PT Sembcorp Renewables Indonesia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered engineering firm Sembcorp, and state-owned PT PLN Nusantara Renewables have launched a utility-scale solar-plus-storage project in Indonesia.

Technology provider Rongke Power has completed a 175MW/700MWh vanadium redox flow battery project in China, the largest of its type in the world.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) multilateral finance institution has approved a loan to upgrade Sri Lanka’s grid infrastructure.

Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr attended as construction began on what is thought to be the world’s largest power plant to combine solar PV and battery storage.

Renewable energy developer Sun Cable has secured approval from the Australian government for the Australian element of its Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) interconnector.

The Board of Investments (BOI) in the Philippines has given a ‘green lane certificate’ for a solar and storage project slated as the largest in the world, enabling it to proceed at a quicker pace.

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 Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines government has confirmed that a tender for renewable energy projects with integrated energy storage will launch this year.

Japan is one of the most talked-about emerging grid-scale energy storage markets in Asia, and featured prominently at the Energy Storage Summit Asia.

Emerging energy storage markets across Asia face a similar learning curve today as their maturing counterparts have done in the past.