India Central Electricity Authority Chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad said on Wednesday that 3,300 MW of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects are in the pipeline and that about 12,500 MW of BESS projects are now in the bidding process.
Prasad shared the data today at the India Energy Storage Week, organised by the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).
He said that the projects in the pipeline are expected to culminate in roughly 8,500 MWh of storage within the next two years, while the projects under bidding represent 42,000 MWh capacity.
While acknowledging that India’s current BESS capacity is “very meagre” at around 205 MW (506 MWh), the senior official emphasised the nation’s ambitious plans for the future, which include integrating more renewable energy sources into its grid.
Furthermore, the government is also heavily focused on hydropumped storage projects (PSP). This year, the target is to add 3,000 MW of hydro PSP capacity, with the long-term goal of increasing this to 50 GW or more within the next five to six years.
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India will add 8,500 MWh of storage within the next two years
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