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Battery storage set to get local flavour
Mint Kolkata
|January 14, 2026
Components in BESS may need compulsory 50% local content
The Centre is considering a proposal to require wind and solar farms supplying power to the grid, along with standalone energy storage systems, to install battery storage systems featuring a minimum level of domestic components, three people familiar with the discussions said.
The move aims to curb the nation’s reliance on imports but risks nudging up the final cost of power, at a critical juncture for the country’s energy transition.
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