Clean-tech startups are quietly turning India’s air pollution crisis into a renewables opportunity
Startups are rewriting the narrative of India’s environmental challenge by building a bridge between air quality restoration and renewable energy expansion—a synergy that promises to fundamentally reshape how India confronts both crises simultaneously.
Waaree Energy Storage Solutions raises INR 1,003 crore for 20 GWh lithium-ion cell and battery pack manufacturing facility
Waaree Energy Storage Solutions has raised INR 1,003 crore to support the development of a 20 GWh lithium-ion cell and battery pack manufacturing facility.
Bridging the gap between India’s rare earth reserves and extraction challenges
While India has research capabilities across public laboratories and academic institutions in both rare earths and battery recycling, the transition from lab-scale innovation to industrial deployment has been slow. This gap between research and commercial execution continues to limit scale across the critical minerals ecosystem.
India mandates 20% domestic content in battery storage projects
The Indian Ministry of Power has ordered all battery energy storage system (BESS) projects supported under the viability gap funding (VGF) scheme to meet a minimum 20% local content threshold, aiming to boost domestic manufacturing and innovation.
Top 5 trends shaping India’s battery energy storage systems market in 2025
India’s battery storage landscape is undergoing a decisive transformation in 2025. Across utilities, regulators, and developers, BESS has moved beyond early-stage exploration and is increasingly recognized as an essential component for grid stability, renewable integration, and long-term energy planning.
Attero announces INR 150 crore investment to expand e-waste and copper recycling capacity across India
Once the new plants are commissioned, Attero’s overall processing capacity across e-waste and metals recovery will reach 244,000 tonnes per annum.
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
A new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows that the cost of storing electricity with utility-scale batteries has fallen to just $65/MWh as of October 2025 outside China and the US, making it economically feasible to deliver solar power when it is needed.
Trontek enters residential energy storage market with 1.4 kWh and 2.7 kWh lithium battery systems
Trontek has entered the residential energy storage market with the launch of Powercube 1.4 kWh and Powercube 2.7 kWh lithium-ion battery storage systems that support both solar and grid charging.
Agratas advances construction at its Sanand battery facility
Agratas, the global battery business of the Tata Group, is rapidly advancing the construction work for its battery manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat. This facility will have a planned annual capacity of 20 GWh in its first phase.
India could attract $4.1 trillion in green investments by 2047: CEEW
Around 92% of the required investments—about $3.79 trillion—would flow into the energy transition, spanning renewable energy, storage, clean mobility, and green hydrogen.
