Daily brief archive

Every daily brief on grid-scale battery storage in Asia-Pacific: projects, financing, lenders and policy in Japan, Australia, China, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and Singapore.

• 10 Nov 2026Korea's third ESS central contract round: mid-60s consortia bid, industry estimates prices in the low-to-mid 20 won/kWh +4
• 9 Nov 2026LG Energy Solution sits out Korea's 1,180 MW third ESS central contract tender, leaving Samsung SDI and SK On +6
• 6 Nov 2026SNE Research: global ESS battery shipments hit 779.9 GWh in Q1–Q3, up 73%; Korean makers' North America share rises to 20.9% +5
• 5 Nov 2026Korean battery makers booked into 2028 on ESS: LG Energy Solution holds ~160 GWh ESS backlog +2
• 4 Nov 2026JR Kyushu and Sumitomo Corp to build 16 MW/70 MWh battery in Isahaya, Nagasaki, for Dec 2028 operation +2
• 3 Nov 2026Philippines: NGCP's 'Project Airbag' BESS plan of up to 10,000 MW faces ownership question +6
• 2 Nov 2026UK: OnPath Energy closes financing for Common Farm solar-plus-storage, NatWest provides term loan +2
• 30 Oct 2026Chugoku Electric and JR West sign MOU to study joint battery storage business +3
• 27 Oct 2026Aurora: Philippine BESS to earn 80–90% from reserves in early years
• 23 Oct 2026Australia Q3: batteries out-supply gas in the evening peak for the first time
• 22 Oct 2026NEM connection queue hits 80.9 GW, over half batteries
• 20 Oct 2026eREX starts commercial operation of 2 MW/8 MWh Chiba battery +2
• 15 Oct 2026Summerfield 240 MW/960 MWh enters commissioning with 10-year Origin offtake +1
• 14 Oct 2026Trina Storage to supply 50 MW/196 MWh Nozu project
• 12 Oct 2026ERC fast-tracks provisional approval of 44.72 MW Visayas battery reserve deal +1