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Colombia launches long-term electricity auction, opens participation to battery energy storage systems
The resolution establishes 15-year contracts with obligations starting in 2030, along with an additional procurement window in 2035 for one of the products, with implementation scheduled before July 31, 2026.
Apr 24, 2026
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Long-duration battery storage can contribute to security of supply more cost-effectively than gas-fired power plants, LCP Delta finds
LCP Delta has conducted a study analyzing the potential contribution of long-duration battery storage to security of supply within capacity tenders in Germany, including an economic comparison with gas-fired power plants and the resulting costs to the public. However, the authors explicitly note that they are not advocating for a complete phase-out of new gas-fired power plants.
Philippines announces 7th renewables auction, mandates integrated BESS
The country’s seventh green energy auction is set to procure rooftop, ground-mounted and floating solar projects across the Philippines, with increased allocation in Mindanao. The Department of Energy plans to release the auction’s terms of reference during the second quarter of this year.
Japan: First capacity market battery commissioned, finance secured for 270 MWh Kikugawa BESS
Private and public cash supports more energy storage deployment in Japan, as developers take different approaches to project financing. More large-scale grid-connected projects expected in the wake of oversubscribed Japanese capacity market auction.
Brazil’s LRCAP battery auction demand estimated at nearly 3 GW
Following the contracting of 19 GW in the first LRCAP auction held this Friday (March 20), an additional 501 MW from existing thermal power plants was secured. In total, consultancy Thymos Energia had identified a need for 23 GW across the auctions, leaving an estimated remaining demand of around 3 GW for the battery auction.
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At least 18 GW of batteries await Brazil’s planned auction
While Brazil is making progress in customer-side, "behind-the-meter" and off-grid battery solutions – with more than 700 MWh – it still lacks guidelines for a planned gigawatt-scale national auction. Markus Vlasits, president of the Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions (ABSAE), tells pv magazine about the nation's utility-scale battery bottleneck.
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Innovative energy storage auction and renewables-friendly policy put Italy front and center
London-based investor Bluefield says Italy's cautious, 'stop-start' approach to clean energy and energy storage procurement is less catastrophic than Spain's boom-bust experience and says it could bid for around 100 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the MACSE energy storage auction.
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Sembcorp, HG Infra secure 900 MWh of tendered Indian battery capacity
Sembcorp has been awarded a 150 MW solar project and 300 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in a solar-plus-storage tender held by utility Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN), and H.G. Infra Engineering has secured a 300 MW/600 MWh BESS from a tender held by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).
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