Argentina is making progress in incorporating distributed generation, with 4,423 user-generators and 149.3 MW of installed capacity under Law No. 27,424. However, market growth no longer depends solely on adding photovoltaic capacity.
For BGH Eco Smart , the focus is beginning to shift towards projects that integrate storage, power backup, and intelligent energy management.
The company asserts that the conversation with customers has changed significantly in recent years. While previously the main focus was on reducing the payback period through on-grid installations, today's inquiries incorporate new variables related to operational continuity and optimized energy consumption.
"The inclusion of battery banks in the preliminary design of projects has gone from being an exotic element to a common requirement to guarantee resilience and intelligent management of energy demand," the company stated.
This shift is also reflected in the demand related to distributed generation. According to the company, "inquiries and requests to actively manage the User-Generator process have increased dramatically," while commercial and industrial clients are approaching projects with the specific goal of injecting surplus energy into the grid under the scheme provided by current legislation.
Currently, the Argentine market shows different behaviors depending on the segment. In on-grid projects, the main impetus comes from hypermarkets and large commercial centers, which seek to reduce grid consumption during peak hours, coinciding with peak photovoltaic generation.
In off-grid solutions, growth is being led by the agricultural sector. There, the trend is to replace or hybridize generator sets with solar systems for water pumping.
"Since these irrigation systems operate for extended periods, off-grid technology drastically reduces fuel consumption and the costs associated with equipment maintenance," explained BGH Eco Smart.
Hybrid solutions, meanwhile, are finding greater demand in industries with critical processes and in electric cooperatives, with the aim of reducing peak demand without affecting the continuity of production and improving the quality of supply in areas with infrastructure limitations or high seasonality of consumption.
For the company, storage is no longer just a backup solution. "Today it's no longer an optional alternative, but a critical necessity in three clear scenarios," it states, referring to unstable power grids, industrial peak shaving strategies, and isolated applications in the agricultural sector.
From distributed storage to large-scale projects
Market trends are also reflected in the projects being carried out by BGH Eco Smart . The company has already sold and installed more than 2,554 MWh of energy storage solutions , consolidating its position in a segment that is gaining prominence in the energy transition.
Among the most representative developments is the Pehuen Có Solar Park , which the company is building in partnership with PROINGED. The project incorporates 1.1 MWp of photovoltaic generation and 2.16 MWh of lithium battery storage , making it the second BESS development that both organizations are undertaking together.
The initiative addresses a specific problem. Pehuen Có maintains low demand for most of the year, but experiences sharp seasonal increases in the summer due to tourism, a situation that has historically led to voltage drops and supply instability.
Faced with this scenario, BGH Eco Smart explains that "this injection of clean energy and storage will stabilize the node, absorbing daytime surpluses and covering nighttime consumption peaks, thus eliminating the historical voltage drops and supply instability in the region."
For the company, this type of development summarizes the evolution that the Argentine market is going through: the incorporation of solar energy is no longer evaluated solely by generation capacity, but also by its contribution to the stability of the networks, operational continuity and efficient demand management.