Solar Markt says it has inaugurated Hungary’s largest hybrid power plant, combining a 70 MW solar park with a 40 MW/80 MWh BESS
Developed without state support, the project is expected to generate approximately 105 GWh of electricity annually
It uses solar modules from Risen Energy, mounting structure from Nextpower, and inverters and storage system from Sungrow
Solar Markt Group has inaugurated Hungary's 'largest' hybrid power plant, combining a 70 MW solar park with an energy storage system rated at 40 MW/80 MWh in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary. It realized the project on a market basis, without state support.
Hungary-based renewable energy and independent power producer (IPP), Solar Markt said the facility is expected to generate approximately 105 GWh of electricity annually. This is equivalent to the residential electricity consumption of a Hungarian county-seat city, it added.
The integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) will enable electricity generated during the day to be stored and dispatched in line with grid requirements and consumer demand. Solar Markt said does not disclose the project's total investment cost or commissioning date.
The project involved several technology and service providers. China’s Risen Energy supplied solar modules, US’ Nextpower provoded mounting structures, while China’s Sungrow was the inverter and storage component supplier.
Stem Inc. supplied the energy management software (EMS) for system integration and AI-based optimization, while E.On Hingaria Csoport was responsible for commercial optimization of electricity market and grid scheduling. Green Cloud Platform will sell the energy generated to large businesses.
The group said the project marks the beginning of further investments in renewable energy and hybrid power plants.
Earlier this year in June 2026, Greenvolt inaugurated a 99.8 MW storage project in Hungary as the country’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) in operation (see Global Battery Storage News Snippets).
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Hungary’s total installed renewable energy capacity reached 9.2 GW at the end of 2025, including 8.2 GW of solar PV.
However, law firm Schoenherr puts the country’s gross installed PV capacity at more than 9 GW for the same period. The law firm notes that Hungary had already surpassed its 2030 solar PV capacity target of 6 GW by 2025 and has since raised its target to 12 GW by 2030.
The strong focus on solar deployment, alongside limited expansion of complementary renewable energy technologies such as wind and hydropower, has created an imbalance in the country’s energy mix. This has increased the need for large-scale energy storage solutions, with Hungary targeting 1 GW of installed storage capacity by 2030, as per Schoenherr.
