l and other conventional power sources.Executive SummaryThe rapid expansion of renewable energy has both highlighted its deficiencies, such as intermittent supply, and the pressing need for grid-scale energy storage systems (ESS) to facilitate India’
The Government of India plans to integrate 175 GW of variable renewables into the grid by 2022. At the same time, India’s power consumption is steadily increasing. Hence, to ensure energy security and better utilisation of intermittent renewable generation, we require energy storage systems at the grid-scale.
Roadmap is presented below:As an outcome of this detailed study we have prepared an Energy Storage System (ESS) Roadmap for India for the period 2019-2032 that will help policy makers and utilities in decision making related to investments in energy storage for integration of renewable energy leading to a reliable
The Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are the key ministries handling energy storage. NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.
Energy storage has the potential to meet these challenges and accelerate India's energy transition. The potential for storage to meet these needs depends on many factors, including physical characteristics of the power system and the policy and regulatory environments in which these investments would operate.
If Indian policymakers want to broaden the role of energy storage in the power system, an important first step is to include energy storage in national energy policies and programs.