Chinese manufacturers BYD and Sungrow have secured contracts totalling nearly 19 gigawatt-hours for Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar's round-the-clock solar-storage project. Concurrently, Gotion High-Tech obtained a 6 gigawatt-hour battery storage order in Saudi Arabia as Chinese suppliers adapt to strict high-temperature performance requirements.
Chinese energy storage suppliers BYD and Sungrow have split battery storage contracts totaling nearly 19 GWh for UAE clean energy firm Masdar. BYD will supply 11.275 GWh of Epic Energy Storage systems, while Sungrow will deliver 7.5 GWh of liquid-cooling storage and 2.6 GW inverters.
Chinese energy storage suppliers disclosed approximately 94GWh in system orders during the third quarter of 2026, with overseas contracts accounting for 93% of signed volumes. Major Middle East deals drove this surge, including an 11.275GWh contract between BYD and the UAE's Masdar as well as a 7.5GWh deal won by Sungrow in the UAE. The Middle East represented 21.3GWh, or 28.7% of total signed capacity, behind Europe's 31.2GWh.
Saudi Power Procurement Company has awarded China's Gotion High-Tech 6 GWh in the kingdom's first utility-scale battery storage tender, valued at roughly $1.16 billion. Gotion secured three core sites totaling 75% of the 2 GW/8 GWh G1 project. Separately, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan visited Doha to discuss green finance and infrastructure cooperation.
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