utility scale energy storage

With peak power demand expected to approach 300 GW in the coming years and electricity demand growing at 6–7% annually, India would require nearly 230 GWh of energy storage capacity by 2030 to ensure grid stability, flexibility and reliability—said Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Former Secretary, MNRE, at the Indian Power & Energy Storage Conference 2025, organised by FICCI.

ENGIE has won 280 MW/560 MWh battery storage capacity in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd’s (GUVNL) auction for 2 GW/4 GWh capacity. This marks ENGIE’s formal entry into utility-scale energy storage in India and expands its India portfolio to 2.75 GW.

The next five years will witness a transformative shift in India’s energy landscape, positioning the country as a global leader in energy storage innovation, says Saurabh Kumar, vice president-India, GEAPP (Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet), in an interview with pv magazine.

Israel’s planning administration has approved the terms for deploying up to 16 MWh of storage facilities. The government said that due to the Gaza conflict, storage has become ever more important for emergencies.

Stanford University researchers have created a model to assess how much compressed air storage capacity might be needed for the deep decarbonization of power systems, while compensating for the variability of wind and solar-based power systems. They applied the model to California’s energy system and found that compressed air could be very competitive on a dollars-per-kilowatt-hour basis.

Sharp is developing a zinc-air battery tech for renewables storage. The device will be reportedly safer than their lithium-ion counterparts, with high energy densities.

The move is the latest attempt by the newly-elected state government to reverse renewable energy commitments made under the previous administration.