Delectrik Systems Pvt. Ltd. has bagged a tender from NTPC for its NETRA division (NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance) to deploy a 3 MWh Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB)-based Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). This system will serve as a long-duration energy storage solution (LDES) to enhance NETRA’s microgrid storage capacity, providing full one-day energy autonomy and making the facility self-sufficient in meeting its power needs.
The installation will utilize Delectrik’s newly launched large-scale product architecture, designed for commercial, industrial, and utility-scale applications. The system is scheduled for deployment in the first half of 2025 at the NETRA Campus in Greater Noida, India. Delectrik secured the tender in partnership with Rays Power Infra, a leading EPC company with over 1.5 GWp of solar projects commissioned in India and Southeast Asia.
NTPC, India’s largest power utility, has an installed capacity of over 76 GW, with a target of reaching 130 GW by 2032, including 60 GW from renewable energy. NTPC contributes nearly 25% of India’s electricity generation. According to the National Electricity Plan (NEP 2023), India’s domestic stationary BESS requirement is projected to reach 411 GWh by 2031-32, highlighting the vast growth potential for BESS in the country, where current deployment is less than 1 GWh.
Dr. Vishal Mittal Founder & CEO of Delectrik stated, “MWh scale tender and award is a big vote of confidence from NTPC in Delectrik’s Flow Battery based BESS and their potential to meet the future grid scale requirement in India. This project in many ways will kickstart the large-scale Flow Battery deployments in India.”
“In addition to the low product cost the capital investment required to manufacture GWh scale Flow Batteries is 10-20x lower compared to Li ion batteries. This is key as India looks to ramp-up its BESS manufacturing capability to >100 GWh. For large installations the per acre capacity can be increased to 200MWh. This represents <1% of the area required for PV installation of equivalent capacity. The low-cost, long-life and sustainability of Flow Batteries makes them an ideal asset to be paired with renewables such as PV/Wind and achieve Round-The-Clock clean affordable energy and help the country reach its Net Zero emissions target,” he added.
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