Government Targets 140 GWh Energy Storage Pipeline to Resolve Intermittent Grid Constraints

Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, stated that an additional 140 gigawatt-hours of storage capacity is currently under construction, awarded, or progressing through active tendering phases. Speaking at the 12th India Energy Storage Week conference in New Delhi, Naik said that India has commissioned approximately 7.5 gigawatt-hours of operational energy storage capacity to support its electrical grid infrastructure.

The minister indicated that more than 53 per cent of India's installed power capacity originates from non-fossil fuel resources, moving toward a broader national target of 500 gigawatts of non-fossil capacity by 2030. To stabilize the transmission of intermittent renewable energy, the state has introduced targeted regulatory mechanisms, including viability gap funding for standalone battery energy storage installations, interstate transmission system charge waivers, and a 50 gigawatt-hour advanced chemistry cell production-linked incentive scheme.

Naik said that government strategies seek to transition the country into a broader manufacturing hub covering ancillary technology components, such as battery management software, power electronics, and specialized thermal management systems. The policy roadmap combines short-duration battery balancing systems with green hydrogen development, which is projected to oversee long-duration storage and industrial decarbonization initiatives over the coming decades.