# Storage and transmission are key for India’s energy transition 2026-08-07T01:51:06+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet At the Mint Sustainability Summit 2026, experts said India's next energy transition phase depends on rapid transmission expansion and large-scale battery storage, according to livemint.com. India's installed renewable capacity is 288.59 GW, with a 500 GW target by 2030, but the grid lags 40-50 GW behind generation. Separately, millenniumpost.in columnist Sunita Narain noted that on a peak demand day (256 GW), coal still supplied 78-82 percent of night power, stressing the need for grid flexibility and storage. The cost of storage and transmission upgrades remains a key challenge. ## Coverage - livemint.com - millenniumpost.in Tags: battery storage, green hydrogen, power grid, renewable energy, transmission Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/transmission-storage-seen-as-next-tests-for-indias-renewable-growth/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/transmission-storage-seen-as-next-tests-for-indias-renewable-growth/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.