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India eyes 230 GWh of energy storage to meet 300 GW peak power demand
With peak power demand expected to approach 300 GW in the coming years and electricity demand growing at 6–7% annually, India would require nearly 230 GWh of energy storage capacity by 2030 to ensure grid stability, flexibility and reliability—said Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Former Secretary, MNRE, at the Indian Power & Energy Storage Conference 2025, organised by FICCI.
Dec 30, 2025
India opens tenders for 1 GW / 8 GWh of pumped storage across the country
The Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has invited bids to develop 1 GW/8 GWh of pumped storage capacity across the country, aimed at providing large-scale, on-demand energy storage services to power distribution companies and other buying entities.
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More than 3 GW of pumped hydro storage advances in India
THDC India Ltd., a subsidiary of NTPC Ltd., has commissioned Unit 3 (250 MW) of its 1 GW (4 × 250 MW) variable-speed pumped storage hydropower project in Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. (BSPGCL) has selected GreenCo Energies and Sun Petrochemicals to develop 2.12 GW of pumped storage power projects in the hilly regions of Nawada district, Bihar.
Tata’s battery arm advances construction of 20 GWh manufacturing facility
Agratas, the global battery business of the Tata Group, is rapidly advancing the construction work for its battery manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat. This facility will have a planned annual capacity of 20 GWh in its first phase.
Storing solar electricity using utility-scale batteries has dropped to just $65/MWh, Ember says
A new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows that the cost of storing electricity with utility-scale batteries has fallen to just $65/MWh as of October 2025 outside China and the US, making it economically feasible to deliver solar power when it is needed.
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India’s Oriana Power explores compact pumped storage for C&I customers, raises BESS target to 20 GWh by 2030
Oriana Power is expanding its focus beyond battery energy storage to compact pumped-storage solutions – a new generation of systems that the company believes could redefine the future of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy management.
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