Energetica India nº91 July August 2020

dia Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) for faster adoption of e-mobility and scaling EV infrastructure across India with the launch of EV Adopters Club (IESA-EAC). During four series EV Battery Swapping Roundtable with key industry stake- holders, IESA sent a suggestion letter to consider various suggestions to cen- tral government departments. We are thankful to the Ministry of Power and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for considering EV Battery Swapping as an alternative solution. India is at a nascent stage with respect to large scale energy storage installa- tions with renewable or for grid stabil- ity. But central agencies like SECI and others have been proactive during COVID time with the release of multiple energy storage integrated tenders and appropriate policy discussion on RTC and peak management. Recently, two projects for peak management and RTC for RE with energy storage options and SECI’s Solar+ Energy Storage tender for Lakshadweep islands allocated to two leading companies in India. In the meantime, NLC India Commissioned 20 MW Solar Project with 8 MWh (16 MW) Battery Energy Storage in Andaman Conclusion: India has recently gained stature as one of the fastest-growing markets for advanced energy storage technolo- gy supporting the exponential growth expected in its electric vehicle market over the next 5 years. IESAhas esti- mated the stationary energy storage market potential in India to be around 230GWh during the period 2020-2027, of which grid scale applications contri- bution is expected to be 15%, with be- hind-the-meter applications making up the rest. In grid application, renewable energy integration takes up majority of this share, split between solar and wind projects.India is expected to attract in- vestment in two-to-four giga factories for advanced li-ion batteries, attracting over $ 3 billion in investments in the next 3 years. The battery pack manu- facturers in India are currently assem- bling high capacity packs with the goal to target electric vehicles and station- ary storage market. Assembling of li-ion battery packs is a dynamic industry in India and is growing at a healthy pace. At IESA, we, however, believe that it is high time for the Indian industry to take up R&D and advanced cell manufactur- ing so that we reduce our dependence on other countries. The recent pandem- ic related to COVID19 has highlighted the importance of domestic manufactur- ing considering the risk of global supply chain disruptions. Energy storage and EVs have importance for national ener- gy security and we should learn from the recent events and accelerate our ef- forts for building domestic capabilities. RENEWABLE ENERGY