Markets
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Latest News
Brazil adopts legal framework for battery storage
Brazil published Law 15.296 on November 25, establishing a series of changes to laws in its electricity sector including guidelines for the regulation of storage systems, tax exemptions and the reduction of import tax rates on battery energy storage systems and its components to zero.
Dec 05, 2025
Advertisement
ESS–EV battery supply chain bifurcates as US manufacturers pivot toward storage
While the long-term impacts of the elimination of the United States’ federal electric vehicle tax credit remain unknown, it’s clear that battery manufacturers in the country are starting to shift their approach toward grid-scale storage rather than EV batteries. LG Energy Solution, for instance, plans to expand its ESS facility in Michigan, and OEMs like SK and Samsung are […]
Sicily opens $286M tender for solar and battery storage projects of any size under new EU-aligned programme
Sicily has launched a significant funding window for companies to install photovoltaic systems and battery storage, with preliminary applications due between 15 December 2025 and 13 February 2026.
Advertisement
All Markets news
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).
Advertisement
Advertisement
Indian 1.2 GW renewables-plus-storage tender secures price of $0.06/kWh
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has awarded 420 MW of renewables-plus-storage capacity in its 1.2 GW round-the-clock (RTC) power tender. The winning developers will set up renewable energy projects backed with energy storage systems to supply RTC power.
Advertisement