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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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Australia’s CIS Tender 1 catalyzes 3.6 GWh of colocated storage Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has selected 19 projects which will provide 6.38 GW of clean energy generation capacity. Among them, eight hybrid projects will also bring 3.6 GWh of energy storage capacity.
Ev Foley
Dec 11, 2024
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Huawei bags 4.5 GWh battery storage deal for Philippines Terra Solar project With the latest deal, the Philippines has procured cumulative 6 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) within days.
Marija Maisch
Dec 10, 2024
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North Hempstead boards battery ban bandwagon Town board members voted six to one to bring in a one-year moratorium on battery energy storage systems (BESS) despite not having received applications to develop any.
Max Hall
Dec 10, 2024
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India’s 2 GW solar-plus-4 GWh storage tender attracts price of $0.04/kWh Developers had to commit to 500 kW/2 MWh of energy storage for each megawatt of solar generation capacity they secured. The storage capacity could be contracted out to third parties, however.
Uma Gupta
Dec 10, 2024
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Storage will be key to modernizing Brazil’s electricity sector Brazil’s energy storage sector must attract R47 billion ($7 billion) in investments by 2030, according to the Brazilian Energy Storage Solutions Association (Absae). Stakeholders are in the process of creating a regulatory framework for energy storage.
Alessandra Neris
Dec 09, 2024
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Renalfa BESS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s 3 GWh standalone energy storage tender heavily oversubscribed The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria has received 151 project proposals worth nearly BGN 5 billion ($2.7 billion), more than four times the available funding.
Marija Maisch
Dec 09, 2024
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Sungrow to retrofit 1.5 GWh of battery storage at Citicore’s solar plant in the Philippines      The deal is touted as the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) supply agreement in Southeast Asia to date.
Marija Maisch
Dec 09, 2024
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PowerChina receives bids for 16 GWh BESS tender with average price of $66.3/kWh The tender marks the largest energy storage procurement in China's history.
Vincent Shaw
Dec 09, 2024
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South African battery storage procurement draws 33 bids The list of preferred bidders for the third window of South Africa's Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Program (BESIPPPP) will be announced in February 2025.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Dec 05, 2024

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