The Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation (HPPCL) has floated a tender to set up a 6 MW solar project with a 2.1 MW/4.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Tihra...

UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla Group company, has signed an energy supply agreement, and share subscription and a shareholders agreement to source power from Sunsure...

India’s standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) tenders and storage-linked renewable energy auctions have seen bid prices fall sharply, intensifying concerns...

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has invited bids to set up a 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the 220 kV Bhatinda substation in Punjab....

India recorded its highest-ever annual solar capacity addition in the calendar year 2025, installing 36.6 GW, a 43% increase over the 25.6 GW added in 2024, according to...

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, the highest addition recorded in any calendar year, according to the Q4 and Annual 2025 Mercom India Solar Open...

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has floated tenders to set up three standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) of 100 MW/200 MWh each in Punjab. One...

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has floated two tenders inviting bids to set up 150 MW/300 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Punjab....

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has adopted tariffs of ₹315,000 (~$3,459)/MW/month and ₹316,000 (~$3,470)/MW/month for 375 MW/1,500 MWh battery...

Coal India and Onward Solar Power have won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to set up six standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Odisha,...

The Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) has issued an expression of interest to set up 50 MW/200 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) at...

Hyderabad-based Bondada Engineering has received approval for credit facilities of ₹5 billion (~$55.01 million) from Canara Bank to fund the debt portion of its  200...

Sri Lanka-based renewable energy developer WindForce has secured a letter of award from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to set up 12 standalone battery energy storage...

The global lithium-ion battery market exceeded $150 billion in 2025, up 20% from 2024, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The report noted that...

Backed by a robust viability gap funding (VGF) program and declining prices, India is witnessing significant growth in the deployment of battery energy storage systems...