Power Ministry Announces Additional ₹5,400 Cr VGF for 30 GWh Battery Energy Storage

Govt approves Rs 5,400-crore viability gap funding to develop 30 GWh battery storage

India approves Rs 5,400 crore viability gap funding to develop 30 GWh battery storage, aiming to attract Rs 33,000 crore investment. Transmission charge waivers extended; Rs 90,000 crore undersea power lines to Saudi Arabia & UAE planned to support renewable energy and export goals.

Power ministry announces additional ₹5,400 cr VGF for 30 GWh battery energy storage

The power minister also said that the government has decided to standardize temperatures of air conditioners in the country and mandate a range.

India announces new Rs 5,400 crore funding scheme to build 30 GWh battery energy storage

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has estimated that India will need 37 GWh of BESS capacity by 2027, and 236 GWh by 2031-32. With the new VGF announcement India is poised to achieve a BESS capacity of 43.2 GW by 2027-28.

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India Announces ₹5,400 Crore Boost For Battery Energy Storage To Strengthen Renewable Power Grid - EBNW Story

India is making a major push toward its clean energy goals with the launch of a new ₹5,400 crore funding package aimed at developing Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). This initiative will help establish 30 GWh of storage capacity, supplementing an earlier ₹3,700 crore incentive for 13.2 GWh. In total, the combined government and private sector investment in the energy storage sector is expected to reach ₹33,000 crore. The primary goal is to…

India adds 30GWh to VGF battery storage support scheme, extends transmission charge waivers

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