Battery storage failure at Gochang wind integration BESS, South Korea
EIR-0677Provisional entry. Confirmed: a lithium-ion BESS failure occurred at a wind-integration site in Gochang, South Korea on 2 August 2017 with a 1.5 MWh system newly commissioned. Not yet known: the nature of the failure, any injuries, fire response, or root cause, as only a headline and a database summary could be retrieved. No further update is scheduled; the entry stays provisional until new information is published.
On 2 August 2017 a lithium ion battery energy storage system, part of the Gochang wind integration BESS installed for wind integration purposes in Gochang, North Jeolla province, South Korea, experienced a failure incident. The system had an energy capacity of approximately 1.5 MWh and was outdoor mounted. According to the EPRI BESS failure incident database, the system was newly installed with an age of zero years at the time of the incident, indicating the failure occurred at or shortly after commissioning. No further details on the nature of the failure, injuries, fire response or damage were available from the source consulted. This entry has been drafted from a database summary only, as the underlying article text could not be retrieved.
Not reported in the available source.
- New battery energy storage installations may be vulnerable to failures during or shortly after commissioning, underscoring the importance of thorough commissioning testing and quality checks before energisation.
- Systems co-located with wind integration applications warrant the same rigorous safety review as standalone storage projects.
- Incident databases with limited public detail highlight the value of transparent public reporting so that lessons can be shared across the industry.
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Published 2026-09-11. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.