Asia Energy Storage Power Generation Project

Australia's storage projects have historically focused on standalone BESS, but in recent years, there has been a rise in projects involving solar and wind coupled with BESS that are expected to be commissioned in the next two years.

As Asia gears up for a shift to renewable energy, energy storage has come to the fore. But the transition to cleaner power can be a bumpy ride. To navigate the uncertain landscape, countries have to monitor trends in technology, costs and electricity markets closely.

Both China and India have now reached critical inflexion points in the deployment of grid-level energy storage options, as the proportion of generation from renewables has reached about 15% of total electricity generation, prompting policy calls for higher investments in storage to ensure grid stability.

While flexible demand has allowed for more intermittent power sources to be integrated, energy storage remains a primary solution for a temporal shift of intermittent generation and achieving dispatchable renewable energy as a source. There are various technologies supporting this.

Sembcorp Successfully Commissions Southeast Asia's largest Energy Storage System”, December 23, 2022. Based on independent assurance provider DNV's global database of 4,210 ESS projects totalling 32GWh and publicly available information as of January 5, 2023 for a comparable size utility-scale ESS (same or higher rating and same design).

By Ganesh Padmanabhan, Head of Project Finance, Jern Siew, Executive Director, Project Finance (Australia), and Suvro Sarkar, Senior Vice President, Group Research (Energy Sector), DBS Bank. As Asia gears up for a shift to renewable energy, energy storage has come to the fore. But the transition to cleaner power can be a bumpy ride.