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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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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
19 hours ago
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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
20 hours ago
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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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Brazil’s energy storage regulation delayed again Prolonged debates and delays around a regulatory framework in Brazil has caused limited investment in utility-scale battery energy storage in the country of 213 million people.
Lívia Neves
Apr 09, 2026
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Batteries reshape solar pricing in California market Aurora Energy Research has found that energy storage is raising the value of negatively priced solar electricity by up to $42/MWh in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) wholesale market.
John Fitzgerald Weaver
Apr 09, 2026

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Inlyte Energy moves toward US manufacture of iron-sodium batteries The startup’s collaboration with Swiss company Horien Salt Battery Solutions is set to accelerate the commercialization of its low-cost, long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology.
Phoebe Skok
Mar 31, 2025
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Mexico announces battery storage mandate for renewable energy plants A month after India introduced an energy storage mandate for renewable energy plants and China scrapped its own, Mexico has stepped forward with an ambitious 30% capacity requirement, alongside plans to add a further 574 MW of batteries by 2028.
Marija Maisch
Mar 28, 2025
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Made-in-Australia microemulsion flow battery for long-duration storage Allegro Energy and Origin Energy will install Australia’s first microemulsion flow battery at the Eraring coal-fired power station, in New South Wales.
Ev Foley
Mar 28, 2025
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Texas Senate bill to expedite permits for home solar, batteries The legislation aims to curb unnecessary permitting delays and to fast-track residential solar and energy storage systems.
Rachel Metea
Mar 28, 2025
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SolarPower Europe embraces energy storage with new platform The European industry body is having a major push on the benefits of co-locating solar with wind power and energy storage, or both, and will include storage advocacy in its future contact with policymakers.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 28, 2025
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Tesla energy storage
Indian solar tender with up to 4.8 GWh of energy storage The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) will enter into solar power purchase agreements with the selected developers for a period of 25 years. Bidding closes on April 24.
Uma Gupta
Mar 28, 2025
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Spain proposes Andalusia get almost half of EU’s €700 million energy storage aid package The draft rules published by Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) suggest Andalusia should receive almost €312 million ($336 million) of the €700 million disbursed by the European Union's regional development fund to drive energy storage.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 27, 2025
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Hithium files for Hong Kong listing as global demand for energy storage surges Chinese battery maker Hithium has filed for a Hong Kong listing, aiming to capitalize on the booming energy storage market. With a rapid rise in shipments and strong revenue growth, the company seeks to expand its production capacity, enhance R&D, and accelerate global expansion.
Vincent Shaw
Mar 27, 2025
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Battery energy storage systems developed by Ingrid Capacity at a site in Sweden surrounded by green trees.
Swedish grid operators reluctant to integrate batteries A report from Svensk Solenergi says connection to the electricity grid is a significant obstacle to the expansion of battery storage technology in Sweden, with grid operators often hesitant to connect large-scale projects.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 26, 2025

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