Italian electricity TSO Terna has received more than 100 GW of requests to participate in the energy storage auction it is planning before summer 2025. The first phase of the MACSE tender is expected to be the biggest battery procurement exercise held in Europe by that point. 7 billion Italian scheme to support develo ment of centralised electricity storage syst 2,were the result of years of capex reductions. The solution. . The first of Italy's new energy storage capacity procurement auctions (MACSE) will take place on September 30, 2025, Terna's president for grid development strategies, Francesco Del Pizzo, has confirmed. Where will Engie EPs. . With the first auctions for procuring new storage capacity in Italy expected in the second quarter of 2025, Aurora Energy Research has analyzed the internal rate of return for projects supported by the Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) and found that in certain cases expected. . Energy market analytics specialist Aurora Energy Research has published a new report focusing on the auction system of the Electricity Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) which aims to provide the Italian electricity system with the storage capacity it needs to support achievement of. . In March 2025, Italy awarded 1. This isn't just another clean energy milestone.