India Needs 61 GW Energy Storage by 2030 to Support 500 GW Clean Power Capacity: Study

Two-hour batteries will dominate until 2027 to meet evening peak demand, after which four-hour systems will take precedence

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NEW DELHI: India will need a rapid expansion of energy storage systems to meet its clean power targets, with capacity requirements projected at 61 GW by 2030 and nearly 100 GW by 2032, according to a new study.

The report, prepared by the India Energy and Climate Center (IECC) at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Power Foundation of India under the Ministry of Power, finds the country on course to achieve its goal of 500 GW of non-fossil electricity capacity by 2030. However, it cautions that delays in deploying storage could force a reliance on coal.