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“The transition to low-cost, Standalone Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are emerging as the cornerstone of India’s utility-scale ESS auctions, making up 64% of the total tenders floated between January and March 2025, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics.
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.
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.
Between January and March 2025, Indian agencies issued tenders for 6.1 GW of standalone ESS capacity, underlining the segment’s growing importance in enabling large-scale deployment of variable renewable energy (VRE) resources. “Standalone ESS are critical for building a flexible and resilient energy system in India.
The report highlights that Indian agencies collectively issued tenders for 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of Standalone ESS capacity during the first quarter of 2025.
Standalone ESS accounted for 64% of the total utility-scale energy storage capacity tendered from January to March 2025. Image: IEEFA
