Energy-Storage.News Premium reports back from an in-depth discussion of battery storage in the Philippines with panellists including DOE Assistant Secretary Mario C. Marasigan.  

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will allocate over US$366 million for 17 clean energy projects in rural and remote areas in the US. 

The European Commission, along with governments of Australia, the US and Canada, have backed a new initiative to promote battery storage.

Grid-scale battery storage will be added in the Caribbean by Honeywell in the US Virgin Islands and Leclanché in St Kitts & Nevis.

At COP28 last week, 11 countries joined a global consortium aimed at securing 5GW of battery energy storage deployments in low or middle-income countries.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has been selected to carry out a battery storage pilot project, through a programme to increase electricity access funded by the World Bank.

The Indian government has published a framework for promoting the use of energy storage aimed at enabling dispatchable renewable energy, more reliable grids, and economic development.

Locally-produced BESS product will support energy transition and boost industrial competitiveness, a government minister has said.

India has committed to helping fund 4,000MWh of battery storage in its Union Budget and will come up with support mechanisms for pumped hydro.

Uptick in energy storage investment in region still largely powered by coal, experiencing population and energy demand growth.