Levelized Cost of Storage for Standalone BESS Could Reach ₹4.12/kWh by 2030: Report Battery energy storage system based on low-cost lithium-ion batteries can enable India to meet the morning and evening peak
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“In recent auctions, battery energy storage system tenders in Maharashtra and Rajasthan secured tariffs as low as Rs219,000-221,000 per megawatt (MW) a month (US$2,561-$2,586/MW/month), representing almost a 40% reduction compared with non-VGF projects with similar specifications,” he added.
Standalone Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are becoming the backbone of India’s utility-scale ESS auctions, accounting for 64% of the total tenders issued between January and March 2025 alone, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics.
FOR MINIMAL ADS. BESS are a type of ESS.Cost of BESS system to be Rs 2.20-2.40 crore/MWh for 4,000 MWh capacity. VGF of up to 40% of capital cost provided by Centre. Projects approved in 3 yrs, disbursement in 5 tranches. Implementation to reduce 1.3 MT of CO2 emissions.
The report further states that the additional per-unit cost for a solar project with a storage system in India will be ₹1.44/kWh ($0.02/kWh) in 2020, ₹1.02 ($0.014)/kWh in 2025, and ₹0.83 ($0.01)/kWh in 2030.
The report finds that various Indian agencies tendered 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of Standalone ESS capacity in the first three months of 2025. “Standalone ESS are ideal to facilitate the rapid development and deployment of variable renewable energy (VRE) resources across India.
The report further notes that capital costs for batteries co-located with storage projects in India would fall to $187 (~₹14,074))/kWh in 2020 and $92 (~₹6,924))/kWh in 2030. The levelized cost of storage (LCOS) of standalone BESS is estimated to be ₹7.12/kWh (~$0.095/kWh) by 2020, ₹5.06/kWh (~$0.07/kWh) by 2025, and ₹4.12/kWh (~$0.06/kWh) by 2030.
