India’s first commercial regulated utility-scale battery storage project has gone into operation, and a new partnership claims it will establish local manufacturing in the country this year.

NHPC India has launched a tender for solar-plus-storage, aiming to secure 1.2GW of solar PV capacity alongside 600MW/2,400MWh of storage.

ESN Premium speaks with Ben Potter of Energy Dome about NTPC’s adoption of the startup’s long-duration energy storage technology.