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Battery storage in France: 2,211 MW operating

France has 886 battery storage units from 1 MW with 2,211 MW and 3,030 MWh in operation. Source: RTE / ODRÉ, as of 03 October 2026.

Battery storage from 1 MW. Source: RTE / ODRÉ. As of 03 October 2026; figures update live in the browser.

2,211 MW

operating

886

units operating

—

planned

3,030 MWh

Capacity in operation

Additions in operation by year (MW)

3
18
7
19
68
20
197
21
205
22
361
23
230
24
484
25
551
26

Regions

1Grand Est548 MW
2Nouvelle-Aquitaine299 MW
3Bretagne277 MW
4Pays de la Loire259 MW
5Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes178 MW
6Hauts-de-France132 MW
7Normandie122 MW
8Centre-Val de Loire103 MW
9Île-de-France100 MW
10Bourgogne-Franche-Comté92 MW
11Occitanie85 MW
12Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur16 MW

Largest storage in France

  1. Cernay-lès-Reims (SSLAIS01)Cernay-lès-Reims, Grand Est · operating · 2026240 MW / 480 MWh
  2. Barban (BARBAS01)Saucats, Nouvelle-Aquitaine · operating · 2023105 MW / 105 MWh
  3. Doppler (DOPPLS01)Nantes, Pays de la Loire · operating · 2025100 MW / 192 MWh
  4. Quirin (QUIRIS01)Pleyber-Christ, Bretagne · operating · 202682.5 MW / 160 MWh
  5. Émile-Huchet (E.HUCS04)Saint-Avold, Grand Est · operating65 MW / 130 MWh
  6. Grandpuits (GRAN7S01)Grandpuits-Bailly-Carrois, Île-de-France · operating · 202343 MW / 43 MWh
  7. Fortelet (FORTES01)Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France · operating · 202130 MW / 30 MWh
  8. Fortelet (FORTES02)Dunkerque, Hauts-de-France · operating25 MW / 40 MWh
  9. Synthèse (SYNTHS01)Saint-Avold, Grand Est · operating · 202125 MW / 25 MWh
  10. Pézilla-la-Rivière (P.RI5S01)Calce, Occitanie · operating · 202220 MW / 16 MWh

Other regions

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