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Chhattisgarh, India. One of the country's first large-scale solar-plus-storage sites, inaugurated in February 2024 with SECI playing an instrumental role. Image: Press Information Bureau of India (PIB).

India: SECI launches major Solar+BESS tender, CEA issues BESS safety regulations

June 24, 2025
India’s renewable energy-adjacent battery storage sector rolls on, with new procurement and regulatory moves from SECI and CEA.
Rajasthan energy minister Heeralal Nagar visited solar PV projects in the state this week, including projects installed under a scheme to promote solar for farming communities. Image: Energy RRVUN / Government of Rajasthan (cropped to fit page format by Andy Colthorpe)

Rajasthan’s regulator approves ‘lowest tariff rate in India’ for standalone battery storage

June 19, 2025
The electricity regulator for Rajasthan, India, has approved the lowest tariff rate for a battery storage tender in the country so far.
South Africa electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa stands before microphones at a press conference announcing the bid window results.

South Africa’s government defends integrity of BESS tender after opposition party accusations

June 5, 2025
South Africa’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy has defended the integrity of its recent battery storage tender from accusations raised by the country’s main opposition party.
Rendering of Empire Wind 1, on which a temporary halt work order was lifted earlier this month. Integrating resources such as offshore wind are among the drivers of energy storage deployment in New York. Image: Equinor.

NYSERDA offers funding to advanced and long-duration energy storage tech in New York

May 23, 2025
Through a competitive solicitation, over US$5 million is being made available for developers of advanced energy storage technologies in New York.
Electric utility Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) inaugurated a 978MW portfolio of battery storage systems with the participation of 14 companies, in September last year near Miryang City. Image: KEPCO

South Korea: Government tenders central contracts for 540MW/3,240MWh BESS

May 22, 2025
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will host a competitive solicitation for battery storage capacity in two locations.
Rendering of Eku Energy's 150MW/600MWh Eshi BESS project in Okayama, Japan. Image: Eku Energy

Japan: 1.3GW of battery storage contract awards in LTDA capacity auction

April 30, 2025
A total of 26 battery energy storage projects in Japan have been selected for contracts through the Long-Term Decarbonisation Power Source Auction (LTDA) for 2024.
Close-up of BESS containers at an LS Electric project. Image: LS Electric.

LS Electric to deploy 90MWh BESS in Japan after winning Tokyo Metropolitan Government tender

April 15, 2025
LS Electric will deploy a 20MW/90MWh battery storage system in Japan after it was awarded the contract through a competitive solicitation.
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VIDEO: Advancing energy storage in New York, with NYSERDA

April 10, 2025
Energy-Storage.news proudly presents our sponsored webinar with NYSERDA on the New York’s journey to 6GW by 2030.
Energy Vault Calistoga Resiliency Centre

Energy Vault closes US$28 million financing for California green hydrogen BESS microgrid

April 2, 2025
Energy storage developer and system integrator Energy Vault has closed on US$28 million in project financing for the Calistoga Resiliency Centre (CRC) located in California, US.
KCE NY 1, the state's first grid-scale BESS project, went into operation in 2020. As of April last year, around 396MW of BESS was in operation in New York. Image: Key Capture Energy

New York State large-scale energy storage support scheme approved by regulators

March 31, 2025
Regulators earlier this month approved a scheme to support grid-scale energy storage facilities, aligned with New York’s 6GW by 2030 policy target.

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