Developers must use all the tools at their disposal and be aware of the frontline climate risks that battery storage projects in Southeast Asia will be subject to.

The rising costs of coal and gas mean that the adoption of renewable energy is a “survival issue” for countries in Southeast Asia, and energy storage is critical to the transition.

ADB has approved a Royal Government of Cambodia application for financial support for a 250MW/500MWh battery storage project.

Energy Storage Summit Asia 2026 convenes in Bangkok as Vietnam’s tariff reform, Cambodia’s grid milestone, and AI demand reshape the region.

In this interview with Energy-Storage.news, Colin Koon Peng Ho of Banpu NEXT explains why policy certainty now outweighs cost in APAC battery storage investment decisions, and discusses regulatory barriers, supply chain localisation and the most attractive BESS opportunities.

Developers of battery storage projects across Southeast Asia must heed lessons learned elsewhere and engage with key stakeholders as early as possible, Energy-Storage.news has heard.

APAC’s AI data centres look set to lock in a decade of coal and gas dependency, but long-duration energy storage can break that cycle, says Pavina Adunratanasee of ArkTerra Partners.

Sembcorp Industries has completed its acquisition of Alinta Energy at a value of AU$6.5 billion (US$4.32 billion).

Data centre developer DayOne has signed agreements through Malaysia’s government-launched Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS).

This special Japanese market roundup covers large-scale BESS project announcements from PowerX, Eku Energy and SMFL.