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India’s Clean Energy Pipeline Under Stress: Understanding the 42 GW Challenge

India’s Clean Energy Pipeline Under Stress: Understanding the 42 GW Challenge India set an annual target of issuing 50 GW of renewable energy tenders to accelerate capacity addition and strengthen the country’s long-term decarbonisation pathway. The target has been met on paper, with more than 93 GW tendered since FY2024. This surge was intended to build a strong project pipeline, align with future demand, and ensure competitive tariff discovery through high market participation. Despite issuing tenders at unprecedented scale, MNRE’s…

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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…

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Inter-State Transmission Waiver for Energy Storage Projects Extended by Three Years

Inter-State Transmission Waiver for Energy Storage Projects Extended by Three Years On 10th June 2025, the Ministry of Power (MoP) extended the Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) transmission charge waivers for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and Pump Hydro Storage (PHS) projects by three years until June 2028. The 100% waiver will apply to co-located BESS projects commissioned by June 2028. Alternatively, for PHS, the mandate is for projects that have awarded their construction work before the specified timeline. The…

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Rajasthan Mandates Battery Energy Storage for Green Open Access Projects of Size >5MW

Rajasthan Mandates Battery Energy Storage for Green Open Access Projects of Size >5MW In May 2025, Rajasthan became the latest state to adopt Central Green Open Access (OA) Rules, 2022. Rajasthan’s GEOA rules are meticulous and have enhanced the upper limit of renewable energy (RE) plant size to twice the contract demand for all captive OA projects. Additionally, Rajasthan’s GEOA rules are the first to mandate the inclusion of battery energy storage systems (BESS) as a critical component of open…

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