Spain has launched an ambitious €700 million (around $796 million) program to increase its energy storage capacity. 5 million) in cross-border energy infrastructure, led by a grant for the Aguayo II pumped-storage project in Spain, alongside smaller allocations for upgrades such as the Čierny Váh pumped-storage plant in Slovakia. The goal is to improve how Spain uses renewable energy. . Spain's ministry for the ecological transition will award EUR 818. Andalusia, Galicia and Castilla-La Mancha concentrate the majority of the funds. Energy storage has experienced an unprecedented boost in Spain during the third quarter of 2025.
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Spain has launched an ambitious €700 million (around $796 million) program to increase its energy storage capacity. This plan will add 2.5 to 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of storage. It includes pumped hydro, thermal energy storage, and battery systems.
For stakeholders in battery storage, thermal storage, and pumped hydro, this program offers not only financial backing but also long-term stability and political support. Spain has launched a €700 million energy storage program to support battery, thermal, and pumped hydro projects, aiming to deploy 2.5–3.5 GW of capacity.
Spain has taken a decisive step in strengthening its energy infrastructure with the launch of a €700 million support scheme aimed at expanding large-scale energy storage across the country.
Investing in energy storage helps Spain meet its climate goals. This includes achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Storing renewable energy instead of wasting it helps the country rely less on fossil fuels. This also cuts down greenhouse gas emissions. Pumped hydro, thermal storage, and battery systems are effective technologies.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced that it is making substantial progress in launching the Maha Oya Pumped Storage Hydropower Project, marking Sri Lanka's first-ever large-scale energy storage system, often referred to as a “Water Battery. This groundbreaking 600 MW project will store surplus renewable energy from. . The Asian Development Bank (ADB) multilateral finance institution has approved a loan to upgrade Sri Lanka's grid infrastructure. Dubbed the nation's “Water Battery,” this 600 MW facility will play a pivotal role in achieving Sri. . As Sri Lanka moves steadily toward a cleaner and sustainable energy future, energy storage is an emerging component of this transformation.
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Tokyo's new large-scale energy storage project is set to begin construction in Q1 2025, marking Japan's most ambitious battery storage initiative to date. On Tuesday (3 September), power management company ENERES announced the start of a demonstration project to evaluate the remote. . It is Japan's first fund exclusively for energy storage that invests in, develop and operate new energy storage plants, including those equipped with renewable energy facilities, in the Kanto region and elsewhere in a one-stop manner. . The 2020 Olympics revealed critical gaps in peak demand management, pushing planners to explore distributed energy storage systems (DESS) as urban lifelines. Did You Know? Tokyo With 37 million residents and 98% dependency on imported energy, Tokyo faces unprecedented challenges in energy security.
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New model offers flexible energy storage solutions, marking a major advancement in Pakistan's climate strategy. This article explores the latest developments, key case studies, and. . Solar power, increasingly coupled with batteries, is a key element of the energy transition for countries including Pakistan. Pakistan is experiencing an energy revolution as households and businesses rapidly adopt solar-plus-battery systems to meet their own energy needs. 25 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of lithium-ion battery packs in 2024 and another 400 megawatt-hours (MWh) in the first two months of 2025, according to a research report by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report projects these imports. .
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This article explores how these systems work, their benefits for Kiribati, and real-world applications transforming island energy landscapes. Kiribati's fragile ecosystem and scattered geography make traditional power infrastructure costly and inefficient. . Imagine living on islands where diesel generators guzzle $0. With 70% of urban households experiencing daily blackouts during peak hours. . High technical RE potential for solar and some wind. Identify medium- to long-term RE investment on Kiritimati Island. Using outputs of. . What is Kiribati integrated energy roadmap? The resulting Kiribati Integrated Energy Roadmap (KIER) highlights key challenges and presents solutions to make Kiribati's entire energy sector cleaner and more cost effective. 1 billion budget and include hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, advanced solar cel edia"s Energy Storage Summit EU 2024.
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Kiribati's outer islands are served largely with solar home systems, and Kiritimati island, the second largest load center (1.65 GWh in 2016), has a separate power system not managed by the PUB. 6. Constrained renewable energy development and lack of private sector participation.
Primary energy demand. Kiribati's energy consumption, which is dominated by imported fossil fuels (52%) and coconut oil (42%), has been steadily increasing over the last few years. The residential sector is the largest consumer of energy, followed by land transport.
The PUB serves more than 57,000 people in South Tarawa, which has the highest demand at 24.7 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2019. Kiribati's outer islands are served largely with solar home systems, and Kiritimati island, the second largest load center (1.65 GWh in 2016), has a separate power system not managed by the PUB. 6.
Kiribati is a micro economy in the central Pacific with a huge Pacific Ocean economic zone. Its gross domestic product (GDP) was $200 million in 2019 and, and prior to the pandemic, this was expected to grow at 3.1% annually, driven mainly by fishing license fees and government expenditure.