NatPower and Tesla have entered into
a multi-year supply and execution agreement covering more than 25 GWh of
battery energy storage systems (BESS) across European markets. Projects under
the agreement will be sited in Italy and the United Kingdom and will be owned
and operated by NatPower. Tesla will provide Megapack, their battery energy
storage system, as well as EPC and bankable trading services, with long-term
revenues warranties, through Tesla’s Autobidder platform.
The agreement goes beyond the supply of technology alone: it establishes an
integrated structure combining electrical infrastructure, industrial capacity
and advanced energy trading models, which provide the flexibility and certainty
required to finance and deliver projects of NatPower’s scale.
As part of this strategic
collaboration, Tesla will offer its best and latest product, integrating both
technological and financial services. Through this agreement, NatPower
strengthens its European leadership in energy infrastructure by developing
highly advanced storage assets capable of optimizing electrical capacity for
years to come.
This industrial synergy responds rapidly to the power system’s need to address
the challenges of the energy transition, further accelerated by growing demand
linked to artificial intelligence.
The agreement encompasses five initial projects, in Italy and in the
United Kingdom, constituting the first delivery phase of a program with a total
capacity target exceeding 100 GWh. Aggregate construction value across the full
scope is estimated at $4-5 billion and expected projects revenues exceeding $15
billions over 20 years.
The agreement directly responds to accelerating demand pressures on
European power systems, driven by electrification, renewable intermittency, and
AI energy demand explosion, where delivery capability has become the primary
constraint on energy system expansion.