India has marked a significant milestone with the opening of its first fully automated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) factory in Karnataka. The inauguration took place on June 27, 2025, in Bengaluru, the state capital.
[pdf] Between 2022 and May 2025, India auctioned approximately 12.8GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity for both hybrid and standalone applications. However, only about 219MWh of BESS capacity is reported to be operational, leaving a large pipeline of projects under construction.
[pdf] India ‘s Ministry of Power has mandated all renewable energy implementing agencies and state utilities must incorporate a minimum of two-hour co-located energy storage systems (ESS), equivalent to 10% of the installed solar project capacity, in future solar tenders.
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