New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The Union Cabinet approved a 92 gigawatt-hour (GWh) grid-scale energy storage scheme alongside initiatives for critical minerals processing and an overhaul of the national statistical system.

According to details shared during a Cabinet briefing by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the energy storage framework targets grid-level deployment across states, dividing capacity between established mechanisms and newer technical solutions to support renewable power integration.

Speaking at the briefing, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "92 gigawatt hours energy storage scheme has been approved today. This is going to be a grid scale energy storage scheme. At the grid level, this energy storage scheme will be there."

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