LS Electric Targets Japanese ESS Market... Unveils Next-Generation Modular ESS Platform

Participation in Japan's "Smart Grid Expo"

Expansion from ESS EPC Business to Direct Investment

Japanese ESS Market Expected to Grow to 3.8 Trillion Won

LS Electric is set to unveil a wide range of ESS (Energy Storage System) strategic solutions at the world's largest smart energy exhibition in Japan, aiming to make a major push into the local ESS market.

LS Electric announced that it will participate in the "Smart Grid Expo 2026," which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight in Japan from March 17 to March 19, 2026.

This year’s exhibition, themed "A Journey Toward a Sustainable Future with LS Electric," will feature a 16.2-booth (145.8㎡) display area showcasing a next-generation modular ESS platform, dedicated solutions for data centers, and power transmission and distribution solutions.

LS Electric is placing its next-generation modular ESS platform, the Modular Scalable String Platform (MSSP), at the forefront of its exhibit, signaling a full-scale entry into the Japanese ESS market, which is considered one of the world's top four ESS markets.

Smart Grid Expo 2026 LS Electric Exhibition Hall Bird's-eye View. LS Electric.

The MSSP from LS Electric is an independently developed product, leveraging the company’s world-class manufacturing capabilities built up in the field of industrial drives (inverters) based on power electronics, which reduce energy usage through key power conversion technologies and motor control speed. The platform is characterized by the modularization of PEBB (Power Electronic Building Block)—a core power conversion component—into 200kW units, enabling smart independent operation.

LS Electric is expanding its business beyond ESS EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) to direct investment. Last year, it secured an EPC contract for the Miyagi Prefecture ESS project, which involved a PCS (Power Conversion System) of 20MW and batteries of 90MWh, with a project value of 36 billion won. The company also took on direct investment and operation for the Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture ESS power plant project, consisting of a 2MW PCS and 8MWh battery system. The total value of ESS projects won by LS Electric in Japan last year reached approximately 70 billion won.

LS Electric will also unveil its smart power distribution infrastructure tailored to the Japanese data center market, introducing to global customers the ‘UL891’ power distribution board for data centers, DC (Direct Current) power devices (ACB, MCCB) for data centers, and the ‘Beyond X CUBE’ data center infrastructure management platform.

LS Electric will showcase its complete lineup of core power equipment, from transmission to substation and distribution, emphasizing the global competitiveness of its power solutions value chain. The exhibit will include equipment such as transformers, distribution boards, STATCOM (Static Synchronous Compensator), GIS (Gas-Insulated Switchgear), RMU (Ring Main Unit), as well as a demonstration of central control via SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system) covering the entire power system from infrastructure to end-users such as data centers and smart factories.

The Japanese ESS market is rapidly expanding due to increasing demand for grid stabilization driven by the growth of renewable energy. The market, which was only 10 billion yen (about 9.3 billion won) in 2020, has grown to about 100 billion yen (about 93 billion won) this year, and is projected to reach around 400 billion yen (about 380 billion won) by 2030.

A representative from LS Electric stated, "Japan is a key growth hub in the global ESS market, and the related market—from power infrastructure to EPC—is growing rapidly. By allowing customers to directly witness our integrated ESS power plant supply capabilities and world-class power solutions at this exhibition, we aim to solidify our image as the number one brand."

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