Facility, a grid-scale energy storage facility in Makurazaki, began grid connection on 4 November. It has rated output of 1,988 kW and rated capacity of 8,146 kWh, and uses CATL energy storage batteries and TMEIC PCS.
The NC Makurazaki City Sakurayama Higashimachi Energy Storage Facility began grid connection as the fourth project jointly developed by Nippon Chikudenchi and Remixpoint. The facility has rated output of 1,988 kW and rated capacity of 8,146 kWh, using CATL batteries and TMEIC PCS. The companies plan to proceed with the process of entering the balancing market, targeting entry around March 2027. Entry into other markets will also be considered subsequently.
In terms of progress to date, grid connection has been completed at 4 sites in total: Tamana, Sendai, Kama, and Makurazaki. Of the remaining 3 sites, grid connection is expected to begin in Kainan, Wakayama, in November 2026, Ibigawa, Gifu, in December of the same year, and Nagano in March 2027, in sequence.
The NC Kuchiharu Energy Storage Facility in Kama began operating for the balancing market on 20 October. It has rated output of 1,975 kW and rated capacity of 8,146 kWh, and uses CATL batteries and TMEIC PCS. Digital Grid serves as the aggregator.
Remixpoint acquired a development site for the Eniwa Iwamura 3 Energy Storage Facility (provisional name), a high-voltage grid-scale energy storage facility in Eniwa. Construction is scheduled to begin in April 2027, grid connection is scheduled to begin in late July of the same year, and entry into the balancing market is planned for around autumn of the same year. The company has also set a target of developing a total of 48 high-voltage grid-scale energy storage facilities by the fiscal year ending March 2029, with company-owned facilities reaching 12 as of the current date.