Regulation, energy independence and energy demand growth as key drivers for BESS development across several markets in Latin America.

India has 5.3GWh of operational battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, with a further 185GWh of projects under development, according to Prashant Bhamu, deputy director of integrated resources planning at the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), part of the Ministry of Power.

South Korean battery and electronics materials manufacturer Samsung SDI has signed a 1GWh supply agreement with US IPP Alpha Omega Power (AOP).

IPP Greenvolt has agreed to sell two BESS in Poland to A&R, PGE Group has started building an 800MWh one, while SC Holding, Tauron and Tavion have launched projects into the country.

Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) startup Delectrik Systems has been awarded a 20MW/120MWh project in Gujarat, India.

Owner-operator Giga Storage has finalised financing for the construction of its 350MW/1,400MWh Albatross energy storage project near Neuenkirchen in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Aurora Energy Research has launched a forecast service to help investors and developers assess the commercial case for battery storage in the Philippines.

Ana Lía Rojas, executive director at the Chilean renewable energy and energy storage association (ACERA) gave the opening keynote of Energy Storage Summit Latin America 2026 and spoke about Chile’s current BESS market.

Heron Power and NiSource have separately announced US data centre-focused deals involving battery energy storage systems (BESS) in recent days.

Faced with unprecedented growth in demand, Singapore’s Energy Market Authority has launched plan that includes a gigawatt-hour energy storage target.