Marinus Link Pty has secured FID and EPBC Act approval for the first stage of its HVDC interconnector connecting Victoria and Tasmania.

Australia’s AER has approved plans to convert Basslink to a regulated transmission service, with implications for PHES developments.

EnergyAustralia has partnered with EDF Power Solutions Australia to deliver a 3GWh pumped hydro site in New South Wales.

India’s Ministry of Power has significantly increased the size and scope of its Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme to support battery storage projects.

AGL Energy has acquired two pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sites in the Hunter region of New South Wales, totalling 13,930MWh.

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

European Investment Bank has committed €108 million to upgrades at a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Extremadura, Spain.

The Queensland government has announced plans to release a five-year Energy Roadmap and transferred oversight of a 20GWh PHES project.

Gilkes Energy has been awarded planning consent for its Earba Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) scheme.

State-owned company WaterNSW has confirmed it is exploring opportunities to implement pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) across 41 of its dams in New South Wales, Australia.