Chinese battery manufacturer Rept Battero has announced plans to develop an 8GWh gigafactory in Indonesia specialising in lithium-ion cells for battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Emerging energy storage markets across Asia face a similar learning curve today as their maturing counterparts have done in the past.

The Asia-Pacific region’s transition away from fossil fuels requires a combination of digital innovation and environmentally-friendly energy technologies, writes Nicolas Ma of Huawei.

Banpu NEXT is targeting the Asia-Pacific region’s battery-based clean energy opportunities with battery manufacturer Durapower.

Vietnam’s energy storage sector a priority for Asian Development Bank and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet funds.

Sembcorp has pulled the plug on Indonesia solar-plus-storage project, shortly after completing Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage project.

Indonesia Battery Corporation exploring cell manufacturing and battery storage integration with engineering company Citaglobal.

ACWA Power and Indonesian state power company will investigate energy storage and green hydrogen projects in the Southeast Asian country.

Malaysia-based Reservoir Link has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an unnamed US-based ‘Iron Flow Long Duration Energy Storage provider’, while ESS Inc tells Energy-Storage.news it is ‘actively exploring’ opportunities in Reservoir Link’s markets.

Indonesia’s state-owned utility and battery producer have launched a 5MW battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project, the first up to 2GW of battery storage it could deploy on its national grid.