SECI opens short-term 50 MW / 100 MWh BESS tender with two-hour storage

The Solar Energy Corporation of India tender seeks 50 MW / 100 MWh of BESS capacity, structured around two-hour storage for short-term grid support. For the solar sector, the key signal is that storage is being procured as grid infrastructure rather than as a peripheral project add-on. The tender also gives developers and battery suppliers another benchmark for India’s emerging commercial model for flexible capacity.