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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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CRRC Zhuzhou taps Hithium for massive 120 GWh battery supply deal The landmark supply pact highlights a shift from price wars to supply chain stability.
Vincent Shaw
18 hours ago
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What to know about ERCOT’s new RTC+B program Under the real-time co-optimization structure, batteries will be recognized as both generators and loads.
Phoebe Skok
19 hours ago
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Poland selects 183 energy storage projects under $1 billion oversubscribed subsidy program The requested funding for energy storage facilities, with a combined power output of over 20 GW and an energy capacity of 122 GWh, totaled nearly PLN 28 billion ($7.7billion) – almost seven times the program’s available budget.
Marija Maisch
20 hours ago
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Angola, Cabo Verde inaugurate major co-located battery storage projects In Angola, 75.26 MWh of battery storage has begun operating as part of Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system to date. Meanwhile, Cabo Verde has switched on a 26 MWh storage system tied to an existing wind farm.
Patrick Jowett
22 hours ago
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“More than 1.7 TW of renewable and hybrid projects ‘stuck’ in grid connection queues across Europe” The Energy Storage Europe Association recommends a reform of connection procedures, the establishment of priority lanes for storage and other grid-forming projects, appropriately designed flexible connection agreements (FCAs), and the introduction of hosting capacity maps from grid operators to guide investment and improve system planning.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 09, 2025
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Colombia advances policy for 5 MW+ grid-connected and off-grid energy storage A new regulatory proposal from the Colombian government outlines the technical and commercial rules for energy storage assets. The framework targets both the national grid and remote microgrids to handle increasing climatic variability.
Luis Ini
Dec 09, 2025
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Great Britain axes 153 GW of zombie projects to clear the queue for shovel-ready BESS Grid connection overhaul removes 153 GW of battery energy storage projects from connection queue as National Energy System Operator (NESO) implements new process prioritizing ready-to-build projects. NESO’s reform followed a tenfold increase in the connections queue over a five-year period.
Matthew Lynas
Dec 09, 2025

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US power grid adds 4.2 GW of battery storage in H1 2024 Battery storage accounted for the second largest share of newly operating generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2024. If all planned additions come online, this year could see a record amount of battery storage capacity added to the grid amounting to 15 GW.
Marija Maisch
Aug 23, 2024
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Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria launches 3 GWh standalone energy storage tender The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria has allocated $656 million in grants for standalone energy storage projects. The deadline for applications is November 21.
Marija Maisch
Aug 22, 2024
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Australian state of Victoria eyes 8.5 GW of energy storage by 2035 The Victorian government’s ‘Cheaper, Cleaner, Renewable: Our Plan for Victoria’s Electricity Future’ roadmap sets out a plan for delivering the state’s future energy systems needed to reach its 95% renewable generation target by 2035 and net zero target by 2045. The document emphasises building large-scale battery energy storage to help provide reliable renewable energy throughout the transition.
Ev Foley, Marija Maisch
Aug 22, 2024
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Fluence Gridstack
India’s Maharashtra state launches 300MW/600 MWh standalone battery storage tender Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) is accepting bids to set up 600 MWh (300 MW x 2 hours) of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Uma Gupta
Aug 21, 2024
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EDF to connect 300 MW of UK battery storage within 12 months The utility has been boosted by the new government's need for 20 GW to 30 GW of battery storage as part of a net-zero electricity system in 2030.
Max Hall
Aug 21, 2024
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Taiwan’s Foxconn mulls battery manufacturing in India The electronics manufacturer, also known as the Hon Hai Technology Group, produces lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) and solid-state batteries and is considering a fab in India.
Uma Gupta, Max Hall
Aug 20, 2024
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Battery storage for Germany’s energy transition: Unlocking untapped potential Germany's energy transition is making significant progress: In the first half of 2024, the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix rose to 57 %. This new influx of renewable energy is pushing the power grid to its limits. Battery energy storage systems and an optimized redispatch procedure could play a key role in improving the integration of renewables and alleviating grid congestion. However, some hurdles still need to be overcome, according to Benedikt Deuchert of Kyon Energy.
Benedikt Deuchert
Aug 19, 2024
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Natron Energy to build gigawatt-scale sodium-ion battery plant in North Carolina The new planned manufacturing facility will produce 24 GW of Natron’s sodium-ion batteries annually. Natron says its batteries outperform lithium-ion batteries in power density and recharging speed, do not require lithium, cobalt, copper, or nickel, and are non-flammable. The plant will be the first double-digit GW sodium-ion plant in the USA.
Carrie Hampel
Aug 16, 2024
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Fluence Gridstack
India expected to add around 6 GW of renewable energy storage by 2028 Indian research, risk and policy advisory services company CRISIL Limited has predicted that around 6 GW of renewable energy storage will be added in India by the 2028 fiscal year.
Carrie Hampel
Aug 15, 2024

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