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Ember provides the latest capex and Levelised Cost of Storage (LCOS) for large, long-duration utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across global markets outside China and the US, based on recent auction results and expert interviews. 1. All-in BESS projects now cost just $125/kWh as of October 2025 2.
In response, industry voices within the world's largest energy storage manufacturing hub have increasingly called for price controls, higher technical and safety standards, and structural reforms to safeguard product quality and ensure long-term market stability.
In another record-breaking year for energy storage installations, the sector has firmly cemented its position in the global electricity market and reached new heights. From price swings and relentless technological advancements to shifting policy headwinds and tailwinds, 2025 proved to be anything but uneventful.
In 2025, China made a couple of major political moves affecting its energy storage sector. In late November, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) pledged to accelerate the rollout of targeted policies aimed at curbing “irrational competition” in the power and battery energy storage industry.
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