The Netherlands is targeting 110 GWh of battery energy storage capacity by 2040, establishing its first national benchmark for storage deployment as grid congestion increasingly constrains renewable energy integration and new connections.
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its Renewables 2026 report, identifies energy security as a major driver of renewable deployment, while highlighting the growing need for storage and flexibility as solar and wind take a larger share of electricity generation.
Portugal has launched competitive procedures to allocate up to 1,050 MVA of grid connection capacity to battery energy storage projects, marking its first auctions of this kind since 2021.
Ford Energy is targeting annual production capacity of at least 20 GWh at its repurposed Glendale, Kentucky, battery plant and has partnered with renewable energy developer DESRI to deploy its battery storage systems across utility-scale solar projects and other applications in the United States.
India’s Union Cabinet has approved ₹14,500 crore ($1.53 billion) in viability gap funding to support the development of 92 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of grid-scale energy storage capacity between fiscal years 2026-27 and 2030-31.
Oman plans to add 1 GW of battery energy storage capacity through a partnership between Nama Holding and China’s State Grid International Development, as the country prepares to integrate more than 7 GW of planned solar and wind capacity into its electricity system.
