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CATL officially listed on the HKEX in May, the year's largest IPO in Hong Kong. Image: CATL
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Energy storage firms spark Hong Kong IPO boom as H-Shares emerge as key financing platform

July 8, 2025
Listing via the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is emerging as a key financing pathway for China’s energy storage players, writes Carrie Xiao.
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EnergyAustralia sells 50% stake in 1.4GWh BESS for AU$700 million

July 8, 2025
Major Australian energy generator-retailer EnergyAustralia has sold a 50% share in its 1,400MWh Wooreen battery energy storage system (BESS) to Thailand-based energy firm Banpu Public Company.
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Ampyr Australia reaches financial close on its first grid-scale BESS, signs contracts with Fluence

July 8, 2025
Renewable energy developer Ampyr Australia has reached financial close on its 300MW/600MWh Wellington Stage 1 BESS in New South Wales.
Battery Storage Europe Platform launched last week with a call to 10X BESS installations by 2030. Image: SolarPower Europe

EU needs 500GWh-780GWh of BESS to meet 2030 renewables targets, SolarPower Europe says

July 7, 2025
EU will not meet its 2030 clean energy targets unless cumulative battery storage deployments rapidly accelerate, SolarPower Europe has said.
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CATL begins US$6 billion ‘complete value chain’ battery integration project in Indonesia

July 7, 2025
A subsidiary of CATL and local partners have begun construction on a battery manufacturing complex in West Java, Indonesia.
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AGL Energy buys the South Australia Virtual Power Plant from Tesla

July 7, 2025
Australia’s AGL Energy has acquired Tesla’s South Australia Virtual Power Plant with plans to expand the initiative.
Meta's Los Lunas Data Center campus under construction in New Mexico. Image: Meta
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New Mexico utility seeks approval of hybrid BESS offtake contracts to power Meta data centres

July 4, 2025
PNM is seeking regulatory approval of offtake agreements associated with three hybrid battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
One of the company's solar PV projects in Italy. Image: ContourGlobal

KKR’s ContourGlobal buys 1.6GW Italy BESS projects, with first tranche MACSE-ready

July 4, 2025
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.
IndiGrid's operational portfolio includes transmission (pictured) and solar PV, while the company recently brought online its first grid-scale BESS. Image: IndiGrid via X.

World Bank’s IFC commits financing to KKR-backed investor’s 360MWh battery storage project in Gujarat, India

July 4, 2025
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.
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Gamuda signs up for 1.2GW renewables and storage portfolio in Tasmania, Australia

July 4, 2025
Gamuda has partnered with landowners for a 1.2GW renewable energy and energy storage portfolio in Tasmania, Australia, which includes up to 600MW of energy storage capacity.

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