Germany-headquartered inverter manufacturer SMA has launched a grid-forming solar-plus-storage solution in Australia, unveiling it at the All-Energy Australia 2026 event in Melbourne this week.

Scatec, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed an investment agreement for Dandara solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.

Two major schemes will drive Southeast Asian country’s deployments but require close examination, writes Flora Zhang, market analyst at Malaysia Energy Storage Association (MESA).

960MWh Summerfield BESS in South Australia enters commissioning, while Gotion starts building the 843MWh Lower Wonga project in Queensland.

Having just begun construction on a 2.8GWh BESS in Belgium, Giga Storage has progressed its 1.4GWh project in Germany to the ready-to-build stage.

e-STORAGE has signed an agreement to supply and commission a 100MW/200MWh BESS for OX2’s Muswellbrook solar-plus-storage site in Australia.

IPP Zelestra and power firm and utility EDP have agreed two new hybrid PPAs in Spain, adding 181MWdc of solar and 462MWh BESS to their existing co-operation. 

Renalfa IPP and Eurowind have brought a large-scale hybrid renewables project, featuring 242MWp of solar PV and 773MWh of battery storage, into commercial operation in Bulgaria.

Gamuda Australia and Yanara have signed the EPC contract for Stage 1 of the Mortlake Energy Hub (MEH-1) in western Victoria.

Zelestra and steelmaker Salzgitter Flachstahl have signed a PPA for a new solar-plus-storage portfolio in Germany.