METI mulls halving storage procurement, excluding sub-6-hour assets, tightening BESS rules in next LTDA

May 30, 2025
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METI is looking to considerably limit BESS participation in the next LTDA.

METI plans to nearly halve procurement target for storage and significantly tighten grid-scale battery projects’ participation in the next long-term decarbonization auction (LTDA), a discussion document from the May 28, 2025, meeting of its System Review Working Group shows.

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