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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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Tight deadlines threaten Brazil’s anticipated battery storage auction An expected Brazilian auction for energy storage in 2026 may come and go without regulations being set. In Scatec's Sao Paulo office, key representatives from Absae, Aneel, lawyers, and more, came to discuss the issues at hand.
Lívia Neves
Apr 15, 2026
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India’s behind-the-meter stationary storage market to surpass 39 GWh by 2033, says IESA A new report by the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) and Customised Energy Solutions (CES) projects India’s behind-the-meter (BTM) stationary energy storage market to grow from 32 GWh in annual demand in 2025 to over 39 GWh by 2033.
Uma Gupta
Apr 15, 2026
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Mexico updates distributed generation rules to formally integrate energy storage The new provisions published by the country’s energy regulator are aimed to adjust the technical and administrative criteria for distributed generation, particularly with regard to energy storage, installed capacity limits, and interconnection procedures.
Luis Ini
Apr 14, 2026
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Dominican Republic opens bids for renewables tender, mandates energy storage The nation's latest call for long-term power purchase agreements focuses on supplying the national grid with wind and solar projects, specifically mandating integrated battery storage systems to ensure grid resilience.
Luis Ini
Apr 14, 2026
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Construction underway at Thai 60 MWh facility in direct supply deal, courtesy of Japanese funding Japan is helping an industrial giant decarbonize via solar and storage, in a cross-border subsidy scheme.
Tristan Rayner
Apr 13, 2026
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New German allowances give further boosts for plug-in PV and storage Germany’s revised VDE standard enables simplified registration of larger plug-in photovoltaic systems and storage, effectively removing previous capacity limits for self-installation and paving the way for high-capacity battery integration.
Tristan Rayner, Sandra Enkhardt
Apr 10, 2026
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AES scraps 320 MW California battery project amid fierce local opposition The developer officially withdrew its application for the Seguro storage facility in San Diego County following a three-year standoff with residents over fire safety and siting concerns.
Ryan Kennedy
Apr 10, 2026

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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.
Uma Gupta
May 28, 2025
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Italy outlines national energy-storage auction requirements The answers to six frequently-asked questions (FAQs) related to September's planned 'Macse' (mercato a termine degli stoccaggi) energy storage auction have been published by the national grid operator.
Massimiliano Tripodo
May 27, 2025
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EU preps first energy-transition manufacturing site auctions At least 30% of clean energy manufacturing sites awarded under auction in EU member states will have to meet sustainability requirements in areas such as responsible business conduct and cybersecurity.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
May 27, 2025
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Australian state ends interest-free home battery program The state of Victoria is no longer accepting applications for interest-free home battery loans and said the scheme will eventually have financed more than 5,800 systems.
David Carroll
May 27, 2025
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New York offers $5m+ for energy storage innovation The state's energy research entity has removed the word 'renewable' from its innovation fund and made more than $5 million available for new long-duration energy storage (LDES)- and advanced battery-related systems.
Max Hall
May 26, 2025
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How Germany’s Green Flexibility will spend its $455m battery fund Christoph Ostermann, founder and CEO of Bavarian business Green Flexibility, tells pv magazine how the young company will spend the €400 million ($455 million) raised by selling shares to Swiss investor Partners Group. With the cash to be invested into battery energy storage systems (BESS), former Sonnen co-founder Ostermann explains acquisitions will be made alongside in-house development but insists any acquired BESS must have a grid connection commitment.
Michael Fuhs
May 26, 2025
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India’s Advait, HG Infra secure 600 MWh of battery capacity in tender H.G. Infra Engineering was allocated 250 MW/500 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) project capacity in the procurement exercise and infrastructure company Advait Energy Transitions secured 50 MW/100 MWh.
Uma Gupta
May 26, 2025
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Utility-scale batteries show exponential growth in Italy While the development of bigger battery energy storage systems (BESS) is booming, deployment of residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) equipment fell last year.
Sergio Matalucci
May 23, 2025
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India’s NTPC Green Energy wins 320 MWh of battery projects The renewables division of India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC), and Opera Energy, were winners in a tender held by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the state of Kerala.
Uma Gupta
May 23, 2025

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