China-headquartered ZOE Energy Storage has announced it has signed a joint-venture agreement with a Saudi partner to develop a battery energy storage system (bess) manufacturing facility in the kingdom.
The facility will be developed in two phases
The first phase will have an annual production capacity of 6GWh and is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of 2027. A second phase will increase the total production capacity to 18GWh. In a statement, ZOE said the manufacturing facility will cover 150 acres and will be built to European manufacturing standards.
The location and the partner involved have not been publicly disclosed. The Saudi facility will be the Chinese company’s second overseas manufacturing base, following a 6GWh energy storage system manufacturing facility in Hungary. This was developed with Energy Pro Hungary and began operations in October 2025.