Romania battery project, Spain grid permits and East Anglia TWO cable work top renewables news
R.Power is moving ahead with a 100 MW/200 MWh standalone battery project in Romania's Olt County, with construction due to start in Q4 2026 and grid connection expected by Q3 2027. Galileo Green Energy obtained grid access for an additional 135 MW in Spain, lifting its grid-secured portfolio to 825 MW across battery storage, onshore wind and hybrid solar. ScottishPower Renewables finished cable landfall work for the 960 MW East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm, installing two long polyethylene ducts beneath the Suffolk coastline.
R.Power's Studina project in Olt County is its second large battery in Romania, following the near-complete 127 MW/254 MWh Scornicești scheme. The developer says it has about 900 MW/3 GWh of storage operating or under construction across Central and Eastern Europe, plus 700 MW/2.8 GWh ready for construction.
Galileo's newly secured Spanish grid capacity raises its permitted portfolio to 825 MW, split among 500 MW storage, 200 MW onshore wind and 125 MW hybrid solar. It also won environmental clearance for 75 MW more batteries, bringing approved storage to 215 MW. ScottishPower's East Anglia TWO work involved two 1,793-metre, 800-mm ducts under Suffolk, part of a roughly £4 billion, 960 MW, 64-turbine project.
The projects could affect households, businesses and grid operators by adding storage and generation capacity that may help balance supply and demand as renewables grow. Local work in Romania, Spain and Suffolk may bring construction and supply-chain opportunities, while coastal communities could see temporary disruption from cable installation. Faster grid access and storage may support more reliable power, though actual benefits depend on timely construction, network operation and market conditions.