India, Sept. 22 -- By Kaushal Verma

New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The government is trying to enhance energy storage capacity in the country, including through storage batteries, Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (MoS) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, has said.

"We are trying to increase the work on battery storage because electricity, if produced, cannot be stored if there are no batteries around," the minister told ANI on the sidelines of the 6th International Energy Conference and Exhibition in New Delhi.

The government is significantly promoting battery energy storage systems (BESS) to support its massive renewable energy targets. Key initiatives include allocating Rs. 5,400 crore in Viability Gap Funding (VGF) ...