AEMO has published its 2026 ESOO, finding a clearer pathway to maintaining a reliable electricity supply across the NEM in the coming decade.

Hithium has signed a supply agreement with GPG to deliver a 421MWh battery energy storage system for the Fraser Coast project.

Envision has signed a 660MWh BESS supply agreement with SOLA Group and construction company WBHO in South Africa’s Free State.

NatPower and Tesla have signed a multi-year supply and execution agreement covering more than 25GWh of BESS across Italy and the UK.

Rolls-Royce and Fluence have secured BESS orders in Latvia and Poland, respectively, while CATL has partnered with Merus Power for 3GWh of deployments across Northern Europe.

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL will supply 2,400MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for Edify Energy’s Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap Solar Power Stations in central Queensland.

A busy week of large-scale BESS projects news from the Eastern side of Europe, with projects reaching commissioning, final investment decision, technology procurement and acquisition, led by KNESS’ 2GWh partnership with Hithium in Ukraine.

The three-year rolling partnership, whereby CATL will supply HyperStrong with cells and system products, could be updated annually.

We gather the industry reaction to the MACSE auction in Italy, which saw TSO Terna procure 10GWh of long-term capacity at what most agreed are extremely low prices.

Chinese lithium-ion OEM Hithium and system integrator BOS Power have signed a supply agreement for 3GWh of BESS deployments in the Nordic region.