Steps forward have been taken for the first pilot deployment of large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s energy storage sector a priority for Asian Development Bank and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet funds.

News in brief from around the word in energy storage with another edition of the Energy-Storage.news roundup.

It is “vital” that energy storage systems are incorporated into the energy infrastructure of the Philippines, president has said.

Adopting an “agile working method” without taking any shortcuts on safety or other standards was crucial to DNV testing and certifying a 200MW battery project in Singapore in “record time”.

Proposed changes to rules and regulations will strengthen the Philippines’ position as leading energy storage market in the ASEAN region.

Singapore has surpassed its 2025 energy storage deployment target, with the official opening of Southeast Asia’s biggest BESS.

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

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) and regulators are considering changing rules governing ownership of grid-connected energy storage systems.

ACWA Power and Indonesian state power company will investigate energy storage and green hydrogen projects in the Southeast Asian country.