PVTIME – In early February, several energy storage companies announced successive overseas orders totalling over 20GWh, covering Europe, the United States, and Saudi Arabia. This marks significant progress in their global expansion.
Canadian Solar (e-STORAGE): 503MWh Texas Lupinus Projects
On 5 February 2026, Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) announced that its subsidiary, e-STORAGE, had signed a deal with the US clean energy developer, Sunraycer. e-STORAGE will provide systems and long-term maintenance for two Texas projects totalling 503MWh (DC). Lupinus I (202MWh) will start in Q1 2027 and begin operating in Q3 2027, while Lupinus II (301MWh) will break ground in Q3 2026 and enter service in Q2 2027.
Metropolitan Energy SRL: 270MWh Romania Project
On 2 February, Metropolitan Energy SRL signed a deal for an independent energy storage project with a capacity of 135MW/270MWh in Bucharest, Romania. This is the largest project of its kind in Romania to date and represents a significant breakthrough for Chinese companies in the European independent energy storage market.
Cornex: 5.5GWh Saudi & 6GWh Egypt Deals
On 3 February, following the signing of its 6GWh Egypt deal on 16 January, the Chinese firm Cornex secured another major order. It signed a strategic agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Electrical and Greengrid in Dammam to supply 5.5GWh of products for localised production in the Middle East. For the Egyptian deal, Cornex will supply 6GWh of high-quality products in phases, providing full-cycle technical support alongside WeaCan and Kemet for project implementation.
LG Energy Solution: 5GWh battery supply to Qcell
LG Energy Solution has announced an agreement with Qcells, a subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions, to supply 5GWh of batteries for its storage projects, with deliveries scheduled from 2028 to 2030. Both companies plan to produce locally in order to avoid tariff uncertainties, using LG’s containerised LFP batteries from its US factory. Qcells previously signed a 4.8GWh procurement deal with LG in May 2024.
Sanlux: ~45.3 million yuan equipment contract
Sanlux announced that its subsidiary MSR had signed an energy storage system equipment procurement contract with CEEC Energy China, valued at 5.5165 million euros (approximately 45.2948 million yuan).
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