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The Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) and India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a three–year collaboration to help accelerate long duration energy storage (LDES) in India. 

As India adds increasing volumes of renewable energy to its power system, the need for flexibility and grid reliability is growing. LDES can help address this challenge by storing energy for extended periods and making clean energy available when it is needed most. 

The partnership will bring together ISGF’s knowledge of India’s power sector with the LDES Council’s global experience across LDES technologies, markets and policy. 

The two organisations will work together across several areas, including strengthening policy and regulatory frameworks, identifying high–value applications for LDES, conducting market and techno–economic assessments and supporting demonstration and commercial projects. 

The collaboration will also look beyond a single storage technology. It will explore the role of thermal, mechanical, electrochemical and chemical storage across applications ranging from renewable energy integration and grid firming to industrial decarbonisation. 

Shubhra Thakur, Director Policy and Markets, APAC at the LDES Council, said, “India has a significant opportunity to scale long duration energy storage as its power system evolves. Through this collaboration with ISGF, we want to bring global experience together with local expertise to identify where LDES can deliver the greatest value and help turn those opportunities into projects, stronger policy frameworks and practical solutions for India’s energy system.” 

As part of the MoU, the LDES Council and ISGF plan to develop an India–focused knowledge paper examining the country’s grid challenges and the role LDES can play in addressing them. It will draw on international examples, case studies and best practices, including the potential for LDES to support grid and transmission infrastructure. 

The signing marks the start of a wider collaboration focused on connecting policy, knowledge and real–world experience. By sharing lessons from India and other markets and bringing the right stakeholders together, the LDES Council and ISGF aim to help create a clearer pathway for LDES to play a growing role in India’s energy system. 

The Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) and India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a three–year collaboration to help accelerate long duration energy storage (LDES) in India. 

As India adds increasing volumes of renewable energy to its power system, the need for flexibility and grid reliability is growing. LDES can help address this challenge by storing energy for extended periods and making clean energy available when it is needed most. 

The partnership will bring together ISGF’s knowledge of India’s power sector with the LDES Council’s global experience across LDES technologies, markets and policy. 

The two organisations will work together across several areas, including strengthening policy and regulatory frameworks, identifying high–value applications for LDES, conducting market and techno–economic assessments and supporting demonstration and commercial projects. 

The collaboration will also look beyond a single storage technology. It will explore the role of thermal, mechanical, electrochemical and chemical storage across applications ranging from renewable energy integration and grid firming to industrial decarbonisation. 

Shubhra Thakur, Director Policy and Markets, APAC at the LDES Council, said, “India has a significant opportunity to scale long duration energy storage as its power system evolves. Through this collaboration with ISGF, we want to bring global experience together with local expertise to identify where LDES can deliver the greatest value and help turn those opportunities into projects, stronger policy frameworks and practical solutions for India’s energy system.” 

As part of the MoU, the LDES Council and ISGF plan to develop an India–focused knowledge paper examining the country’s grid challenges and the role LDES can play in addressing them. It will draw on international examples, case studies and best practices, including the potential for LDES to support grid and transmission infrastructure. 

The signing marks the start of a wider collaboration focused on connecting policy, knowledge and real–world experience. By sharing lessons from India and other markets and bringing the right stakeholders together, the LDES Council and ISGF aim to help create a clearer pathway for LDES to play a growing role in India’s energy system. 

The Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) and India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a three–year collaboration to help accelerate long duration energy storage (LDES) in India. 

As India adds increasing volumes of renewable energy to its power system, the need for flexibility and grid reliability is growing. LDES can help address this challenge by storing energy for extended periods and making clean energy available when it is needed most. 

The partnership will bring together ISGF’s knowledge of India’s power sector with the LDES Council’s global experience across LDES technologies, markets and policy. 

The two organisations will work together across several areas, including strengthening policy and regulatory frameworks, identifying high–value applications for LDES, conducting market and techno–economic assessments and supporting demonstration and commercial projects. 

The collaboration will also look beyond a single storage technology. It will explore the role of thermal, mechanical, electrochemical and chemical storage across applications ranging from renewable energy integration and grid firming to industrial decarbonisation. 

Shubhra Thakur, Director Policy and Markets, APAC at the LDES Council, said, “India has a significant opportunity to scale long duration energy storage as its power system evolves. Through this collaboration with ISGF, we want to bring global experience together with local expertise to identify where LDES can deliver the greatest value and help turn those opportunities into projects, stronger policy frameworks and practical solutions for India’s energy system.” 

As part of the MoU, the LDES Council and ISGF plan to develop an India–focused knowledge paper examining the country’s grid challenges and the role LDES can play in addressing them. It will draw on international examples, case studies and best practices, including the potential for LDES to support grid and transmission infrastructure. 

The signing marks the start of a wider collaboration focused on connecting policy, knowledge and real–world experience. By sharing lessons from India and other markets and bringing the right stakeholders together, the LDES Council and ISGF aim to help create a clearer pathway for LDES to play a growing role in India’s energy system. 

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has invited bids for the supply and installation of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) for a 600 MW ISTS-connected wind energy project in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.

The project will comprise 200 wind turbine generators, with the tender requiring WTGs of suitable approved models. NTPC REL intends to develop the wind energy projects through competitive bidding and/or bilateral arrangements.

According to the Invitation for Bids (IFB), the tender was issued on August 19, 2026, with bidding documents available for download until August 29, 2026. The pre-bid conference and last date for submission of bidder queries is scheduled for September 1, 2026, while the deadline for submission of techno-commercial and price bids is September 15, 2026, at 3:00 PM IST. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on the same day at 3:30 PM.

The tender carries a bid security requirement of ₹50 crore.

Under the technical qualification requirements, bidders must either be manufacturers of an approved WTG model with a minimum rating of 3 MW listed in the latest Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM-Wind) issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), or an eligible Indian subsidiary, holding or group company of a qualifying manufacturer.

The financial qualification criteria require bidders to meet an average annual turnover threshold calculated at ₹102.40 lakh per MW, based on the quoted capacity or 660 MW, whichever is lower. The requirement may also be met through a qualifying holding company subject to the conditions specified in the tender.

NTPC REL has identified the tender through Tender Search Code NTPCREL-2026-TN000034 on the electronic tendering portal. Interested bidders are required to register on the designated electronic tendering platform and submit the prescribed Non-Disclosure Agreement to obtain access to the bidding documents.

The tender represents another major step in the development of wind power capacity in Andhra Pradesh and comes as India continues to expand its renewable energy portfolio, with wind power playing an important role alongside solar generation.

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has invited bids for the supply and installation of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) for a 600 MW ISTS-connected wind energy project in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.

The project will comprise 200 wind turbine generators, with the tender requiring WTGs of suitable approved models. NTPC REL intends to develop the wind energy projects through competitive bidding and/or bilateral arrangements.

According to the Invitation for Bids (IFB), the tender was issued on August 19, 2026, with bidding documents available for download until August 29, 2026. The pre-bid conference and last date for submission of bidder queries is scheduled for September 1, 2026, while the deadline for submission of techno-commercial and price bids is September 15, 2026, at 3:00 PM IST. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on the same day at 3:30 PM.

The tender carries a bid security requirement of ₹50 crore.

Under the technical qualification requirements, bidders must either be manufacturers of an approved WTG model with a minimum rating of 3 MW listed in the latest Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM-Wind) issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), or an eligible Indian subsidiary, holding or group company of a qualifying manufacturer.

The financial qualification criteria require bidders to meet an average annual turnover threshold calculated at ₹102.40 lakh per MW, based on the quoted capacity or 660 MW, whichever is lower. The requirement may also be met through a qualifying holding company subject to the conditions specified in the tender.

NTPC REL has identified the tender through Tender Search Code NTPCREL-2026-TN000034 on the electronic tendering portal. Interested bidders are required to register on the designated electronic tendering platform and submit the prescribed Non-Disclosure Agreement to obtain access to the bidding documents.

The tender represents another major step in the development of wind power capacity in Andhra Pradesh and comes as India continues to expand its renewable energy portfolio, with wind power playing an important role alongside solar generation.

NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has invited bids for the supply and installation of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) for a 600 MW ISTS-connected wind energy project in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.

The project will comprise 200 wind turbine generators, with the tender requiring WTGs of suitable approved models. NTPC REL intends to develop the wind energy projects through competitive bidding and/or bilateral arrangements.

According to the Invitation for Bids (IFB), the tender was issued on August 19, 2026, with bidding documents available for download until August 29, 2026. The pre-bid conference and last date for submission of bidder queries is scheduled for September 1, 2026, while the deadline for submission of techno-commercial and price bids is September 15, 2026, at 3:00 PM IST. The techno-commercial bids will be opened on the same day at 3:30 PM.

The tender carries a bid security requirement of ₹50 crore.

Under the technical qualification requirements, bidders must either be manufacturers of an approved WTG model with a minimum rating of 3 MW listed in the latest Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM-Wind) issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), or an eligible Indian subsidiary, holding or group company of a qualifying manufacturer.

The financial qualification criteria require bidders to meet an average annual turnover threshold calculated at ₹102.40 lakh per MW, based on the quoted capacity or 660 MW, whichever is lower. The requirement may also be met through a qualifying holding company subject to the conditions specified in the tender.

NTPC REL has identified the tender through Tender Search Code NTPCREL-2026-TN000034 on the electronic tendering portal. Interested bidders are required to register on the designated electronic tendering platform and submit the prescribed Non-Disclosure Agreement to obtain access to the bidding documents.

The tender represents another major step in the development of wind power capacity in Andhra Pradesh and comes as India continues to expand its renewable energy portfolio, with wind power playing an important role alongside solar generation.

Drivn, an EV leasing platform focused on heavy commercial fleets, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, to explore leasing-based deployment of electric commercial vehicles in India for fleet operators. Under this partnership, Drivn will offer customised leasing solutions for Tata Motors’ electric commercial vehicle portfolio, enabling fleet operators to transition to electric vehicles through simpler and customised financing solutions.

Drivn offers bespoke operating lease solutions tailored to commercial fleet operators. By bridging long-standing gaps across financing, deployment and charging infrastructure, it is helping make the shift to electric simpler and more practical, accelerating fleet electrification across India.

Tata Motors is leading the commercial mobility transition with the widest electric CV portfolio and an ecosystem that makes electrification both practical and profitable. The company works closely with fleet owners to optimise performance, uptime, charging and financing across the lifecycle. As adoption deepens, Tata Motors remains focused on delivering end-to-end solutions that help customers transition confidently to zero-emission mobility.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajesh Kaul, Vice President & Business Head – Trucks, Tata Motors Ltd., said, “Tata Motors is committed to democratising clean mobility and accelerating India’s transition towards sustainable transportation. Together with Drivn, we aim to make electric trucks more accessible to our customers. Our electric trucks portfolio has been engineered to deliver performance, reliability and operating economics that meet the evolving needs of our customers, while helping them confidently transition to zero-emission technologies.”

Manav Bansal, CEO and Co-founder of Drivn, said, “Making electric fleets commercially viable is key to driving adoption at scale. While there is growing interest from operators, the shift ultimately depends on how practical and accessible these solutions are. Partnering with Tata Motors allows us to combine a strong vehicle portfolio with our leasing model, addressing key barriers such as upfront costs and deployment timelines. Through this partnership, we intend to deploy over 1,000 electric trucks over the next two years, offering fleet operators a clearer and more scalable path to electrification while contributing to the broader growth of the EV ecosystem in India.”

Alpna Jain, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Drivn, said, “Electric fleet adoption scales when the right ecosystem comes together for support. With Tata Motors’ strong market presence, fleet operators gain trust and access as we are getting the elements of maintenance of vehicles, uptime as a joint commitment from OEM and combining technology to monitor efficiencies.”

Tata Motors continues to lead the nation’s electric commercial vehicle transition with a robust portfolio. The company newly-introduced a comprehensive portfolio of electric trucks ranging from 7 to 55 tonnes, built on the new I-MOEV (Intelligent Modular Electric Vehicle) Architecture under the Tata Trucks.ev brand. Engineered for sustainable, efficient and high-performance operations, these trucks address a wide spectrum of applications including e-commerce logistics, construction material movement and port operations. Backed by the rapidly growing EV charging infrastructure and a nationwide service network, Tata Motors remains steadfast in its commitment to advancing sustainable mobility and strengthening India’s green transportation ecosystem.

Drivn, an EV leasing platform focused on heavy commercial fleets, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, to explore leasing-based deployment of electric commercial vehicles in India for fleet operators. Under this partnership, Drivn will offer customised leasing solutions for Tata Motors’ electric commercial vehicle portfolio, enabling fleet operators to transition to electric vehicles through simpler and customised financing solutions.

Drivn offers bespoke operating lease solutions tailored to commercial fleet operators. By bridging long-standing gaps across financing, deployment and charging infrastructure, it is helping make the shift to electric simpler and more practical, accelerating fleet electrification across India.

Tata Motors is leading the commercial mobility transition with the widest electric CV portfolio and an ecosystem that makes electrification both practical and profitable. The company works closely with fleet owners to optimise performance, uptime, charging and financing across the lifecycle. As adoption deepens, Tata Motors remains focused on delivering end-to-end solutions that help customers transition confidently to zero-emission mobility.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajesh Kaul, Vice President & Business Head – Trucks, Tata Motors Ltd., said, “Tata Motors is committed to democratising clean mobility and accelerating India’s transition towards sustainable transportation. Together with Drivn, we aim to make electric trucks more accessible to our customers. Our electric trucks portfolio has been engineered to deliver performance, reliability and operating economics that meet the evolving needs of our customers, while helping them confidently transition to zero-emission technologies.”

Manav Bansal, CEO and Co-founder of Drivn, said, “Making electric fleets commercially viable is key to driving adoption at scale. While there is growing interest from operators, the shift ultimately depends on how practical and accessible these solutions are. Partnering with Tata Motors allows us to combine a strong vehicle portfolio with our leasing model, addressing key barriers such as upfront costs and deployment timelines. Through this partnership, we intend to deploy over 1,000 electric trucks over the next two years, offering fleet operators a clearer and more scalable path to electrification while contributing to the broader growth of the EV ecosystem in India.”

Alpna Jain, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Drivn, said, “Electric fleet adoption scales when the right ecosystem comes together for support. With Tata Motors’ strong market presence, fleet operators gain trust and access as we are getting the elements of maintenance of vehicles, uptime as a joint commitment from OEM and combining technology to monitor efficiencies.”

Tata Motors continues to lead the nation’s electric commercial vehicle transition with a robust portfolio. The company newly-introduced a comprehensive portfolio of electric trucks ranging from 7 to 55 tonnes, built on the new I-MOEV (Intelligent Modular Electric Vehicle) Architecture under the Tata Trucks.ev brand. Engineered for sustainable, efficient and high-performance operations, these trucks address a wide spectrum of applications including e-commerce logistics, construction material movement and port operations. Backed by the rapidly growing EV charging infrastructure and a nationwide service network, Tata Motors remains steadfast in its commitment to advancing sustainable mobility and strengthening India’s green transportation ecosystem.