South Australia is set to open a tender seeking 700MW of long-duration energy storage to bolster grid reliability.

Battery energy storage revenues in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) fell 61% in September 2025 to AU$85,000/MW (US$56,712/MW) as price volatility eased across the grid, according to new research from Modo Energy.

Some quick snapshots from the presentations and panels at Energy Storage Summit Asia 2025, taking place this week in Manila, Philippines.

The NSW Independent Planning Commission has granted planning approval for Potentia Energy’s 500MW Tallawang solar-plus-storage project.

The Philippines needs to establish clearly defined rules for the market participation of energy storage systems (ESS), the chair of the country’s regulator has said.

Matt Szwec, an energy trading analyst at Fluence, discusses virtual battery toll agreements and how they operate in Australia.

ESN Premium speaks with Fluence’s Matt Grover about the need for sophisticated software solutions to enhance battery trading.

Following the recent notification, the Rajasthan government will develop 500MW/2,000MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a four-hour single-cycle configuration and extended operational life. 

WaterNSW, the state-owned water supplier to New South Wales, Australia, has selected three dams as suitable sites for pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) developments.

Two battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Origin Energy and Eku Energy, totalling 2,200MWh, have been submitted to Australia’s EPBC Act.