DLA Piper finds merchant BESS appeal splits Japan, Singapore and Australia, with regulatory certainty, grid access and returns shaping investor views.

Orix Corporation has begun construction of its first battery storage projects to be supported by external investment.

ESR, a Singapore-headquartered real asset owner and manager focused on logistics real estate and data centres, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Aquila Clean Energy APAC.

Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis’s renewable energy platform in Japan has closed financing on a 50MW/196MWh battery storage project.

Trina Storage, the battery storage arm of major Chinese solar PV company Trinasolar, has signed a 1GWh MoU to supply products in Japan.

Japanese utility Tokyo Gas has entered into a long-term offtake agreement for a 49.7MW/202.1MWh battery storage project in Fukushima Prefecture.

Waratah Super Battery developer Akaysha Energy and partners have begun construction of a large-scale battery project in Fukuoka, Japan.

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.

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

The Japanese association of grid operators has selected 19 battery storage projects totalling 1,251MW in the third running of a national capacity market auction.