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Fidra Energy Acquires Over 1 GW Enderby Battery Project, Expands UK Pipeline Above 4 GW

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Fidra Energy is expanding its UK battery storage portfolio through the acquisition of Innova's Enderby project, a deal that increases its development pipeline to over 4 gigawatts, Innova said Wednesday.

Blaby District Council approved the Leicestershire-based project in May 2025, and it later qualified to apply for the UK's first long-duration energy storage cap-and-floor scheme.

Regulators are expected to decide on the application in summer 2026, with the investment decision targeted for 2027 and commercial operations expected to begin in 2029.

With an expected capacity of up to 1,025 megawatts, or 1.025 GW, Enderby ranks among the UK's largest planned battery storage facilities, Innova added.

The purchase marks another step in Fidra Energy's UK growth plans and adds to a portfolio supported by EIG and the National Wealth Fund.

Alongside the acquisition, Fidra is building its 1.4 GW/3.1 gigawatt-hours Thorpe Marsh project in Yorkshire and plans to decide in June 2026 whether to proceed with the 500 MW/1.1 GWh West Burton project in Nottinghamshire.

Both projects are scheduled to come online by 2028, while expanding battery storage capacity will help the UK integrate more renewable power and support the government's target of 22 GW to 27 GW of operational short-duration battery storage by 2030.

"The acquisition of the Enderby battery storage project marks another major milestone in the expansion of our UK portfolio," Morris Van Looy, chief growth and strategy officer of Fidra Energy, said, adding that the deal supports the UK's Clean Power 2030 goals and will benefit from Innova's experience working with local stakeholders and communities.

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