The growing renewable capacity has created an immediate need to scale up storage systems, industry stakeholders said, highlighting the huge gap between the demand and current capability to manufacture essential battery cell components.
Sharing their views with PTI, industry members have also cautioned against treating import dependence as a reason for slow deployment.
The experts’ comments assume significance as India’s domestic battery manufacturing currently accounts for less than 1 per cent (2 GWh) of its approximately 260 GWh demand pipeline from competitive tenders in 2026.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) and pumped storage projects are gaining importance as India expands renewable capacity to meet rising electricity demand and balance solar generation with peak demand, Sunkind India founder and Managing Director Hanish Gupta said.
Batteries and other storage technologies are key to addressing the intermittency risk of solar power and unlocking its growth potential, Prem
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