India Can Build a Domestic Long-Duration Energy Storage Industry: Interview

IIT Madras expects vanadium redox flow batteries to reach large-scale deployment within two to four years, complementing lithium-ion systems for grid-scale, long-duration energy storage

August 6, 2026

/ Rakesh Ranjan

/ Energy Storage, Market & Policy

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Lithium-ion batteries dominate India’s energy storage market today, but researchers and industry are also exploring alternative technologies for long-duration energy storage that could improve domestic manufacturing and reduce dependence on imported materials.

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