⚡ BESS Pipeline
Total India Pipeline92 GWh▲ +385% since 2024
Operational (2026)~219 MWh▲ Growing
Expected Online 2026~5 GWh▲ Breakout Year
NTPC Tender10,000 MWh▲ Largest Ever
Total India Pipeline92 GWh▲ +385% since 2024
Operational (2026)~219 MWh▲ Growing
Expected Online 2026~5 GWh▲ Breakout Year
India BESS Project Tracker
Last updated: 5 May 2026
92 GWh
Total announced pipeline
~5 GWh
Expected commissioned 2026
219 MWh
Currently operational
640+
Active tenders in 2026

India BESS Pipeline — Commissioning Progress (2026 Target: 5 GWh of 92 GWh pipeline)

■ Commissioned: ~219 MWh (0.24%) ■ Under construction / near commissioning: ~4.8 GWh (5.2%) □ Tendered / awarded: ~87 GWh (94.6%)
Project Name Developer / Procurer MW MWh Duration Location Chemistry Status Tariff / Cost Announced Source
NTPC Standalone BESS — Thermal Stations Portfolio NTPC Ltd (developer TBD) 2,500 10,000 4 hrs 5 NTPC Thermal Stations (states TBC) LFP (assumed) Tender Issued ₹5,822 Cr total (Board approved) Mar–Apr 2026 SolarQuarter
NLC India Solar + Storage — SECI Portfolio NLC India / SECI 300 MW solar 1,800 6 hrs TBC (SECI framework) Not specified LoA Awarded — Feb 2026 Renewable Watch
JSW Energy Standalone BESS — Kerala (SECI/KSEB) JSW Energy / SECI / KSEB 125 500 4 hrs Kerala Not specified Awarded ₹4.41 lakh/MW/month 2025–26 Energy-Storage.News
Adani Green BESS — Khavda, Gujarat Adani Green Energy 1,126 3,530 ~3 hrs Khavda, Gujarat Li-ion (LFP assumed) Near Commissioning ₹25,000 Cr/yr investment plan Nov 2025 Energy-Storage.News
Enrich Energy BESS — NTPC Simhadri Enrich Energy / NTPC — 290 — Simhadri, Andhra Pradesh Not specified Contract Signed — 27 Apr 2026 Energetica India
SECI Standalone BESS — Odisha SECI (developer TBD) 125 500 4 hrs Odisha Not specified Tender Issued — 2025–26 Mercom India
Himachal Pradesh Solar + BESS HP State Government 6 MW solar 4.2 2 hrs Tihra Khas, Himachal Pradesh Not specified Tender Issued — May 2026 Mercom India
PGCIL BESS — Meghalaya Substations Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) — TBC — Badarpur & Khlerihat, Meghalaya Not specified Tender Issued ₹1.007 Cr tender value May 2026 Indian PSU
Sources: SECI, NTPC, Mercom India, Energy-Storage.News, Renewable Watch, Energetica India. Updated weekly every Monday. Data confidence: Medium–High. ⚠ PGCIL Meghalaya project capacity unconfirmed — may be <1 MWh.