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Government Allows 4-Hour, 1-Cycle BESS Operation, Industry Welcomes Move

VGF-supported BESS projects can operate both 2-hour and 4-hour configurations

October 3, 2025

/ B.S. Nagaraj
/ Energy Storage, Market & Policy
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The Ministry of Power has allowed states to implement standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects under viability gap funding (VGF), supported by the Power System Development Fund, in both two-hour and four-hour configurations.

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