India has marked a significant milestone with the opening of its first fully automated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) factory in Karnataka. The inauguration took place on June 27, 2025, in Bengaluru, the state capital.
[pdf] Between 2022 and May 2025, India auctioned approximately 12.8GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity for both hybrid and standalone applications. However, only about 219MWh of BESS capacity is reported to be operational, leaving a large pipeline of projects under construction.
[pdf] Chinese giant Huawei has entered Australia’s residential solar battery market with its home energy storage system, the Luna2000. The lithium-iron phosphate 5kWh cells have a modular design and are scalable to 30kWh.
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