A roundup of energy storage news from across the continent of Africa, with Morocco’s ONEE shortlisting bidders for a pumped hydro project, Somalia launching a grid-scale solar and storage tender, and a microgrid pairing grid-scale solar, BESS and diesel at a mine in Zambia.

Sungrow has inked an agreement with CREC to supply 1.5GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Philippines.

ACWA Power has agreed to deploy wind energy and battery capacity to help power what is claimed will be the Middle East and Africa region’s ‘first battery gigafactory.’

A double-header of news from Central America and the Caribbean, with Belize seeking consultants for a 40MW BESS and Wärtsilä commissioning a hybrid project in the US Virgin Islands.

World Bank Group has approved plans to develop Botswana’s first utility-scale battery energy storage system with a capacity of 50MW/200MWh.

The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR) of Somalia has issued a competitive tender for the provision of solar and storage technology at 46 different sites in the country.

Emerging energy storage markets across Asia face a similar learning curve today as their maturing counterparts have done in the past.

The World Bank and other financial institutions will provide a US$159 million package for a 250MW solar PV, 63MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project from UAE state-owned renewable energy developer Masdar in Uzbekistan.

The largest battery storage facility in India is now online and was visited last week by the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.