India, Aug. 21 -- It would take another 10 years for India to achieve self-sufficiency in battery storage as there is a huge gap between the demand and current capability to manufacture essential battery cell components, according to Wood Mackenzie. India's domestic battery manufacturing currently accounts for less than 1 per cent (2 GWh) of its approximately 260 GWh demand pipeline from competitive tenders in 2026, the research said. The gap leaves the country structurally dependent on imports even as policy ambition accelerates, the research, titled 'Chasing Self-Sufficiency: Cost of Building an Indigenous Battery Storage Supply Chain in India', said. Despite more than 226 GWh of cell manufacturing capacity announced for construction th...