India’s power sector finds its next big bet in batteries

Reliable energy storage system infra is crucial for India to ramp up its clean energy capacity

- Nehal Chaliawala

A strong policy push from New Delhi is also accelerating momentum in the renewable power sector.

(AP)

For years, battery storage sat on the fringes of India’s clean energy plans. Falling costs and a stronger policy push are now pulling it into the mainstream, setting off a fresh investment cycle in battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Together, these shifts are unlocking investments of up to ₹1.4 trillion by 2030, as energy companies, developers and manufacturers bet on large-scale storage to stabilize renewable power, support grid reliability and back India’s rapid expansion of solar and wind capacity.

Energy storage systems address a key shortcoming of renewable energy, which is intermittency. Having reliable energy storage system infrastructure is crucial for India to ramp up its clean energy capacity, meet its climate change obligations, and wean off its addiction to coal.