Union Power Minister, Manohar Lal Inaugurates India’s First MWh-Scale Vanadium Flow Battery at NTPC NETRA
The 3 MWh VRFB system is India’s largest and represents a major stride toward long-duration energy storage (LDES) and renewable energy integration
In a landmark development for India’s clean energy landscape, the Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, inaugurated the nation’s first MWh-scale Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) at NTPC NETRA, the R&D centre of NTPC Limited. The 3 MWh VRFB system is India’s largest and represents a major stride toward long-duration energy storage (LDES) and renewable energy integration.
The Minister was accompanied by Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary (Power), Additional Secretary Piyush Singh, and other senior officials of the Ministry. They were received by Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, along with the NETRA leadership team.
During the visit, the Minister also reviewed NTPC’s advanced research facilities and demonstration projects, including:
- Green Hydrogen Mobility Plant
- STP Water-based Green Hydrogen Plant
- Solid Oxide-based High-Temperature Steam Electrolyzer
- MSW-RDF-based Enhanced Steam Gasification Plant
- AC Microgrid (4 MWp & 1 MWh Li-NMC BESS)
- State-of-the-art NABL-accredited laboratories
The minister appreciated NETRA’s pioneering R&D efforts in carbon capture, green hydrogen, energy storage, and waste-to-energy technologies. He emphasized that India’s growing innovation capacity is setting new global benchmarks in sustainable energy transition and energy security.
The visit concluded with a tree plantation ceremony, reaffirming NTPC’s long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability and a greener future.
