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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 awards 10.4 GW of standalone BESS capacity in 2025, but tariff viability remains a concern India allocated a total of 10.4 GW of standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in 2025, with 2-hour, 2-cycle systems accounting for the majority of this allocation. Tariffs fell sharply during the year, however.
Uma Gupta
7 hours ago
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Australia installs 400,000 home batteries in 10 months for 11.2 GWh Australia is in the grip of a consumer-led energy storage boom with new figures showing more than 400,000 batteries representing 11.2 GWh of storage capacity have been installed nationwide in the past 10 months.
David Carroll
11 hours ago
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Romania moves from solar to storage rebates Romania is not planning to run a grant scheme offering non-repayable funds for home solar installations for a second year running, instead aiming funds at existing solar prosumers looking to install battery storage systems. The Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association expects strong growth in Romania’s rooftop PV market to continue despite the absence of solar-specific installation grants.
Patrick Jowett
May 18, 2026
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NSW awards just two projects including a VPP to deliver 2.1 GWh of firming capacity The 2 GWh Tomago battery energy storage system, and a 128 MWh virtual power plant have successfully secured tenders through the New South Wales Roadmap Tender Round 7 for Firming Infrastructure.
Ev Foley
May 18, 2026
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Japan awards 1.25 GW of battery storage in capacity market auction Third long-term decarbonization auction sees significant drop in BESS bids due to new rule on storage duration. However, awarded capacity for battery storage remained relatively strong.
Matthew Lynas
May 15, 2026
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EVE Energy lands 8 GWh India storage cell order, 60 GWh tie-up possible The deal for EVE's 628 Ah cells could expand over five years as India scales battery storage.
Vincent Shaw
May 15, 2026
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Armenia permits construction of energy storage systems Amendments to Armenia's Energy Law permits the development of energy storage systems for the first time, subject to licensing. Systems smaller than 1 MW, or those above 1 MW designed for self-consumption, are exempt from licensing.
Patrick Jowett
May 13, 2026

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EDF breaks ground on 1 GWh of South African batteries The 103 MW/412 MWh Nieuwehoop battery energy storage system (BESS) and two 77 MW/308 MWh sites, in Mookodi and Aggeneis, are due online before December next year.
Max Hall
Oct 01, 2025
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Day-ahead European electricity market switches to 15-minute intervals More accurate mapping of renewable energy generation is expected, which could bring advantages for solar sites involved in direct marketing. Customers with dynamic electricity tariffs or load management, as well as battery storage operators, are also likely to benefit.
Jochen Siemer
Oct 01, 2025
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Australian tender targets 500 MW of new firming capacity The New South Wales (NSW) government wants 500 MW of grid-firming and demand-response capacity to further boost power supply reliability as the state’s coal-fired generators close.
David Carroll
Oct 01, 2025
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Czechia introduces new licensing rules for energy storage An amendment to Czechia’s Energy Act has raised the threshold for mandatory electricity generation licences from 50 kW to 100 kW for solar installations generating power for direct consumption. The update also eases rules for energy storage, exempting systems from separate licensing if their capacity does not exceed 20% above that of the connected renewable energy source.
Patrick Jowett
Sep 30, 2025
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Flexible interconnection an option to free up Californian grid for more storage, solar The state has given developers the option of limiting grid electricity feed-in from their projects at specified times, to ease network congestion. Now, just the hardware required to flexibly control output is needed…
William Driscoll
Sep 30, 2025
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Australia registers its first eight-hour duration battery The nation’s energy transition has reached a new milestone with an eight-hour-duration battery energy storage system (BESS) now eligible to begin commissioning and testing ahead of commercial operation.
David Carroll
Sep 30, 2025
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Storage is the winner in the post-OBBBA energy space, report says A new report highlights tariff volatility and foreign entity of concern (FEOC) restrictions as key risks for storage, even as batteries emerge relatively unscathed from the American budget bill.
Phoebe Skok
Sep 29, 2025
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How lithium-ion batteries are reshaping the energy landscape With renewable energy now making up nearly half of our installed power capacity, energy storage is the key to making clean energy truly dependable. On a national level, large-scale energy storage projects will be vital for balancing the grid and ensuring a steady flow of power, even when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining.
Chirag Chawla
Sep 29, 2025
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Eastern Europe: First hybrid PPA, 2 GWh battery supply deal The region saw two major announcements in the past week: one concerning what is described as the first hybrid power purchase agreement (PPA) to include green electricity supply from a newly built solar power plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS), and another involving a substantial supply deal between China’s Hithium and Sofia-headquartered Solarpro Holding.
Marija Maisch
Sep 29, 2025

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