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India approves US$19.3 billion Green Energy Corridor Phase III with 50GWh BESS

India’s Union Cabinet has approved US$ 19.3 billion Green Energy Corridor, including US$ 5.2 billion for 50GWh BESS through FY2032-33.

California Governor Newsom signs VPP and balcony solar bills, vetoes community solar legislation

Outgoing California Governor Gavin Newsom recenty addressed approximately 1,200 bills, including several energy storage and solar related bills that were either approved or vetoed.

Regulation remains Latin America’s main challenge for BESS’ growth

Energy-storage.news spoke with Valentina Meneses at Americas Market Intelligence about emerging markets in Latin America and BESS challenge.

Canada’s Northland Power closes financing on 1.2GWh of CM-contracted BESS projects in Poland

Northland Power has closed financing on two large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Poland.

Maryland conditionally approves 440MW of BESS for state ‘Capacity Credit’ awards

Maryland has conditionally selected two transmission-connected energy storage projects to receive Energy Storage Capacity Credit awards in the US state.

Technical availability central to maximising BESS returns: Varco Energy talks UK asset management

Elliot Squire, senior asset manager for Varco Energy, discusses current and future trends in battery storage.

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Sumitomo Corporation invests in Hero Future Energies’ solar-wind-storage hybrid in Karnataka, India

October 6, 2026

Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation has invested in a utility-scale renewable energy park combining solar PV, wind and energy storage in India.

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Australia’s NEM battery storage fleet earns AU$88.91 million in Q3, with five days delivering 15% of revenue

October 6, 2026

Australia’s 59 grid-scale BESS earned a combined AU$88.91 million in estimated gross energy and FCAS market revenue in the NEM.

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Australia’s Origin Energy targets building ‘Southern Hemisphere’s largest battery storage complex’

October 6, 2026

Origin Energy has referred a new BESS project, Eraring BESS North, for assessment under Australia’s EPBC Act.

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US Senators propose bipartisan permitting reforms to mixed response from clean energy groups

October 5, 2026

A US Senate bill proposing to speed up permitting for energy projects has received a mixed response from clean energy industry and advocacy groups.

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Statkraft and Greenvolt sign largest EU battery energy storage tolling agreement for projects in Poland

October 5, 2026

Statkraft and Greenvolt Power have signed a 10-year tolling agreement covering 400MW of BESS across two operating projects in Poland.

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ICYMI: Grid Codes, grid-forming, cybersecurity and, of course, data centres in our picks of last week’s coverage

October 5, 2026

Join us for In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), our weekly recap of thought-provoking and potentially game-changing news.

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India’s BESS ambition: From import dependence to manufacturing scale

October 5, 2026

Debmalya Sen, president of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), on a dynamic market landscape of tenders, tariffs and the race to build a domestic battery storage ecosystem.

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BESS Industry Buzz: ERCOT economics, Google’s hourly matching pilot and the world’s most dense BESS blocks

October 2, 2026

Welcome to another edition of hot takes, snap analysis, gossip and of course, valuable insights from the LinkedIn feeds of energy storage and electricity insiders.

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Renalfa IPP, Eurowind inaugurate solar-plus-storage hybrid renewable energy park in Bulgaria

October 2, 2026

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.

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Fu-Gen, Nala Renewables close 100MW BESS deal in Finland

October 2, 2026

Fu-Gen has sold a 100MW ready-to-build battery storage project in Finland to Nala Renewables, extending their Nordic BESS pipeline to 275MW.

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