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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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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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Tenders for 1.5 GWh of Indian utility-scale batteries NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) wants a 250 MW/1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Kayamkulam thermal power plant and a separate 130 MW/520 MWh BESS, with each project to be split into two battery blocks.
Uma Gupta
May 06, 2025
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Labor election win brings Australian household battery rebate The work schedules of Australia’s battery retailers and installers will likely get busy in the coming months with Labor’s win in the federal election paving the way for the introduction of an AUD 2.3 billion ($1.48 billion) national subsidy scheme.
David Carroll
May 06, 2025
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Italy’s ReFeel secures 15-year capacity market contract for 207 MWh project At a price of €47,000 per MW per year, the 15-year contract via auction made with Italian TSO Terna provides certainty.
Tristan Rayner
May 05, 2025
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Reliance Power solar-plus-storage site to include 1.86 GWh of batteries Reliance Power has said it will invest up to INR 100 billion ($1.18 billion) into 'Asia’s largest single-location integrated solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project.'
Uma Gupta
May 05, 2025
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Call for energy storage projects for Europe’s next 10-year grid plan Project promoters hoping to receive EU Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding for energy storage and electricity transmission sites must first have them included in the 10-year network development plans (TYNDPs) drafted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
May 02, 2025
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Three new Australian community batteries to form virtual power plant Electricity from community batteries to be built by Melbourne-based Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF) will be managed by Victorian electricity company Diamond Energy’s virtual power plant (VPP).
Ev Foley
May 02, 2025
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Plans for 5.1 GW of pumped hydro energy storage in India The state electric utility of Uttar Pradesh has agreed to take power from a 1.5 GW/12 GWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project planned in Sonbhadra and Avaada Group will invest INR 151 billion ($1.78 billion) into the 2.4 GW Pawana Falyan and 1.2 GW Sirsala PHES sites in Maharashtra state.
Uma Gupta
May 02, 2025
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Japan awards 1.4 GW of BESS in second long-term decarbonization auction Japan allocated 1.4 GW of battery energy storage (BESS) in the latest round of its Long-Term Decarbonization Auction (LTDA). The results showed BESS was the most oversubscribed technology, with only a fifth of the bid capacity awarded.
Blathnaid O’Dea
May 02, 2025
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Vattenfall plans 3 GW of batteries, offers tolling contracts Vattenfall representatives Nicola Kleihues and Daniel Schwarz tell pv magazine about the power company's strategy in Germany and what it considers when buying project rights there. They also explain how to evaluate tolling offers to secure energy-storage-based electricity flexibility for a fixed fee.
Michael Fuhs
Apr 30, 2025

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