Agratas, the global battery business of the Tata Group, has completed the steel frame of its Sanand facility in India, with production expected to begin in 2027. April 3, 2026 Uma Gupta Image: Agratas From pv magazine India Agratas, the global battery business of the Tata Group, has completed the steel frame of its Sanand battery manufacturing facility in India, marking a key milestone toward operational readiness. The company expects production to commence in 2027. The first phase of the projec...

The first bid window of Zambia’s new Carbon Feed In Premium Program plans to develop 300 MW of solar across projects that are connected to on-site battery energy storage systems. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is May 31. April 3, 2026 Patrick Jowett Image: Oskar Kadaksoo, Unsplash The Zambian government is inviting applications to its Carbon Feed In Premium Program (CFIP), a new results-based financing mechanism geared towards large-scale, grid-connected solar installations. Th...

India-based EV battery manufacturer Neuron Energy plans to enter the grid-scale storage market with a 5 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing facility in the Indian state of Maharashtra. April 3, 2026 Uma Gupta Image: Neuron Energy From pv magazine India Neuron Energy has announced plans to build a fully automated battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing facility in Talegaon, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, marking its entry into the grid-scale storage segm...

A team from Nankai University and the Shanghai Institute of Space Power-Sources has developed a hydrofluorocarbon electrolyte enabling lithium-metal cells to operate at temperatures as low as -70 C. April 2, 2026 Vincent Shaw Image: Pexels From ESS News A research team led by Nankai University and the Shanghai Institute of Space Power-Sources has reported a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) electrolyte that enabled lithium-metal pouch batteries with energy density above 700 Wh/kg while maintaining operati...