VGF Scheme Expands to Support 30 GWh of New Standalone BESS Development in India
VGF Scheme Expands to Support 30 GWh of New Standalone BESS Development in India In a major policy push to support grid-scale energy storage, the Ministry of Power has approved an expanded Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for 30 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) on June 10, 2025. This builds upon the previous 2023 scheme that had supported 13.2 GWh, reflecting growing policy momentum to accelerate energy storage infrastructure. Of the newly announced 30 GWh Battery Energy Storage…