Battery storage · Germany
BES BEN
Operator BES Bennewitz GmbH & Co. KG
Operational16.4 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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BES BEN is a 16.4 MW battery storage site on the edge of Wurzen, Bennewitz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany. It first operated in 2018. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is operational. There are 53 other energy sites within 10 km. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany, and 196 worldwide.
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The site
- Technology
- Battery storage (Usable capacity 25.5 MWh, Blei-Batterie)
- Capacity
- 16.4 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Operational (In operation)
- Operator
- BES Bennewitz GmbH & Co. KG
- Location
- Bennewitz, Leipzig, Sachsen, 04828, Germany
- First operating
- 2018
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Timeline
- 14 November 2018 Operational
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names BES BEN. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
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Questions
- Has BES BEN had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names BES BEN; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
- What is the status of BES BEN?
- Operational, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is BES BEN?
- On the edge of Wurzen, Bennewitz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (postcode 04828).
Source: Marktstammdatenregister, Bundesnetzagentur, Datenlizenz Deutschland, Namensnennung, Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).