Tech giant Google, Tesla, utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), and distributed energy resource (DER)-focused company Sunrun are launching a new virtual power plant (VPP) in California, US.

Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved plans to require bidders in a renewable energy auction to include energy storage.

Blueleaf Energy and Universal Peak have closed financing for a 100MW/400MWh battery storage project, which was one of four winning bids in a Malaysian government tender.

EDF Power Solutions Australia has referred the Wala Wala Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project, a 300-400MW facility in NSW.

Copper theft has become a recurring security issue at Australian battery storage sites, with one regulator reporting multiple incidents.

OptiGrid has been selected by Vena Energy to provide trading optimisation services for the 408MW Bellambi Heights BESS in Australia.

East Point Energy, owned by Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor has completed construction and started operations at the 100MW/200MWh Citrus Flatts energy storage project in Harlingen, Texas, US.

Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Cleanhill Partners have agreed to sell power electronics manufacturer EPC Power Corp to Flex.

Energy Vault has completed the acquisition of the underlying project land for its 125MW/1,000MWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system (BESS) in northern New South Wales, Australia.

CNESA’s report is a comprehensive overview of China’s energy storage sector in H1 2026 and outlines the industry outlook under the 15th Five-Year Plan.