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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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India’s SECI seeks developers for 800 MW/3.2 GWh BESS Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has launched a tender for standalone battery storage projects that will supply electricity to designated buyers on demand under long-term power purchase agreements (PPA).
Uma Gupta
3 hours ago
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Japan curbs grid capacity hoarding as battery queue hits 172 GW Japan has added a site-rights test for grid connections, following new limits this year on battery applications, while less than 1 GW of grid-scale storage is actually connected.
Brian Publicover
Oct 02, 2026
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Brazil hits 56 GW of connection headroom for battery auctions Brazil's available grid capacity for battery storage projects exceeds the association's estimate of 2028-30 power needs by up to 12.5 times, according to an analysis of transmission data.
Lívia Neves
Oct 02, 2026
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Germany approves rules for storage, bidirectional charging Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has approved rules for the market integration of electricity storage systems and charging points (MiSpeL), allowing batteries to combine renewable and grid electricity while preserving support for eligible renewable power.
Petra Hannen
Oct 02, 2026
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Brazil includes batteries in capacity auction calendar through 2029 Brazil has scheduled annual capacity auctions through 2029, with batteries, hydropower and thermal generation among the eligible technologies.
Lívia Neves
Oct 01, 2026
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China southern power grid
China sets 2030 battery targets, backs sodium-ion and solid-state China's new five-year battery plan targets 15,000-cycle lithium batteries by 2030 while expanding sodium-ion, flow-battery and emerging storage technologies.
Vincent Shaw
Oct 01, 2026
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US energy storage deployments hit record 18.9 GWh in Q2 Wood Mackenzie says US storage installations fell 7% year over year to 5.4 GW in the second quarter, but a shift to longer-duration batteries lifted energy capacity 16%.
Ryan Kennedy
Oct 01, 2026

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USA: Western grid enters new era as CAISO launches Extended Day-Ahead Market The May 1 go-live of the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) marks the first time Western utilities can coordinate large-scale solar and storage resources 24 hours in advance, a move projected to significantly slash curtailment and boost regional reliability.
Ryan Kennedy
May 04, 2026
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Australia adds 350,000 residential batteries and 4.6 GWh in 10 months under subsidy-scheme With a 30% credit for the cost of a battery provided to installers, a boom has occured in Australia. Many homes have retrofitted batteries to existing solar, and many have taken up solar for the first time as well.
Ev Foley
May 04, 2026
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Irish regulator plans to reduce grid fees for energy storage If the proposals by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities are implemented, all energy storage units would be charged solely under generator Transmission Use of System (TUoS) tariffs for the 2026/2027 tariff year, which begins on 1 October 2026.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Apr 30, 2026
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Australia’s market operator Q1 2026 report highlights 4.4 GW of grid storage coming online boosting renewables The battery boom in Australia at grid-scale and the residential sector is changing the face of the grid, with data showing the scale of the shifts across Australia's east.
Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley
Apr 30, 2026
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Solar and storage to drive 86 GW US capacity surge in 2026 New federal data shows solar and battery assets will comprise nearly 80% of all new utility-scale power additions planned for the US electric grid this year.
Ryan Kennedy
Apr 29, 2026
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Installed BESS capacity in Spain grew by 589% since 2025 blackout Some of the consequences of the blackout include a 589% increase in installed BESS capacity in Spain between April 2025 and April 2026, the introduction of renewable participation in voltage control, a greater role for gas in the generation mix, and continued progress on interconnections.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Apr 28, 2026
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Brazil can reach 7 GW in storage by 2035 Projections from the Energy Research Company (EPE), shared during the Absolar Storage Leaders event, depend on a stable legal framework and regulatory progress. Authorities and stakeholders in the electricity sector highlight the role of batteries in reducing costs, ensuring energy security, and expanding renewable energy.
Lívia Neves
Apr 27, 2026
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Europe: AccelerateEU ​​supports a 200 GW storage target, but omits financing mechanism The European Commission’s AccelerateEU energy crisis plan endorses a 200 GW battery storage target for 2030 but proposes no dedicated financing mechanism to reach it, according to SolarPower Europe (SPE), which is calling for a separate EU-wide auction funded by emissions trading revenues.
Brian Publicover
Apr 27, 2026
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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.
Luis Ini
Apr 24, 2026

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