Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has awarded Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech 6 GWh of capacity under Saudi Arabia's inaugural utility-scale battery energy storage program. The G1 project represents a total capacity of 2 GW/8 GWh and carries an estimated value of $1.16 billion, with Gotion capturing about 75% of the tender.
Gotion secured all three core project sites—Al Muwayah, Haden, and Al Kahafa—with each site planned at 500 MW/2 GWh. The contract represents the first major international deployment of Gotion Grid, the company's proprietary utility-scale storage system. Designed for extreme desert conditions, the system operates across temperatures ranging from -30°C to 55°C, maintains output during sandstorms, and reduces high-temperature degradation by 40% compared to conventional units.
The deployment features a 25-year design life, which exceeds the typical industry average of 15 to 20 years and avoids mid-life equipment replacements in long-term build-own-operate contracts. The facilities will feature artificial intelligence-enabled battery management systems, remote operations capability, and direct integration into Saudi Arabia's 380 kV transmission backbone.
The award expands Gotion's footprint across the Middle East and North Africa to roughly 9 GWh. Existing regional commitments include a 1.5 GWh storage facility in Egypt with an accompanying 3 GWh planned production facility, alongside a 1.2 GWh project in Morocco developed in partnership with ACWA Power. Globally, Gotion's cumulative utility storage portfolio exceeds 10 GWh.
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- China Daily HK · 2026-09-27
