A panel entitled “Interactive Deep Dive Italy: choosing the best path for Bess Roi in Italy – Macse, capacity market or trading strategies?” On the Battery Business & Development Forum, 2025 emphasized that the Italian market for battery storage is very different from other European markets.
“The Macse auction mechanism makes the difference,” says Salvatore Alessandro Casa, a partner with the strategic consultancy Elemens. “In the first auction round, only 10 GWH will be contracted, and in the second and third, another 50 GWh.”
Casa recalled that Italy already has 1.2 GW battery capacity in operation, usually operated by the Italian tool Enel. “In 2025 we will see another 1 GW coming online, and this also comes from other market operators.”
