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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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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
22 hours ago
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Italy’s storage market shrinks 58% in 12 months as installations slow Italy’s battery storage market added 1.3 GWh in the first half of 2026, but installations fell sharply year on year amid a prolonged residential slowdown.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Sep 11, 2026
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Zhero and Tesla Energy sign agreement for 3 GWh of BESS in Italy Tesla Energy will supply Megapack batteries for the projects, and Zhero is currently developing utility-scale storage projects totaling over 1.5 GW, the companies told pv magazine Italia.
Sergio Matalucci
Sep 10, 2026
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Mexico plans 2.2 GW of battery storage for state utility by 2030 Mexico’s state-owned utility plans to deploy 2.2 GW of battery storage by 2030 as the country expands grid flexibility.
Luis Ini
Sep 10, 2026
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Sri Lanka proposes BESS-inclusive feed-in tariffs, draws pricing pushback Sri Lanka's proposed battery storage tariffs have drawn early criticism from within the national grid operator, which says the rates far exceed prices already secured through competitive tenders.
Brian Publicover
Sep 10, 2026
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Agricultural issues behind recent rejection of Canadian CAES project, says official Agricultural priorities were a key factor in a municipal council's recent rejection of a compressed air energy storage (CAES) project proposed by Bedrock Energy in Ontario, Canada, leaving the US geothermal startup without the municipal support needed to enter the province's storage procurement process.
Brian Publicover
Sep 09, 2026
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UK grid connections reform mishandled, battery skip rates too high Reform of Great Britain’s grid connections queue missed deadlines and was marred by inaccurate offers, poor developer engagement and digitalization issues, according to Ofgem. The regulator nevertheless found NESO delivered a “good performance” overall, meeting or exceeding expectations in seven of eight performance obligations.
Matthew Lynas
Sep 09, 2026

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Clean Horizon reports “crazy” opportunity in Polish BESS marketplace With its ancillary services market having only recently opened to battery energy storage systems (BESS), Poland presents a compelling business case for developers – finds advisory Clean Horizon. The Paris-based company published its updated Storage Index on Monday, which demonstrates the opportunity for the batteries in the eastern-European country, alongside a warning that attractive economics on the back of the provision of ancillary services may prove short lived.
Jonathan Gifford
Feb 18, 2025
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Problems with Brazil’s planned battery auction A crippling tax burden; an inability to bank energy arbitrage income; and uncertainty about grid fees, network ancillary payments, and solar-plus-storage eligibility could all affect a procurement exercise planned for June.
LĂ­via Neves
Feb 17, 2025
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Battery energy storage system
1 GWh battery tender opened in India India's state-controlled National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd. will act as middle man between successful developers and power distribution companies in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Uma Gupta
Feb 17, 2025
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Ormat secures tolling agreements for 1.2 GWh of energy storage in Israel The U.S.-based renewable energy company has secured two separate 15-year fixed-price deals in a tender run by the Israeli Electricity Authority.
Marija Maisch
Feb 14, 2025
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Pumped storage hydropower plant
Philippines’ green energy auction heavily oversubscribed with nearly 7 GW of pumped hydro bids   The country’s Green Energy Auction (GEA-3) attracted a cumulative 7.5 GW of projects, far surpassing the 4.65 GW installation target.
Marija Maisch
Feb 13, 2025
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Minister: Behind-the-meter storage eligible for Spanish grid capacity mechanism There was only one policy announcement of note, in the face of numerous industry demands, at Spain's third Green Hydrogen and Storage Summit, organized by the Spanish Solar Photovoltaic Association (UNEF) in Madrid this week.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 13, 2025
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Tata Power, ONGC to explore Indian battery storage opportunities Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) have signed an agreement to jointly explore and identify commercial opportunities in the battery energy storage system (BESS) market.
Uma Gupta
Feb 13, 2025
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Cyprus introduces energy storage subsidy scheme Cyprus’ Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry has launched a subsidy scheme for energy storage systems that can be added alongside existing renewable energy plants. Eligible renewable power plants should be remunerated either by feed-in tariffs (FiTs) or net billing systems.
Ilias Tsagas
Feb 11, 2025
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A fork in the road for energy storage Faster-than-expected price falls and global oversupply of batteries will go up against a rising tide of global protectionism this year. So how will it all shape up for the energy storage industry? Storage industry thought leader and UN adviser Marek Kubik considers the key issues.
Marek Kubik
Feb 10, 2025
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