JIVO Energy has installed Sierra Leone's first hybrid off-grid energy system in Moyamba Town, enhancing rural electrification. Funded by the World Bank and managed by UNOPS, the system combines solar, battery storage, and diesel generators to provide reliable electricity, promoting socio-economic development and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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India’s 2026 Union Budget promotes the energy storage sector by offering fiscal incentives for lithium-ion battery manufacturing. The extension of customs duty exemptions for related equipment aims to reduce production costs, improve viability, and attract investments. This policy supports renewable energy integration and positions India as a competitive hub in battery technology.

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Tamil Nadu and Kerala have awarded large standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, and the tariff outcomes have surprised many market participants. At a time when the sector has […]

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The Union Budget 2026 prioritizes clean energy, particularly solar power, as central to India's growth strategy. Key allocations support both decentralised and utility-scale solar projects, alongside carbon management and manufacturing initiatives. The budget aims to enhance grid resilience, improve financing, and promote skills development, ensuring a robust and sustainable energy transition.

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US battery energy storage system (BESS) developer-operator Jupiter Power has closed a US$500 million senior secured green revolving loan and letter of credit facility to support the advancement of its project pipeline across the US.

Redwood Energy announced the final closing of its Series E financing round, bringing the total raise to US$425 million.

“We see energy storage as an opportunity for (data centres) to reduce their impact on the grid”, said Patrick Hughes, Senior VP of Operations and Strategy at NEMA.

Utility company Avista has selected projects as part of its request for proposal (RFP) process to identify new resources, including a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS), for the Pacific Northwest, US.

Three energy storage projects have reached key milestones, including pumped hydro, thermal storage, and geothermal alternatives to battery energy storage systems (BESS).

During testing at Estonia’s 100 MW Kiisa battery park, both EstLink 1 and EstLink 2 tripped, triggering the most severe disturbance to the regional power grid since desynchronization from the Russian electricity system. As a result, nearly 1 GW of capacity was lost within seconds. The park’s owner has since publicly pointed to the battery manufacturer.

From ESS News

A disturbance in Estonia’s power system on Jan. 20 forced both EstLink interconnections between Estonia and Finland offline, cutting roughly 1,000 MW of capacity, equivalent to about 20% of the Baltic region’s winter electricity load.

The shortfall was initially covered by support from the continental European grid, as the 500 MW AC connection between Poland and Lithuania operated at double its rated capacity to compensate. Later, reserve capacity within the Baltic states was deployed.

The oscillations were triggered by a 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system in Kiisa, just south of Tallinn, one of the largest battery storage systems in the Baltics. The incident occurred during final grid connection testing, which caused the DC cables to trip.

The €100 million facility, developed by Estonian company Evecon in partnership with French firms Corsica Sole and Mirova, features 54 battery containers supplied by Nidec Conversion.

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Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited (MPPMCL) has issued a tender to set up 750 MW/1.5 GWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) under a build, own, and operate framework. The capacity is structured [...]

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Canadian renewables firm Westbridge Renewable Energy has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to build an up to 225MW solar-plus-storage plant in Alberta, Canada.

Renewables-specific M&A platforms offer project buyers and sellers transparency and efficiency in Europe’s increasingly selective deal environment, writes Ksenia Dray.

Clean energy pricing in Europe and America is set for a decisive adjustment in 2026 as record deployment levels collide with heightened market volatility and policy headwinds.

Bellevue Gold has claimed to have set a new benchmark for off-grid renewable energy performance at one of its gold mines.

CleanPeak Energy has completed the acquisition of five solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) development sites in New South Wales from Fortitude Renewables, adding 25MW of solar capacity and 100MWh of battery storage to its portfolio.

Topsun Energy has emerged as the winner of POWERGRID Corporation of India’s (POWERGRID) engineering, procurement, and construction auction for a 2.1 MW off-grid solar project with an associated 300 kW/1,200 kWh battery energy storage system. [...]

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The Ministry of Power (MoP) has released a new draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2026. The draft NEP 2026 aims to transform the power sector and, once finalised, intends to replace the existing NEP, which [...]

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In Short : Juniper Green Energy has commissioned a 100 MWh merchant battery energy storage system in Rajasthan, marking a significant milestone in India’s energy storage journey. The project enhances grid flexibility, supports renewable integration, and demonstrates the growing commercial viability of standalone storage assets in stabilising power supply and managing demand variability.

In Detail : Juniper Green Energy has successfully commissioned a 100 MWh merchant battery energy storage system in Rajasthan, representing a major advancement in India’s evolving power and storage ecosystem. The project highlights the increasing role of large-scale energy storage in supporting grid stability as renewable energy penetration continues to rise across the country.

The newly commissioned battery energy storage system operates on a merchant basis, allowing it to respond dynamically to market signals and grid requirements. By charging during periods of surplus power and discharging during peak demand, the system helps balance supply and demand while improving overall grid efficiency.

Rajasthan, with its large renewable energy capacity, particularly in solar and wind, provides an ideal setting for grid-scale storage deployment. The BESS is expected to play a crucial role in managing the intermittency associated with renewable generation and ensuring a more reliable flow of electricity to consumers.

Energy storage systems like this enable better utilisation of renewable assets by reducing curtailment and smoothing fluctuations in power generation. By absorbing excess energy and releasing it when needed, the project supports higher renewable integration without compromising grid reliability.

The commissioning of a merchant BESS also reflects growing confidence in the commercial and regulatory frameworks surrounding energy storage in India. It signals a shift toward market-driven storage solutions that can operate independently of long-term power purchase agreements while still delivering grid value.

From a system operations perspective, the storage facility can provide multiple services, including peak shaving, frequency regulation, and reserve support. These capabilities enhance grid resilience, particularly during periods of high demand or sudden changes in generation patterns.

The project aligns with India’s broader energy transition goals, which emphasise clean energy growth supported by enabling infrastructure such as storage, advanced transmission, and smart grid technologies. Battery storage is increasingly seen as a cornerstone for achieving round-the-clock renewable power.

For developers and investors, the commissioning demonstrates the technical and economic feasibility of large-scale storage projects in the Indian market. It is expected to encourage further investments in standalone and hybrid storage solutions across renewable-rich states.

Overall, Juniper Green Energy’s 100 MWh merchant BESS in Rajasthan represents a meaningful step toward a more flexible, reliable, and future-ready power system. By strengthening grid operations and supporting renewable energy integration, the project contributes to building a resilient energy infrastructure aligned with India’s long-term sustainability objectives.

Solar Energy Expo 2026, Poland’s flagship PV-plus-storage trade fair, returned this month with a small show-floor footprint but a sharp focus on flexibility and market reform, as well as the storage, inverter and grid-forming technologies shaping the nation’s next phase of grid integration.

Solar Energy Expo 2026 opened to visitors from Jan. 13 to 15 at Ptak Warsaw Expo, an exhibition center in the southwestern suburbs of the Polish capital. The sprawling complex – bordered on one side by an expressway and on the other by dense forest teeming with wild boar – only opened two halls for Poland's premier storage and solar event this year, leaving wide stretches of empty or partitioned‑off floor space.

That said, the slimmed-down affair – relatively low-key by global trade-fair standards – still held its own as one of Central and Eastern Europe’s most important regional renewables events – a claim backed by numbers. According to the event organizer, the fifth edition of Solar Energy Expo attracted 20,176 industry visitors, up 11% year on year, including 2,087 from foreign countries. It featured 315 exhibitors across 40,000 m² of exhibition space.

The 2026 edition of the solar fair was also held in tandem with the fifth PIME Storage Energy Summit, a pairing that shifted the week’s focus squarely onto storage policy, flexibility markets, and system‑planning debates. The storage summit has grown into one of Poland’s most influential energy‑system forums, and this year’s program reflected a sector in transition.

Poland’s solar market continues to expand at one of the fastest rates in Europe. The country surpassed 20 GW of cumulative PV capacity at the end of 2024 and reached 21.8 GW by the first quarter of 2025, according to the Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej (IEO), Poland's leading independent think tank specializing in renewable energy. Annual PV additions hit 3.7 GW in 2024, with the IEO projecting similar growth in 2025 and 2026 as utility‑scale projects take a larger share of the market.

Meanwhile, Poland’s energy‑market reform drive is gathering real momentum as electrification accelerates across transport, heating and industry. Consulting firm Arthur D. Little projects national electricity demand rising from 154 TWh in 2024 to as much as 210 TWh to 230 TWh by 2040 – a structural shift that tightens the screws on a system already strained by coal retirements. That surge is forcing policymakers and system operators to confront the limits of the current market design and move beyond incremental fixes, accelerating reforms that can unlock flexibility, scale storage and modernize the mechanisms that keep the grid balanced.

Against that backdrop, summit panels examined the evolution of national energy policy, the impact of EU‑level flexibility mandates and the technical requirements for integrating storage into a grid increasingly shaped by variable renewables. Speakers framed storage as essential infrastructure for system security, balancing and resilience.

Unlike past editions of the conference, the panelists avoided speculative capacity claims. Poland currently has no official national storage target, though upcoming EU flexibility‑market rules will require the government to assess and plan for its storage needs. The panel discussions primarily centered on whether Poland should prioritize large centralized assets or accelerate distributed deployments, and how flexibility requirements will influence investment decisions.

Market‑mechanism reform emerged as a second major topic of discussion. The panelists dissected grid‑forming capabilities, flexibility products, connection‑cost adjustments and the qualification processes facing aggregators.

Several contributors argued that current reforms still fall short of enabling new entrants, while others pointed to slow permitting and grid‑connection procedures as a bottleneck for the scale of storage Poland will require. Business‑side concerns surfaced as well, with observers noting the dominance of Asian suppliers and warning that cost‑driven procurement could undermine long‑term system stability without stronger design standards and cybersecurity oversight.

On the trade‑show floor, exhibitors reflected a market diversifying across scale and technology. Utility‑scale developers and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors – including PGE Polska, Greencells, Photon Energy, BayWa re, Statkraft, Northland Power and Axpo – signaled continued momentum behind large PV and hybrid projects.

Battery and storage‑technology suppliers formed another major cluster. LG Energy Solution showcased its focus on upstream manufacturing, while Alpha ESS promoted its modular Storion systems for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers alongside utility‑scale offerings. Inverter and hybrid‑system makers such as BT Storage, Growatt, Fox ESS, Deye and Sigenergy also showcased solutions spanning the residential to C&I segments.

Systems integrators and balance‑of‑system specialists were out in force, with CORAB and SL Rack promoting their mounting‑system engineering solutons, while Wamtechnik and Elsta.pl showcased their expanding roles in battery energy storage system (BESS) integration. Ingeteam and Rawicom rounded out the segment by promoting their control-system know-how through energy management system (EMS) and battery management system (BMS) platforms designed for the increasingly complex demands of hybrid projects.

Smaller players such as Byotta, Volt Power (Soleos), SunSynk and Eenovance brought niche components and integration services to the table. And domestic PV brands were also out in force, with ML System, MarvenSolar.pl, Polak PV, Proton Solar, Paneclaw, Marstek Keno, Volvetia, Grodno, Runergy and Dome Solar showcasing modules, mounting hardware and distribution offerings tailored to Polish installers and EPC contractors.

Across conference rooms and exhibition aisles, the message was consistent: storage is shifting from a promising add‑on to a central pillar of Poland’s energy transition. Regulatory clarity, market access and flexibility compensation remain unfinished business, but even with a smaller footprint, the expo revealed an industry pushing ahead – cautious about policy gaps, confident in long‑term demand, and increasingly aware that the next phase of growth will hinge on how effectively storage is integrated into the national system.