With a capacity of 2 GWh, the four-hour storage system is described as the largest lithium iron phosphate energy storage project in the country. July 21, 2025 Marija Maisch Image: PowerChina From ESS News The first phase of the Huadian Xinjiang Kashgar, China’s largest standalone battery energy storage project, was commissioned on July 19. The 500 MW/ 2 GWh plant represents the first phase of the mega-project which is envisaged to double its size to 1 GW/4 GWh. Located 41 kilometers east of Ka...

Global South Utilities (GSU) has secured agreements with Madagascar to develop a 50 MW solar plant and a 25 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the island nation. July 1, 2025 Brian Publicover Image: Jacques Dillies, Unsplash Renewables developer GSU and the Madagascar Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy, have agreed to develop a 50 MW solar plant and a 25 MWh battery storage facility in the city of Moramanga. Abu Dhabi-based GSU – which signed a deal with JA Solar in November 2024 to...