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Battery storageBelgiumEIR-0151

Lithium-ion battery failure recorded at Drogenbos storage site

Nov 2017Published 7 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

MinorThermal / fireProvisional6 MW
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Where
Drogenbos, Belgium
What
Lithium-ion battery energy storage system failed on 11 November 2017
Outcome
1 per cent of installed capacity damaged
Cause
Not reported

What happened

A lithium-ion battery energy storage system at Drogenbos, Belgium, is recorded as having failed on 11 November 2017. The system is listed at 6 MW and as used for frequency regulation. About 1 per cent of installed capacity is recorded as damaged. The failure mode, whether there was a fire, and any injuries or cause are not reported in the available record.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

  1. A record of limited capacity damage in a lithium-ion battery system should still prompt a check that the affected unit was isolated and that neighbouring equipment was not affected.
  2. Frequency-regulation batteries cycle often, so monitoring and unit isolation can keep a fault to a small share of capacity.

More lessons on electrical protection and isolation, detection and monitoring, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

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Source

epri.box.com

Published 2026-09-07. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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