Battery storage · Germany
BES ELS
Operator BSA Elsteraue GmbH
Operational20.3 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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BES ELS is a 20.3 MW battery storage site 5.2 km north-east of Zeitz, Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. It first operated in 2024. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is operational. There are 36 other energy sites within 10 km, 2 of them battery storage sites. 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 31.7 MWh, Blei-Batterie)
- Capacity
- 20.3 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Operational (In operation)
- Operator
- BSA Elsteraue GmbH
- Location
- Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, 06729, Germany
- First operating
- 2024
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Timeline
- 1 January 2024 Operational
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names BES ELS. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
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Questions
- Has BES ELS 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 ELS; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
- What is the status of BES ELS?
- Operational, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is BES ELS?
- 5.2 km north-east of Zeitz, Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (postcode 06729).
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).