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Tender tracker

What BESS tenders are live in India right now?

This page tracks Indian battery-storage tender and policy activity, refreshed daily from public industry sources — SECI, state agencies and DISCOM procurement — alongside the landmark price-discovery trend: standalone BESS tariffs have fallen from ₹10.8 lakh/MW/month in 2022 to around ₹2.5 lakh with VGF support.

Last refreshed 18 August 2026 · headlines link to the original source

Live from public sources

Tender & policy headlines.

Aggregated automatically each morning from industry press RSS feeds. Headlines and links only — full stories at the source.

Price discovery

The tariff trend that matters.

Landmark standalone BESS tender tariffs
Year Tender Discovered tariff
2022 SECI 500 MW / 1,000 MWh (first standalone BESS) ~₹10.8 lakh/MW/month The starting line
2024 GUVNL Gujarat phase-II standalone BESS ~₹4.5 lakh/MW/month Costs halved in two years
2025–26 Recent standalone BESS tenders (with VGF) ~₹2.5 lakh/MW/month 75%+ below 2022 discovery

Indicative public figures; exact tariffs vary by tender structure, duration and VGF terms.

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In depth

Recent tender briefings.

Our own short briefings on the major India BESS tenders of the last month — capacity, key dates and award status. Each links to a full page; we mark the assignee once a tender is awarded.

Tenders, decoded

Who issues BESS tenders in India?

Mainly SECI and NTPC/NVVN at the central level, state agencies like GUVNL (Gujarat), MSEDCL (Maharashtra), and RUVNL (Rajasthan), plus DISCOMs procuring storage capacity for peak management. Transmission-linked and FDRE tenders add further storage demand.

What is a standalone BESS tender?

A tender for battery capacity contracted on its own — the buyer pays a fixed capacity tariff (₹/MW/month) for the right to charge and dispatch the battery, typically for 12 years. It is the cleanest public signal of what storage capacity costs.

How does VGF change tender pricing?

Viability Gap Funding pays a portion of project capex upfront (up to 40% under the central scheme), so bidders need less revenue from the capacity tariff — recent VGF-supported tenders have discovered tariffs around ₹2.5 lakh/MW/month, versus ₹10+ lakh in 2022.

Can Alpha Devraj ESS support a tender bid?

Yes — feasibility, DPRs, TEV-ready financial models and full bid support are core services, backed by the project-finance experience of our parent, Alpha Devraj Renewable Energy.

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