India’s renewable energy equipment landscape witnessed a major development as the Powertrac Group announced a significant investment of ₹600 crore to establish a 1,000 MWh per year containerised Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) manufacturing facility in the country. The move underscores the company’s strategic push into large-scale energy storage solutions and aligns with growing domestic demand for reliable battery systems amid the clean energy transition.
The new facility, set up in India, will be dedicated to producing containerised BESS units with a focus on lithium iron phosphate battery pack assembly. Powertrac has also signalled plans to develop and integrate its own Battery Management System (BMS) technology in-house — a crucial component to enhance performance, safety and system intelligence for grid-scale applications.
According to Powertrac’s Managing Director, Divyarajsinh Zala, this investment represents a strategic pivot as the company scales up its manufacturing capabilities in the energy storage sector. Emphasis will be on modular, standardised BESS units that can support a range of use cases, from renewable asset integration to industrial and utility grid support.
To complement its manufacturing push, Powertrac plans to roll out 1–5 MWh modular containerised grid-scale solutions, along with bundled solar-plus-BESS hybrid energy systems. These offerings are expected to support developers and independent power producers (IPPs) aiming to optimise renewable generation while enhancing grid reliability.
The investment also fits within Powertrac’s broader growth ambition of achieving 1,000 MW (1 GW) of operational IPP projects by 2030, pointing to a longer-term commitment to India’s clean energy and storage infrastructure. Industry trend data shows BESS technologies are rapidly gaining prominence as key enablers for renewable penetration, grid balancing, and energy reliability services.
Powertrac’s expansion into containerised battery storage places it alongside other companies entering this space, such as firms developing similar modular BESS solutions for utility and commercial usage. The company’s foray into large-scale manufacturing reflects the broader momentum in India’s clean energy transition, with government policy support and declining storage costs encouraging greater private sector participation.
