The government on Wednesday approved ₹3,760 crore for viability gap funding of up to 40% of total capital cost to set up 4,000 MWh battery energy storage system in the country, Union minister Anurag Thakur said.
The entire ₹3,760 crore viability gap funding (VGF) will be borne by the central government, the Information & Broadcasting Minister said while briefing the media about the Cabinet decisions.
The VGF will be released in five tranches till 2030-31 and help in creation of 4,000 MWh storage across the country.