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GRID India Suggests Stability Safeguards for Battery Storage Projects

Solar generation for charging BESS must have a GFM capacity of 25% of its capacity

May 13, 2026

/ B.S. Nagaraj
/ Energy Storage, Market & Policy
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The Grid Controller of India (GRID India) has suggested to the Central Transmission Utility (CTUIL) that all new battery energy storage systems (BESS) above 50 MW be mandated to have grid-forming capability at the time of granting connectivity.

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