LatAm Sustainability BESS: From renewable expansion to system flexibility

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LatAm Sustainability BESS: From renewable expansion to system flexibility

Global Research

26 July 2026ab

LatAm Sustainability Equities

Latin AmericaBESS: From renewable expansion to system

flexibility Global Sustainability

Luciana Carvalho

Product Manager

luciana.carvalho@ubs.com

The energy transition is entering its flexibility phase +55-11-2767 6524

As solar and wind penetration continue to rise globally (link), power systems are

Shneur Z. Gershuni, CFA

increasingly constrained not by energy availability, but by their ability to integrate,

Analyst

balance and dispatch intermittent generation. This shift is creating a growing need shneur.gershuni@ubs.com

for flexibility solutions, with battery energy storage systems (BESS) emerging as one +1-212-713 3974

of the most effective technologies to address curtailment, improve reliability and

Tim Bush

support renewable integration. Already established in mature markets, BESS

adoption is expanding across emerging economies, including Latin America. tim-d.bush@ubs.com

+82-2-3702 8801

LatAm: The storage growth cycle has begun Giuliano Ajeje

Latin America combines some of the world's strongest renewable resources (link) Analyst

with growing grid flexibility challenges. BESS deployment is advancing across the giuliano.ajeje@ubs.com

region, with Argentina and Chile standing out as leading examples. Argentina +55-11-2767 6371

recently launched a 700 MW / 2.8 GWh storage auction, while Chile's BESS output Alberto Valerio

reached 315 GWh in the first eight months of 2025, up from just 0.5 GWh in 2022. Analyst

Together, these markets provide an early indication of how storage adoption may alberto.valerio@ubs.com

evolve across LatAm as renewable growth drives demand for flexibility solutions. +55-11-2767 6918

Leonardo Olmos, CFA