Germany has awarded contracts to 490MW of solar-plus-storage projects in its latest “innovation” auction for co-located renewables.

The financial close of two significant large-scale projects in Egypt could mark progress for the country’s nascent energy storage sector.

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will host a competitive solicitation for battery storage capacity in two locations.

Adani Green Energy subsidiary has signed a power purchase agreement with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited for a pumped hydro facility.

The government Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines has opened the initial steps of an auction scheme for renewables paired with energy storage.

A state-owned power company in Uzbekistan has signed a PPA with Voltalia for a project combining solar PV, wind and battery storage.

Adani Green Energy has been awarded a 1,250MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Egypt’s government has signed contracts with developer AMEA Power for two large-scale battery energy storage projects, the country’s first.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has revealed the results of a reverse auction for solar PV paired with battery storage that will connect to the Inter State Transmission System (ISTS).

Envision Energy has been contracted to supply battery energy storage systems (BESS) for EDF Group’s three-project Oasis 1 portfolio in South Africa.