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Policy

Spanish government plans to accelerate permitting for hydroelectric plants Consultation now open on plan to streamline permitting process for reversible hydroelectric plants. The government wants to integrate energy authorization, environmental assessment and water concession into a single procedure.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Mar 05, 2026

Projects & Applications

Austria’s Andritz to supply South Korean 500 MW pumped storage power plant Austrian engineering group Andritz has signed a deal to supply the pump turbine units for a 500 MW pumped storage plant in South Korea, the country’s first new pumped storage project in over a decade.

Jan 22, 2026

Technologies

China completes first full-scale underwater pumped storage trial at 65 meters depth DEC’s “Dongchu No. 1” prototype completed more than 100 charge-discharge cycles at 65 meters depth in a freshwater lake.

Jan 21, 2026

Grid-scale

India: Engie secures solar-plus-600 MWh battery storage project, L&T to build 3 GW pumped storage project Engie has won its first solar-plus-storage project in India, while Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured an order from Torrent Energy Storage Solutions to build the country's largest pumped hydro storage project.

Jan 14, 2026

Tenders

Spain unveils €90 million funding for 7 GWh of innovative pumped hydro energy storage projects Each project or entity can receive a maximum grant of €50 million ($58.5 million), and all projects must be fully completed by June 30, 2035.

Jan 06, 2026

Policy

UK parliament approves long duration storage cap and floor scheme Royal Assent for Planning and Infrastructure Act commits government to long duration energy storage (LDES) cap-and-floor scheme, alongside other measures aimed at easing connections queue and accelerating grid upgrades.

Dec 22, 2025

Grid-scale

More than 3 GW of pumped hydro storage advances in India THDC India Ltd., a subsidiary of NTPC Ltd., has commissioned Unit 3 (250 MW) of its 1 GW (4 × 250 MW) variable-speed pumped storage hydropower project in Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. (BSPGCL) has selected GreenCo Energies and Sun Petrochemicals to develop 2.12 GW of pumped storage power projects in the hilly regions of Nawada district, Bihar.

Dec 17, 2025

Grid-scale

Hydro approves largest pumped hydro project in more than 20 years in Norway Norsk Hydro will invest about $110 million after tax to build the Illvatn pumped hydro plant in western Norway.

Nov 18, 2025

Grid-scale

Spanish large-scale energy storage call backs more than 11 GWh of projects Battery energy storage systems (BESS) accounted for 124 of 144 projects backed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) cash.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Oct 27, 2025

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