Between 2022 and May 2025, India auctioned approximately 12.8GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity for both hybrid and standalone applications. However, only about 219MWh of BESS capacity is reported to be operational, leaving a large pipeline of projects under construction.
Recent study indicates that by 2030, India would need about 38 GW of four-hour storage battery and 9 GW of thermal balancing power projects for the cost-efficient and reliable integrations of 450 GW of renewables. Among all Energy Storage Systems, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) offer a breakthrough.
Significant Energy Storage Needed for Grid Stability: India will need 61 GW/218 GWh of energy storage by 2030 and 97 GW/362 GWh by 2032 to ensure grid reliability. Battery storage will lead, though pumped hydro may gain ground if battery prices do not fall as anticipated.
This places battery storage close to the average tariff of electricity from solar projects, currently in the range of ₹2.5 per kWh based on recent tenders. The narrowing gap between solar tariffs and battery storage costs is central to India's energy transition.
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