The focus of the Indian government to promote renewable energy has been quite commendable, from focusing on solar energy, offshore wind energy to storage. The country has set an ambitious target of achieving 500 gigawatts of energy production to come from non-fossil fuels, mainly renewable energy.
In a select media interaction on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Mumbai, Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Secretary for the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) said that India would need 200GW per hour of battery storage by 2030. This would mean the country would need to find a fine balance of battery storage in the medium to long-term while pump storage could act as a solution for the short-term.
