Chile utility Colbun has faced a setback with its 800MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project, after its environmental impact assessment (EIA) process was terminated early having been deemed to have not provided enough information.

The 12th and final turbine unit of a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in Hebei, China, has been put into full operation, making it the largest operational system in the world.

The Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA) is fast-tracking two large-scale pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) projects totalling 2,600MW of power.

Japanese power company J-Power has completed its takeover of Australian renewable energy and energy storage developer Genex Power in a deal worth AUS$351 million (US$229 million).

SSE Renewables has revealed plans to progress a 1.8GW pumped hydro project at Loch Fearna, Scotland, UK.

Rounding up a busy week’s worth of energy storage activity from the UK market, as reported by our colleagues at Solar Power Portal.

India’s cumulative battery energy storage system (BESS) installations stood at 219.1MWh at the end of March 2024, according to Mercom India.

Queensland Hydro has launched a public consultation phase for its 2GW Borumba Pumped Hydro Project in Australia.

The government of the Philippines will begin a competitive solicitation process for variable renewable energy (VRE) paired with energy storage before the end of 2024.

The New South Wales government has deemed three pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sites as “critical” given their importance to the economy.