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Uma Gupta pv magazine editor

Uma Gupta

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Battery energy storage system
Tenders
Indian state tenders 1 GWh of batteries Up to 30% of battery energy storage system (BESS) capital cost, or $31,000 per megawatt-hour of storage capacity, will be available in central government funding for the projects, in Tamil Nadu.
Uma Gupta
Mar 17, 2025
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Manufacturing
India’s Vikram Solar to make solid-state batteries for energy storage The Indian solar manufacturer will launch a 1 GWh, fully integrated solid-state cell and battery fab which will be expandable up to 5 GWh.
Uma Gupta
Mar 06, 2025
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Tenders
Indian utility tenders for 500 MWh of batteries Bihar State Power Generation Co. Ltd is tendering for 125 MW/500 MWh of batteries in the state of Bihar. Some INR 1.35 billion ($15.5 million) of central government viability gap funding (VGF) is available to support developers.
Uma Gupta
Mar 05, 2025
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Policy
Accelerating pumped hydro energy storage in India A white paper by French energy company EDF has called for a loosening of permitting processes and tender eligibility to attract the international investors it says are needed to install the pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sites the nation needs.
Uma Gupta
Mar 05, 2025
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Tenders
Indian utility tenders 1 GWh of standalone battery storage  NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd is procuring 1,000 MWh (500 MW x 2 hours) of battery energy storage storage systems (BESS) in Rajasthan. The projects are eligible for financial assistance in the form of viability gap funding.
Uma Gupta
Mar 03, 2025
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Tenders
Indian hydro company tenders 1.5 GWh of batteries The four-hour battery energy storage systems (BESS) to be tendered by hydro business Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) will be eligible for central government viability gap funding.
Uma Gupta
Feb 26, 2025
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Manufacturing
India’s Inverted plans 5 GWh battery factory in Rajasthan The fully-automated production facility is set to be operational from April 2026.
Uma Gupta
Feb 25, 2025
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Battery energy storage system
Tenders
Indian utility tenders up to 2 GWh battery storage The battery energy storage systems (BESS) procured under the tender can be set up anywhere in India and are eligible for central government viability gap funding (VGF).
Uma Gupta
Feb 25, 2025
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Manufacturing
India’s Reliance secures 10 GWh battery cell production capacity under national incentive scheme The second round of bidding for the INR 181 billion ($2.09 billion) advanced-chemistry cell (ACC) portion of India's production-linked incentive (PLI) program ensured 40 GWh of annual production lines have now been awarded.
Uma Gupta
Feb 24, 2025

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