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The Southern Thailand Wind Power and Battery Energy Storage Project, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2020, was the first private sector initiative to support the development of 10 MW utility-scale wind power generation with an integrated 1.88 MWh BESS in Thailand.
In July 2022, the China Energy Construction Corporation began construction of the first solar thermal storage demonstration project in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, with 10 MW of thermal storage and 90 MW of solar power. In particular, China showcased its climate leadership in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Energy storage allows for the increased use of wind and solar power, which can not only increase access to power in developing countries, but also increase the resilience of energy systems, improve grid reliability, stability, and power quality, essential to promoting the productive uses of energy.
This implies a major shift in energy storage investors to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from power grid companies such as China Energy, Huaneng, Huadian, and State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) .
In the context of increasing renewable energy penetration, energy storage configuration plays a critical role in mitigating output volatility, enhancing absorption rates, and ensuring the stable operation of power systems.
This paper proposes tailored energy storage configuration schemes for new energy power plants based on these three commercial modes.
The main conclusions are as follows: Gas turbine, absorber and power grid increase the robustness of the system against the risk of source-load uncertainties. The integration of energy storage units in the system reduces CDE by 2.53 % and fossil energy consumption by 2.57 %, while also improving system reliability by 0.96 %.
The results indicate that the integration of multiple energy storage units into the system reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 2.53 % and fossil energy consumption by 2.57 %, improving system reliability by 0.96 %.
Huawei’s FusionSolar Smart String Energy Storage Solution will power the Red Sea City’s off-grid, clean energy needs. The Red Sea Project, a key part of SaudiVision2030, is now the world’s largest microgrid with 1.3GWh storage capacity.
“The destination is poised to be the world’s first fully clean energy-powered destination, and Huawei is honored to participate in this project and help Saudi Arabia build a greener and better future through technological innovation, ” said Xing, President of Huawei Digital Power for the Middle East and Central Asia.
Notable projects include a 25.8MW Distributed Program for Dubai Global Port Group and the world’s first grid-forming battery energy storage system (BESS) in China. In Thailand, Huawei built the largest single-site C&I PV and ESS plant in the Asia-Pacific region at Mahidol University.
Central to this vision is Huawei’s FusionSolar Smart String Energy Storage Solution (ESS). This solution will enable the Red Sea Project to independently meet its power needs. The microgrid solution addresses the intermittent and fluctuating nature of solar and wind power. It ensures the safe and stable operation of renewable energy systems.
The most recent update regarding BESS installations is that in Tume and Rēzekne, Latvia’s transmission system operator “Augstsprieguma tīkli” (AST) in June 2025 installed battery energy storage systems with a combined capacity of 80 MW and 160 MWh, which will undergo testing until October 2025.
Latvia’s Recovery and Resilience Plan plays a key role in the energy transition, supporting economic recovery through major investments in renewables like wind, solar, and biomass, as well as initiatives such as a 60 MW Battery Energy Storage System by 2026 and cross-border projects to synchronize with Continental Europe .
Latvia’s Energy Strategy 2050 outlines major changes in renewable energy production and storage, with significant investments planned in wind, solar, biomass, and biogas, as well as in energy storage technologies like batteries and subsurface systems to ensure supply stability .
Local authorities are responsible for municipal energy supply and renewable energy projects, with Latvia’s energy transition guided by the National Energy and Climate Plan and the Energy Strategy 2050.
