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Day 2 Keynote Panel: What It Takes to Get a Battery Project Funded in India Right Now
Date & Time
October 23, 2026 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
TypeKeynote Panel
The project finance landscape for BESS in India has evolved significantly in the last 18 months. But the gap between the number of projects seeking debt and the number that meet lender standards remains large. So, what does a genuinely bankable Indian BESS project currently look like?
Tariffs have been bid to historic lows, battery costs have spiked, and degradation assumptions aren’t meeting the results seen in actuality, and lenders are being asked to take a long-term view on assets whose performance in Indian conditions has limited data behind it. So what does a project actually need to demonstrate before capital will commit, and how many of the projects currently sitting in India’s awarded pipeline can genuinely meet that standard today?
Warranty enforceability from overseas manufacturers, battery safety standards and long-term performance risk have moved from engineering concerns to bankability requirements. Are Indian projects currently meeting those thresholds? And if not, what is the fastest path to closing the gap?
