Hitachi, Ltd. has received an order for a set of grid energy storage systems(1) for the Matsuyama Storage Plant to be newly established in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, from Matsuyama Mikan Energy LLC, a business company established jointly by Shikoku Electric Power Company, Inc. and CHC Japan K. K.
Together, Hitachi, Hitachi Energy, and Hitachi Power Solutions Co., Ltd. are providing a set of grid energy storage systems, utilizing Hitachi Energy's grid edge solutions e-mesh(2) PowerStore(3), battery energy storage system (BESS) which has a rich global experience.
Matsuyama Mikan Energy would build the Matsuyama Storage Plant (12 MW rated output and 35.8 MWh rated capacity) in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, to stabilize power supply and demand and maximize the use of renewable energy, by using storage batteries to adjust power storage and charging/discharging in line with the balance of power supply and demand on June 14, 2023.
