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Battery storage · Germany

GigaBattery Lippendorf 1000

Operator LEAG Clean Power GmbH

Planned1,000 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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GigaBattery Lippendorf 1000 is a 1,000 MW battery storage site on the edge of Böhlen, Neukieritzsch, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany. It first operated in 2028. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 35 other energy sites within 10 km, one of them a battery storage site. 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 pack for this site lists 8 comparable battery incidents in Germany, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1586, Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia, 100 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-15862024Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia100 kmSignificant
EIR-24372024Battery container fire causes EUR 700,000 damage at German test centre100 kmSignificant
EIR-00972026Battery storage fire in Bautzen, Germany prompts local evacuations143 kmSignificant
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Battery storage (Usable capacity 4000 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
Capacity
1,000 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
LEAG Clean Power GmbH
Location
Neukieritzsch, Leipzig, Sachsen, 04575, Germany
First operating
2028

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names GigaBattery Lippendorf 1000. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has GigaBattery Lippendorf 1000 had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names GigaBattery Lippendorf 1000; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
What is the status of GigaBattery Lippendorf 1000?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is GigaBattery Lippendorf 1000?
On the edge of Böhlen, Neukieritzsch, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (postcode 04575).

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).