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Australian Big Batteries Hit 7.1 GWh in H1 2026, Topping All of 2025

Australia commissioned nine big batteries with 2.3 GW / 7.1 GWh in H1 2026 and closed financing on 2.6 GW of generation, beating 2025 totals.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Market Research, Australia, utility-scale, Oceania, BESS, Clean Energy Council

Scatec Secures $217 Million for 569-MW Dandara Solar Plant in Egypt

Scatec signed $217 million of loans for the 569-MW first phase of Dandara, a solar and battery plant in Egypt that will supply power to Egypt Aluminium.

Oct 29, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Scatec, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt

IndiGrid Switches On 250-MW / 500-MWh Battery at Bhadla, Rajasthan

IndiGrid's 250-MW / 500-MWh battery at Bhadla in Rajasthan reached commercial operation on Oct. 27, earning over INR 71 crore a year for 12 years.

Oct 29, 2026 // Storage, Grids, India, Asia, BESS, Rajasthan, IndiGrid

Delta Capacity Closes Financing for 600 MWh of Batteries in Finland

Delta Capacity reached financial close on two 125-MW / 300-MWh batteries in Finland, with Societe Generale as sole senior lender and operation due in late 2027.

Oct 28, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Sungrow, Europe, BESS, Finland, Delta Capacity

Enphase Q3 Revenue Falls 29% as US Sell-Through Drops 35%

Enphase's Q3 revenue fell 29% to $293.3 million as US sell-through dropped 35% from a year earlier; it guided Q4 revenue to $225–255 million.

Oct 28, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, USA, residential solar, North America, Enphase, microinverter

PGE Starts Building 400-MW Gryfino Battery in Poland With Fluence

PGE started building a 400-MW / 800-MWh battery at Gryfino, Poland, under a PLN 1.14 billion contract, with Fluence supplying the storage technology.

Oct 27, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Grids, Poland, Europe, BESS, Fluence, PGE

Western Australia Sets 75% Renewables Target for Main Grid by 2030-31

Western Australia targets 75% renewable power on its main grid by 2030-31, up from 40% in 2025, and opens A$150 million of loans for manufacturers.

Oct 27, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Policy, Australia, Oceania, BESS, rooftop solar, renewable energy target, Western Australia

Singapore Targets 4 GWp of Solar by 2035 and 1 GWh of Storage by 2030

Singapore will lift solar from 2.3 GWp to 4 GWp by 2035 and roughly triple energy storage to about 1 GWh by 2030 under a five-year EMA infrastructure plan.

Oct 26, 2026 // Storage, Policy, Solar, ENERGY STORAGE, Asia, BESS, Singapore, solar target

Ember Says Battery Subsidy Could Add 15–25 GWh to India's Rooftops

Ember says India could add 15–25 GWh of home batteries by extending PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar subsidies to storage, at a cost of about INR 280 billion.

Oct 26, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop solar, net metering, Ember, residential storage

GIGA Storage Secures €260 Million for 1,400-MWh Battery in Germany

GIGA Storage closed €260 million of bank debt for its 350-MW / 1,400-MWh Albatross battery in Lower Saxony, Germany, which CATL will build and maintain.

Oct 26, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Germany, Europe, BESS, CATL, Giga Storage

BW ESS Secures Debt for 1,424-MWh Hams Hall Battery in England

BW ESS secured bank debt for its 1,424-MWh Hams Hall battery in England, with OCBC, Rabobank and Societe Generale each providing an equal share.

Oct 23, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, UK, EDF, Europe, BESS, England, BW ESS

Australian Batteries Overtake Gas in Evening Peak With 8% Share

Batteries supplied 8% of Australia's evening-peak power in Q3 2026, beating gas at 5.1% for the first time, as NEM spot prices fell 27% to A$63/MWh.

Oct 23, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Market Research, Australia, AEMO, NEM, Oceania, BESS, rooftop solar

Peak Energy Raises $108 Million as GM Ventures Leads Sodium-Ion Round

Peak Energy closed a $108 million Series B led by GM Ventures; its 4-GWh sodium-ion battery factory in Sacramento is due to start production in early 2027.

Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, USA, North America, sodium-ion, General Motors

Tesla Deploys 13.7 GWh of Storage in Q3 as Energy Revenue Falls 16%

Tesla deployed 13.7 GWh of storage in Q3 2026, up 10%, while energy revenue fell 16% to $2.88 billion, partly on tariff-related customer refunds.

Oct 22, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, TESLA, Megapack, BESS, North America, lfp

EBRD Arranges $265 Million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya Solar Plant

EBRD arranges up to $265 million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya solar plant with 600 MWh of batteries, part of a $566 million debt package in total.

Oct 21, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt, Infinity Power