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BESS Riyadh
2026

Where Saudi Arabia's storage future gets built.

November 2026

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is building storage at scale.

48GWh

2030 storage target

7.8GWh

SEC project connected to the grid

12GWh

New SPPC Group 2 pipeline

18GWh

Planned local manufacturing capacity

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The next phase is already underway.

250 decision-makers. One focused platform.

250

Curated decision-makers

7

Programme sessions

8

Delegate categories

2

Days

Built for those moving the market.

BESS Riyadh brings together the senior decision-makers developing, financing, procuring, deploying and operating the next generation of grid-scale energy storage.

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The people building the market.

BESS Riyadh is built for senior decision-makers with direct responsibility for the development, financing, procurement, deployment and operation of grid-scale energy storage.

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Utilities

The buyers, operators and system leaders shaping storage deployment.

Project Developers

The organisations building the next generation of projects.

Investors & Infrastructure Funds

Capital seeking scalable energy and infrastructure opportunities.

Banks & Financial Institutions

Project finance, lending and structured capital.

Government & Regulators

The institutions shaping markets, policy and deployment.

EPC & Engineering

The firms delivering projects from design through commissioning.

Storage & Grid Technology

BESS integrators, battery technology and grid infrastructure.

Advisors & Professional Services

Legal, technical and strategic expertise.

The conversations that move projects forward.

BESS Riyadh focuses on the decisions that determine how storage projects are developed, financed, procured and deployed.

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01

Market & Policy

The frameworks, priorities and market structures shaping Saudi Arabia's storage opportunity.

02

Project Development

From development strategy and grid connection to construction and commissioning.

03

Procurement

Technology selection, contracting, performance guarantees and supply-chain certainty.

04

Financing

Project finance, investment structures, bankability and risk allocation.

05

Technology & Integration

Battery systems, PCS, EMS, safety, performance and grid integration.

06

Operations

Reliability, asset management, degradation and long-term performance.

07

The Next Wave

Where the Saudi storage market goes from here.

Built for the conversations that move projects forward.

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Executive conversations

Senior perspectives on the decisions shaping the storage market.

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Curated meetings

Focused conversations built around strategic priorities and active projects.

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Project-led discussion

Real projects, real capital and the decisions required to move them forward.

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The BESS Agenda

From market development
to project delivery.

A focused programme connecting market development, procurement, financing, technology and deployment.

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Built since 2014.Connected globally.

Vostad brings more than a decade of international relationships across energy, infrastructure, technology, finance and industry to BESS Riyadh.

Selected organizations from our global network

  • Eaton
  • ABB
  • GE Vernova
  • Honeywell
  • Rockwell Automation
  • Mitsubishi Power
  • Hitachi Energy
  • Johnson Controls
  • Schneider Electric
  • Siemens Energy
  • Yokogawa
  • bp
  • National Grid
  • Vattenfall
  • Statkraft
  • Ørsted
  • ENGIE
  • Enel
  • Iberdrola
  • Equinor
  • TotalEnergies
  • Shell

Riyadh
Saudi Arabia

November 2026

At the centre of Saudi Arabia's energy, infrastructure and investment ecosystem.

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The Riyadh skyline at dusk, with the Kingdom Centre tower above the city

A decade of bringing
people together.

Selected Vostad events since 2014.

  • A panel session under way on stage before a seated audience at a Vostad forum
  • Three delegates exchanging contact details in a forum foyer
  • A commemorative plaque presented to a speaker on stage
  • Opening remarks delivered from the lectern to a full room
  • A plenary session under stage lighting in a hotel ballroom
  • A commemorative plaque presented to a speaker on stage
  • Two delegates shaking hands in front of an event backdrop
  • A speaker addressing the room from the stage
  • A presentation under way on a large stage screen
  • A speaker addressing delegates from the stage
  • A speaker mid-address, lit by stage lighting
  • A delegate walking onto the stage as the room watches
  • A presentation on stage before a seated audience
  • A summit session under way in a full ballroom

Choose how you join BESS Riyadh.

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Apply to Speak

Share your perspective with the leaders shaping Saudi Arabia's storage market.

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Apply to Partner

Put your organisation at the centre of Saudi Arabia's emerging storage economy.

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Apply to Attend

Join the decision-makers shaping the next generation of grid-scale energy storage.