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Ceremony for the signing of financing agreements for AMEA Power's BESS addition to the 500MW Abydos Solar Power Project. Image: AMEA Power via LinkedIn

Egypt: Scatec, AMEA Power close financing on large-scale battery storage for solar integration

June 16, 2025
The financial close of two significant large-scale projects in Egypt could mark progress for the country’s nascent energy storage sector.
India Energy Storage Alliance president Debmalya Sen wrote about efforts to grow the industry and the challenges ahead. Image: Debmalya Sen via LinkedIn

India’s energy storage story

June 10, 2025
India Energy Storage Alliance president Debmalya Sen takes a comprehensive look at national and regional efforts to promote and deploy much-needed energy storage capacity.
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Africa Roundup: Pumped hydro in Morocco, solar and storage in Somalia, ‘Largest mining microgrid’ in Zambia

January 13, 2025
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.
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Sungrow, CREC ink 1.5GWh BESS supply agreement in the Philippines

December 11, 2024
Sungrow has inked an agreement with CREC to supply 1.5GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Philippines.
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Image: ACWA Power

Uzbekistan signs ‘binding agreement’ for battery storage with ACWA Power at COP29

November 19, 2024
The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has signed an Implementation Agreement (IA) with ACWA Power for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
Signing of the agreement between the International Finance Corporation and ACWA Power. Image: Future Investment Initiative.

ACWA Power wind and battery storage plant to power Middle East and Africa’s ‘first gigafactory’

November 5, 2024
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.’
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Belize and US Virgin Islands progress large-scale BESS projects

August 5, 2024
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.
A previous Ministry of Energy and Water Resources Electricity Sector Recovery Project meeting, in 2022. Image: Ministry of Energy and Water Resources.

Somalia’s MoEWR tenders for 46 off-grid solar-plus-storage projects in Mogadishu, totalling over 5MWh

July 12, 2024
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.
IFC Asia-Pacific regional head of infrastructure and natural resources Vikram Kumar (left) moderating a panel discussion following his keynote speech at ESS Asia 2024. Image: Paul Collinson / Solar Media

Southeast Asia’s learning curve for energy storage adoption in focus at ESS Asia 2024

July 12, 2024
Emerging energy storage markets across Asia face a similar learning curve today as their maturing counterparts have done in the past.
Aerial view of the Chhattisgarh project, also enabled by SECI. Image: PIB Delhi

India: Modi welcomes biggest BESS, support for ‘Round-the-Clock’ renewables discussed

February 26, 2024
The largest battery storage facility in India is now online and was visited last week by the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
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