India’s energy storage projects installation to surge 10-fold to 5GWh in 2026: IESA

India’s energy storage market poised for breakout year: IESA

While 2025 was marked by an unprecedented 102 GWh of energy storage tenders, 2026 will see projects awarded since mid-2023 finally materialize into commissioned assets, in line with typical project timelines of 18–24 months.A new report by the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) reveals that 2026 will mark a critical inflection point as India’s energy storage system (ESS) industry transitions from tendering to execution. As of Dec. 31, 2025, a …

India’s energy storage projects installation to surge 10-fold to 5GWh in 2026: IESA

New Delhi: The nation will see nearly 10-fold jump to battery energy storage capacity addition to 5GWh this year from 507 MWh in 2025 mainly due to huge backlog of project under execution, according to a study of India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) released on Tuesday. According to the report, while 2025 was defined by unprecedented tendering activity — 69 tenders totalling 102 GWh, nearly equal to all tenders issued between 2018 and 2024 combi…