{"id":7741,"date":"2026-06-25T10:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lieke.com\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:09:29","slug":"cactos-oy-five-grid-scale-bess-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/cactos-oy-five-grid-scale-bess-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Cactos Oy \u2013 Five grid-scale BESS projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>We acted as legal counsel to Cactos Oy in the negotiations concerning the delivery, operation, trading and optimising contract for a portfolio of five grid-scale battery energy storage (BESS) projects.<\/h3>\n<p>Lieke advised Cactos Oy on negotiating and concluding a large-scale, multi-project contractual framework for the deployment of five grid-scale BESS projects across Finland with IceCreek Energy II Oy (Icecreek). Icecreek is backed by EB \u2013 Sustainable Investment Management GmbH (EB-SIM), a German asset manager focused on sustainable and renewable energy investments.<\/p>\n<p>The portfolio\u2019s combined installed power is 34 MW and storage capacity is 89 MWh. Lieke\u2019s assignment comprised the negotiation of a comprehensive agreement structure across all five projects, covering the EPC delivery, a long-term service agreement, and the commercial optimisation and trading of the projects. The commercial operation of all five projects are expected to start in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Kempele, Finland, Cactos provides intelligent energy storage systems as a comprehensive service. The matter is Cactos\u2019 largest contract to date, and represents the first of its kind with a Finnish company handling the delivery, operation and trading of the projects.<\/p>\n<p>Lieke\u2019s core team comprised <a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/alisa-montonen\/\">Alisa Montonen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/kristiina-valimaa-salmenkyla\/\">Kristiina V\u00e4limaa-Salmenkyl\u00e4<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/maija-tevajarvi\/\">Maija Tevaj\u00e4rvi<\/a>. The core team was assisted by <a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/ville-vyyrylainen\/\">Ville Vyyryl\u00e4inen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/rosa-lang\/\">Rosa L\u00e5ng<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/tuuli-salmia\/\">Tuuli Salmia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/iida-kivilahde\/\">Iida Kivil\u00e4hde<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/joona-linner\/\">Joona Linner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more in the Cactos&#8217; press release available <a href=\"https:\/\/cactos.com\/news\/cactos-secures-its-largest-contract-to-date-five-grid-scale-battery-sites-one-finnish-operator\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We acted as legal counsel to Cactos Oy in the negotiations concerning the delivery, operation, trading and optimising contract for a portfolio of five grid-scale battery energy storage (BESS) projects. 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