India has 5.3GWh of operational battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, with a further 185GWh of projects under development, according to Prashant Bhamu, deputy director of integrated resources planning at the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), part of the Ministry of Power.

India’s Ministry of Power has significantly increased the size and scope of its Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme to support battery storage projects.

Zelestra has signed a Firm & Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) contract in India with public sector corporation SJVN.

The latest Firm Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) tender, hosted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), has selected winners.

GRIDCO, in the Indian state of Odisha, is holding a competitive solicitation for 500MW/2,500MWh of standalone battery storage resources.

India’s government has added an Energy Storage Obligation alongside its Renewable Purchase Obligation for the first time.

New guidelines for procurement and utilisation of battery energy storage systems (BESS) as assets for generation, transmission and distribution and ancillary services have been published by India’s Ministry of Power.

An Indian state-owned energy services and energy efficiency company is set to invest in 14MWh of grid-scale storage in Canada through a joint venture (JV) with UK company EnergyPro Limited (EP).