A round-up of the India storage headlines our desk tracked to 23 July 2026 — a quieter day after last week’s record run, led by fresh solar-plus-storage procurement and a mid-sized supply deal. For the running list of live opportunities see our tender tracker; if you are weighing a bid, our how-to-bid a BESS tender guide walks through the steps.
Solar-plus-storage & new supply
The lead story was a large hybrid tender. GAIL floated a call for 600 MW of solar paired with 550 MWh of battery storage — a gas-and-energy PSU procuring generation with co-located storage. Separately, Kalpa Power secured a 100 MWh BESS supply agreement:
- GAIL Tenders 600 MW Solar Plus 550 MWh Battery Storage Project — Mercom India · read our brief
- Kalpa Power secures 100 MWh BESS supply agreement in India — ESS News · read our brief
GAIL joining the storage buyers shows procurement broadening well beyond the transmission and generation utilities — the same pattern behind our solar-plus-storage solutions.
Policy & tariffs
On the regulatory side, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) cleared the tariff for Adani Electricity’s 750 MW renewable power procurement — a firming-up of one state’s renewable buy that sets a reference for how dispatchable evening power is priced:
For the state framework behind moves like this, see our Maharashtra BESS policy guide.
Still live from last week
No new central battery tenders opened today, but last week’s big calls remain at the bidding stage and are worth tracking:
- POWERGRID Tenders 500 MW/1,000 MWh Battery Energy Storage Projects — Mercom India · read our brief
- Rajasthan Tenders 172 MW/688 MWh Battery Energy Storage Projects — Mercom India · read our brief
- India launches global tender for 10 GWh advanced battery cell manufacturing under PLI scheme — pv magazine India · read our brief
How these central standalone tenders are structured and who can bid is covered in our SECI standalone storage tenders explainer. Tender terms and deadlines change by notification — always verify the current bid documents on the issuing utility’s portal before acting.
Wondering what GAIL’s hybrid tender or a BESS supply deal means for your own project? Estimate the numbers with our BESS savings calculator, or talk to our team for a project-specific read.