As we move through this decisive decade for clean energy, Asia’s energy storage market is stepping firmly onto the global stage.

Tenders for 171GWh of energy storage capacity have been launched in India, including more than 55GWh in the first half of 2025 alone.

Private equity firm KKR’s investment vehicle ContourGlobal has acquired BESS projects in Italy totalling 1.6GW of power and up to 9.5GWh of capacity, with an eye on the MACSE auctions in September.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will loan IR4.6 billion (US$55 million) to infrastructure investor IndiGrid for a standalone battery storage project in Gujarat, India.

Energy storage is essential to capture solar and wind generation, Karnataka’s energy minister said, at the opening of the ‘first fully automated’ battery storage factory in India.

A new partnership aims to deploy an integrated solution combining solar PV with sodium-ion batteries at commercial and industrial (C&I) sites in Southeast Asia.

India’s renewable energy-adjacent battery storage sector rolls on, with new procurement and regulatory moves from SECI and CEA.

The electricity regulator for Rajasthan, India, has approved the lowest tariff rate for a battery storage tender in the country so far.

India’s Ministry of Power has significantly increased the size and scope of its Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme to support battery storage projects.