Battery storage and pumped hydro projects in India, in this edition of news in brief from around the world in energy storage.

After reporting a record 112GW of global non-pumped hydro energy storage installations in 2025, BloombergNEF (BNEF) expects to see a 41% increase this year.

The recent European Union-India agreement could unlock innovation and scale in energy storage, writes Eugene Beh, CEO of Quino Energy.

BESS safety issues become all too visible when it’s already too late, but a considered approach through the full lifecycle can mitigate these and many other risks, writes Sunny Rai from Intertek.

ACME Solar has commissioned just over 480MWh of battery storage in Rajasthan, India, following the recent signing of several storage-backed renewable energy deals.  

The LDES Council’s policy team discusses the role of policy and markets in scaling long-duration energy storage globally with ESN Premium.

Recent developments from India’s emerging energy storage sector highlight a broadening of interest in diverse technologies and applications.

The global energy storage market is poised for continued expansion in 2026, even as supply chain constraints, regulatory evolution, and emerging applications reshape the landscape, according to Wood Mackenzie. 

A subsidiary of Juniper Green Energy has fully brought into commercial operation what the company claimed is India’s first merchant BESS project.