{
  "id": 2776507,
  "title": "Need to scale storage capabilities amid growing renewable energy capacity: Industry experts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/need-to-scale-storage-capabilities-amid-growing-renewable-energy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-23T09:15:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "YourStory",
    "slug": "yourstory",
    "url": "https://yourstory.com/2026/08/need-to-scale-storage-capabilities-growing-renewable-energy-capacity-industry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As renewable energy capacity expands in India, industry experts emphasize the urgent need to scale up storage systems. The growing gap between demand and current manufacturing capabilities for essential battery cell components is becoming increasingly apparent, with India's domestic battery manufacturing accounting for less than 1% of its approximately 260 GWh demand pipeline by 2026. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) and pumped storage projects are crucial for addressing the intermittency risk of solar power and unlocking its growth potential, according to Premier Energies Chief Business Officer Vinay Rustagi. Vinod Gupta, founder and Managing Director of Sunkind India, adds that India's storage demand is outpacing domestic cell manufacturing, with a significant gap that will persist for years rather than a few quarters. Vinay Rustagi cautions against treating import dependence as a reason to slow down deployment, stressing the need for storage now to support the growth of renewable capacity. NTPC Chairman Gurdeep Singh concurs, highlighting that storage systems can benefit both the grid and the existing thermal generation infrastructure, ensuring reliable and economical power supply during non-solar hours. Wood Mackenzie's latest research suggests that it will take more than a decade for India to achieve self-sufficiency in battery storage, given the substantial gap between demand and current manufacturing capacity. China currently holds a dominant position with over 2,695 GWh of cumulative battery cell manufacturing capacity, controlling between 85% and 98% of global capacity across key supply chain components.",
  "summary": "Industry members highlight the huge gap between demand and current capability to manufacture essential battery cell components. They have also cautioned against treating import dependence as a reason for slow deployment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}