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Toki Power secures 300 MWh standalone BESS in Romania The company says the battery energy storage system, set to be operational by the end of next year, will allow it to offer its partners with renewable assets balancing and route-to-market services.

Dec 12, 2025

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German energy company moves ahead with 800 MWh battery storage project Energy company Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has announced its large-scale battery storage facility, to be built at the site of a former nuclear power plant in southwestern Germany, will be developed without government subsidies.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 11, 2025

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Neoen begins building 1.2 GWh third stage of Australia’s mega battery The developer said once Stage 3 becomes operational, the Western Downs battery will contribute a combined 845 MW / 2,300 MWh of storage capacity in support of the state of Queensland’s energy transition.

Dec 10, 2025

Offgrid

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.

Dec 10, 2025

Policy

Germany to remove large battery storage systems from grid connection ordinance Following a surge in battery storage applications, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is planning to remove storage systems from a rulebook overseeing the grid connection of power plants larger than 100 MW. The move has been criticized by the German Renewable Energy Federation.

Sandra Enkhardt

Dec 09, 2025

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Equis commissions 1.6 GWh battery, one of Australia’s largest One of Australia’s biggest battery energy storage projects has powered up with renewables developer Equis Australia confirming that the 600 MW / 1.6 GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub in Victoria is now fully operational.

Dec 09, 2025

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India’s Oriana Power explores compact pumped storage for C&I customers, raises BESS target to 20 GWh by 2030 Oriana Power is expanding its focus beyond battery energy storage to compact pumped-storage solutions – a new generation of systems that the company believes could redefine the future of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy management.

Dec 08, 2025

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Finnish former mine to host 530 MWh pumped hydro facility A Swedish company has acquired the rights to an underground pumped hydro energy storage system at the Pyhäsalmi mine, which is being repurposed for research and cultural activities.

Oct 04, 2024

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Massachusetts set for 1.2 GWh CATL battery The Ward Hill battery energy storage system (BESS) is moving through Haverhill’s zoning process, focusing on wetland classification near the installation.

John Fitzgerald Weaver

Oct 04, 2024

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Plans for 1 GWh of energy storage in Chile Japanese and French companies are planning to hybridize three big solar sites in the country's Atacama Desert region.

Pilar Sanchez Molina, Luis Ini

Oct 04, 2024

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Big-battery storage capacity could increase fivefold in Germany by 2026 Industry body the Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) expects around 7 GWh of large-scale battery storage to be added during that period.

Sandra Enkhardt

Oct 04, 2024

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ACWA Power and Sumitomo to finance 968 MW of BESS in Uzbekistan The Saudi developer will be able to finance $4.2 billion worth of battery, solar, and wind sites with the sale of 49% of its holding in five big projects.

Oct 03, 2024

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Texas set for 1.35 GWh of large-scale BESS French oil major TotalEnergies and German-owned renewables developer RWE have announced plans for five large-scale batteries in the US state.

Gwenaelle Deboutte, Max Hall

Oct 03, 2024

Grid-scale

Spain’s Acciona advances 2.4 GW of energy storage, 1.8 GW solar-wind hybridization Acciona Energía has just launched its second hybrid wind-solar project in Spain, at Villalba del Rey and Tinajas. A new, 19.7 MWp solar field has been added to a 26 MW wind complex.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Oct 03, 2024

Grid-scale

Batteries cheaper than new thermal plants for Brazil’s reserve grid capacity Analyst Aurora Energy Research estimates battery storage systems cost 10% less than new combined cycle thermal power plants – and could be 29% cheaper. <b>pv magazine</b> spoke to Aurora's <b>Inês Gaspar</b> about the figures.

Oct 03, 2024

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‘Indian battery energy storage set for unprecedented growth’ A transformative shift in India’s energy landscape will take place by 2029, positioning the country as a global leader in energy storage innovation, according to Saurabh Kumar, vice president for India at the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) nonprofit.

Oct 03, 2024

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