Energy Storage and Grids

A massive, rapid expansion of both grid infrastructure and energy storage capacity is vital to meeting the 3xRenewables commitment by 2030. 

Over 100 countries and organisations support the Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, led by the COP29 Presidency. The pledge sets out the targets to achieve 1,500 GW in energy storage and 25 million kilometers of grid infrastructure by 2030.

This pledge is crucial for integrating renewables, ensuring reliable power transmission, and securing a resilient, modern energy system aligned with the goal of tripling renewables by 2030.

Beyond the pledge, GRA encourages governments to raise their ambitions specifically for long duration energy storage where 1TW is required by 2030, and to adopt enabling policy and regulatory reforms that will drive investment and accelerate the development of grid and storage technologies. 

Energy storage

The ability to store and dispatch renewable energy when needed is an essential component of the clean energy transition and integral to meeting the 3xRenewables target. 

By 2030 we need a six-fold increase in energy storage, with 1.5 TW required to keep the world on track for net zero. Of this, 1 TW must be long duration energy storage, such as pumped storage hydropower, to ensure energy reliability over time. 

Beyond 2030, the need for storage will continue to accelerate, with a wide diversity of technologies and durations required to decarbonise global electricity systems and energy-intensive industrial processes.

GRA collaborates with the Long Duration Energy Storage Council and the International Hydropower Association to raise the global ambition and accelerate the integration of energy storage.

Power grids

Scaling renewables to meet global targets requires urgent investment in modern, expanded, and flexible power grids. Strengthening transmission and distribution infrastructure is key to integrating renewable energy at scale.

Through our collaboration with the Green Grids Initiative, we advocate for faster grid deployment, international grid interconnections, and policies that enable smart, resilient energy systems – ensuring renewables can power a clean, secure, and just future.