The Shin-Gimje Substation KEPCO-BESS is a 24,000kW energy storage project located in Gimje-si, North Jeolla, South Korea.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2015 and was commissioned in 2016.
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Description
The Shin-Gimje Substation KEPCO-BESS is owned by Korea Electric Power (100%).
The key applications of the project are frequency regulation, transmission congestion relief and voltage support.
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By GlobalDataKokam America and Korea Electric Power have delivered the battery energy storage project.
Additional information
KEPCO installed 24 MW (9 MWh) of Li-ion battery based energy storage system for frequency regulation in 2015.
Methodology
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