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.
Manufacturers typically oversize the installed capacity by at least 10%, allowing them to guarantee a 0–100% state of charge operating range. The price of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery cells for stationary energy storage applications has dropped to around $40/kWh in Chinese domestic markets as of November 2025.
The analysis focuses on markets outside China and the United States, where competitive procurement of Chinese-manufactured equipment is reshaping global storage economics. Ember's assessment of storage costs as of October 2025, based on recent auctions in Italy, Saudi Arabia and India and on expert interviews, shows:
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.
China remains the lowest-cost market by a wide margin. Average system prices there fell to $73/kWh in 2025, compared with $177/kWh in Europe and $219/kWh in the US.
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About This report provides the latest, real-world evidence on the cost of large, long-duration utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects.
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e installed over a quarter of global projects. Mainland China battery storage market has e attery pack price to rise to $152/kWh in 2023. Lithium and nickel prices will also remain high in the
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LFP spot price comes from the ICC Battery price database, where spot price is based on reported quotes from companies, battery cell prices could be even lower if batteries are purchased in high
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