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Policymakers are increasingly recognizing the value of energy storage for building a greener, flexible, and reliable energy system. In a growing number of markets, energy policies are being introduced to support both deployment and local manufacturing.

Be it through procurement exercises or other market mechanisms, policymakers have intensified efforts to drive the development and deployment of all energy storage solutions.
However, in most markets, some barriers still exist.

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Ganfeng completes $180 million investment in Lithium Argentina Ganfeng Lithium’s $180 million investment in Lithium Argentina will help repay $259 million in debt and fund expansions at two lithium projects in Argentina.
Luis Ini
51 minutes ago
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Brazil approves regulatory sandbox for energy storage in Amazon Brazil’s energy regulator says it will test decentralized generation, storage and distribution models in isolated communities, with a focus on expanding electricity access and reducing fossil fuel use.
Lívia Neves
3 hours ago
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Storage-plus-renewables could save Indian state $1 billion over new coal, says think tank A new study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) finds that the Indian state of Rajasthan could save up to $1.02 billion in 2030 power procurement costs by pairing renewables with battery storage instead of contracting new coal capacity.
CEEW
19 hours ago
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Romania finalizes rules for national battery storage subsidy program The Romanian government has published the final financing guide for its first dedicated national battery-storage program for prosumers, offering grants of up to 75% of project costs.
Brian Publicover
21 hours ago
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Engie and Return extend flexibility agreement for storage in Germany to 400 MW The contracts are not concluded for individual battery storage sites, but rather for various facilities that are bundled in a Virtual Flexibility Portfolio. Engie and Return concluded the first agreement of this kind in February.
Sandra Enkhardt
Sep 14, 2026
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India adds 8.2 GWh of new BESS capacity in H1 2026 New analysis reveals India added 8.2 GWh of battery energy storage in H1 2026, overwhelming last year's figures and signaling a major shift in the subcontinent's storage sector.
Tristan Rayner
Sep 14, 2026
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Australian state needs 125 GWh of energy storage by 2035, says report Just 11% of the storage capacity Western Australia needs by 2035 is currently under construction, a new report finds, with transmission bottlenecks threatening billions in clean-industry investment across the state's two largest industrial hubs.
Ev Foley
Sep 11, 2026

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Australia accelerates approval for 6.3 GW of priority energy storage projects A total of 16.5 GW of solar and wind generation and 6.3 GW of energy storage projects could benefit from an accelerated environmental approvals process as the Australian government works to deliver critical infrastructure needed to achieve its clean energy targets, including 82% renewable electricity by 2030.
David Carroll
Mar 10, 2025
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Vanadium flow battery maker preps for UK long-duration storage tender Investor and renewables developer Frontier Power Ltd has said it is planning to lodge 'multiple' vanadium flow battery (VFB)-related bids in a long-duration energy storage (LDES) tender expected before July.
Max Hall
Mar 07, 2025
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South Australian utility starts community battery rollout Electric company SA Power Networks has begun work on installing eight battery energy storage systems (BESS) across South Australia (SA) state. Four will enable fast electric vehicle (EV) charging, two will strengthen sections of the grid, and two will provide community energy resilience.
Ev Foley
Mar 07, 2025
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IEA: Global battery industry has entered new phase China supplied three-quarters of a 1 TWh global battery market in 2024 and its domination enabled steep cost savings and a possible switch to lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) technology, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Lívia Neves
Mar 07, 2025
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Australian distributed battery rollout gets political As a federal election draws nearer, the ways in which much-needed batteries in Australia’s electricity distribution network are incentivised is becoming highly political. With the rollout of community battery projects supported by the federal government underway, industry insiders are hoping that politicians settle on measures that will make distributed battery adoption mainstream.
Jonathan Gifford
Mar 06, 2025
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EU launches real-time dashboard for energy storage expansion The aim of the European Energy Storage Inventory is to record all European energy storage projects by status – in operation, planned and under construction – by location and by technology. Most projects have been recorded in Germany so far.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 06, 2025
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A storage industry vibe-check after a month of Trump 2.0  Industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the state of American energy storage despite a murky landscape.
Phoebe Skok
Mar 06, 2025
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India’s Vikram Solar to make solid-state batteries for energy storage The Indian solar manufacturer will launch a 1 GWh, fully integrated solid-state cell and battery fab which will be expandable up to 5 GWh.
Uma Gupta
Mar 06, 2025
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Indian utility tenders for 500 MWh of batteries Bihar State Power Generation Co. Ltd is tendering for 125 MW/500 MWh of batteries in the state of Bihar. Some INR 1.35 billion ($15.5 million) of central government viability gap funding (VGF) is available to support developers.
Uma Gupta
Mar 05, 2025

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