Energy Storage in India
The conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of energy etorage and energy management. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of energy storage and energy management.
The 4th edition of The Battery Show India will bring together engineers, business leaders, industry companies, and visionary thinkers from across the globe. The event is expected to connect over 18,000 professionals with global brands spanning the entire advanced battery and energy storage supply chain.
The conference serves as India’s premier international platform for stakeholders across Battery Manufacturers, Energy Storage, E-mobility, Battery Recycling, and Green Hydrogen in India.
The programme aimed to equip faculty with a strong technical understanding of energy storage concepts, enabling them to support the development of a skilled workforce aligned with India’s clean energy transition goals. The programme for ITIs and vocational training institutes was organized as part of the StoREin project, to provide in-depth exposure to key concepts, technologies, and applications of energy storage.
A structured training programme was conducted for personnel of GUVNL (four Discoms- UGVCL, DGVCL, MGVCL & PGVCL) and Green Energy Transition Research Institute (GETRI) to advance their technical and operational understanding of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The programme also included a study tour to the BESS project at the Sanand, Vadodara.
The programme, organised under the StoREin project, provided in-depth exposure to key concepts, technologies, and applications of energy storage and was conducted at the National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Ludhiana. The programme was attended by faculty members of NSTI, along with ITI pass-out trainees and students enrolled in the one-year Craft Instructor Training Scheme in the electrical and wireman trades.
Coordinated by the Grid Integration Lab, IIT Bombay, Department of Energy Science & Engineering, the forum is constituted under the the Indo-German technical cooperation project ‘Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Integration in India’ (StoREin), and commissioned by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) under the umbrella of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and jointly implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
The Two-day Short Term Course on Advanced BESS: Design, Control, and Integration at the Distribution Level, conducted by IIT Mumbai, provides participants with in-depth insights into advanced battery energy storage systems. The course covers system design, control strategies, and integration challenges at the distribution level, equipping professionals, researchers, and students with practical knowledge and tools to support India’s evolving energy storage landscape.
The stakeholder discussion covered the critical skill gaps in India’s Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) ecosystem, including deficiencies in training content, limited practical exposure, and the shortage of skilled and certified professionals. Hosted by IESA in Pune under the StoREin project, the roundtable brought together industry leaders to explore solutions for workforce readiness and certification pathways, generating insights to inform modern, scalable, and industry-aligned training programs that strengthen India’s energy storage sector and support the clean energy transition.
As part of its broader engagement in capacity building under the StoREin project, a structured training programme was conducted for BSES Rajdhani and Yamuna Power Ltd. personnel. Sessions covered the following topics: Introduction to ESS, technologies, battery chemistries, technology trends; Fundamentals of BESS; Policies & regulations in India; ESS applications; BESS components, project development and operation; Business model/CBA; BESS design and utilization; BESS safety and environmental aspects; BESS connectivity with the grid & monitoring (EMS); O&M; and Kilokari BESS Site visit
The discussion convened academic leaders, training institutions, industry representatives, and experts to examine India’s skill development needs in the rapidly evolving energy storage sector. The roundtable emphasized the critical role of workforce readiness in supporting large-scale renewable integration. Key areas explored included: