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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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India’s SECI seeks developers for 800 MW/3.2 GWh BESS Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has launched a tender for standalone battery storage projects that will supply electricity to designated buyers on demand under long-term power purchase agreements (PPA).
Uma Gupta
3 hours ago
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Japan curbs grid capacity hoarding as battery queue hits 172 GW Japan has added a site-rights test for grid connections, following new limits this year on battery applications, while less than 1 GW of grid-scale storage is actually connected.
Brian Publicover
Oct 02, 2026
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Brazil hits 56 GW of connection headroom for battery auctions Brazil's available grid capacity for battery storage projects exceeds the association's estimate of 2028-30 power needs by up to 12.5 times, according to an analysis of transmission data.
LĂ­via Neves
Oct 02, 2026
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Germany approves rules for storage, bidirectional charging Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has approved rules for the market integration of electricity storage systems and charging points (MiSpeL), allowing batteries to combine renewable and grid electricity while preserving support for eligible renewable power.
Petra Hannen
Oct 02, 2026
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Brazil includes batteries in capacity auction calendar through 2029 Brazil has scheduled annual capacity auctions through 2029, with batteries, hydropower and thermal generation among the eligible technologies.
LĂ­via Neves
Oct 01, 2026
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China sets 2030 battery targets, backs sodium-ion and solid-state China's new five-year battery plan targets 15,000-cycle lithium batteries by 2030 while expanding sodium-ion, flow-battery and emerging storage technologies.
Vincent Shaw
Oct 01, 2026
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US energy storage deployments hit record 18.9 GWh in Q2 Wood Mackenzie says US storage installations fell 7% year over year to 5.4 GW in the second quarter, but a shift to longer-duration batteries lifted energy capacity 16%.
Ryan Kennedy
Oct 01, 2026

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Vietnam publishes feed-in tariffs for large-scale solar-plus-storage The Vietnamese authorities released the feed-in tariff levels for ground-mounted and floating PV plants, with or without storage.
Emiliano Bellini
Apr 16, 2025
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CEO: Battery business case ‘robust’ despite US policy uncertainty The chief executive of a London-based battery energy storage system (BESS) investor says batteries are booming but his fund has hedged its US-dollar income through 2030.
Max Hall
Apr 15, 2025
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Battery developers race for Dutch grid access as TenneT unlocks 9 GW capacity Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has unlocked over 9 GW of high-voltage grid capacity by introducing flexible contracts for off-peak hours, prompting a surge of interest from battery energy storage developers eager to secure grid access. While these contracts offer notable advantages, Aurora Energy Research says that battery storage projects continue to face challenges due to grid fees, which remain significantly higher than in other European markets.
Marija Maisch
Apr 14, 2025
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Wärtsilä: US policy upheaval could benefit Italian battery market Adam Atkinson-Lewis, from the Finnish energy storage provider, discusses Italy's forthcoming Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) auction and the bullish prospects for Italian battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 14, 2025
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Permitting boost for 5.6 GWh of Australian batteries Plans to build two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in central Queensland have received the all-clear to skip further stages of the federal government’s environmental approvals process.
David Carroll
Apr 14, 2025
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UK energy regulator opens cap-and-floor LDES application window 1 Ofgem has opened the first application window for long duration energy storage (LDES) projects under the cap-and-floor regulatory scheme. Interested parties should notify the regulator of their intent to submit projects by April 22.
Marija Maisch
Apr 11, 2025
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US call for better energy storage rules in wholesale markets Improving the way energy storage can participate in paid markets would improve grid reliability and save customers money, according to the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
William Driscoll
Apr 11, 2025
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India preps 500 MWh battery in state of Kerala The four-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) will provide electricity to the state electricity distribution company for INR 441,000 ($273,000), per megawatt of project capacity, per month.
Uma Gupta
Apr 11, 2025
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Brazilian battery auction order due before June Brazil's Minister for Mines and Energy has said auctions for thermal grid capacity reserve and battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be held this year.
LĂ­via Neves
Apr 11, 2025

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