On November 11, 2025, Shri Manohar Lal, Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, inaugurated India's first MWh-scale Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) system with 3 MWh capacity at NETRA, the R&D Centre of NTPC at Greater Noida. He was joined by Shri Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary (Power), Additional Secretary Shri Piyush Singh, and other senior officials of Ministry of Power. Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD (NTPC), and other senior officials of NTPC were also present. The VRFB is seen as a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The Minister was briefed on NTPC's R&D work in Carbon Capture, Green Hydrogen, Energy Storage, and Waste-to-Energy Technologies. He also visited various demonstration plants at NTPC NETRA, including the Green Hydrogen Mobility Plant, STP Water-based Green Hydrogen Plant, Solid Oxide-based High-Temperature Steam Electrolyzer, MSW-RDF based enhanced Steam Gasification Plant, and AC Microgrid (4 MWp & 1 MWh Li-NMC BESS) alongside NABL-accredited laboratories.
Key Entities Referenced
NTPC NETRA: The R&D Centre of NTPC, crucial for developing renewable energy integration technologies.
Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB): India's first MWh-scale VRFB system, a key component of long-duration energy storage (LDES) solutions.
Ministry of Power: The government ministry overseeing the development and inauguration of the Vanadium Redox Flow Battery.
Greater Noida: Location of NTPC NETRA where the VRFB was inaugurated.
Ministry of Power
Shri Manohar Lal inaugurates India’s First
MWh-Scale Vanadium Flow Battery at NTPC
NETRA
Minister lauds NTPC NETRA for developing technologies
that will enhance renewable energy integration
Posted On: 11 NOV 2025 6:42PM by PIB Delhi
Shri Manohar Lal, Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, today inaugurated India’s largest
and first MWh-scale Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) system of 3 MWh capacity. This
milestone project marks a major step forward in the nation’s journey towards long-duration energy
storage (LDES) solutions, enhancing renewable energy integration and grid resilience.
The Minister inaugurated the system during his visit to NETRA, the R&D Centre of NTPC at Greater
Noida. He was joined by Shri Pankaj Agarwal Secretary (Power), Additional Secretary Shri Piyush
Singh and other senior officials of Ministry of Power. He was welcomed by Shri Gurdeep Singh,
CMD (NTPC) and other senior officials of NTPC.
The Vanadium Redox Flow Battery is a contemporary technology that has the potential to emerge as
one of the alternatives for more traditional lithium ion-based batteries. The development of this
advanced battery system will widen the pool of elements that can be sourced and used for making
battery systems.The Minister commended the NETRA team for developing solutions that address the energy
transition and energy security challenges. He emphasized that India’s capabilities in innovation and
technology are setting new benchmarks for sustainable development and energy transition.
Shri Manohar Lal was also briefed about NTPC’s pioneering R&D work in the domain of Carbon
Capture, Green Hydrogen, Energy Storage and Waste-to-Energy Technologies.
The Minister visited following demonstration plants at NTPC NETRA: (i) Green Hydrogen Mobility
Plant, (ii) STP Water-based Green Hydrogen Plant, (iii) Solid Oxide-based High-Temperature Steam
Electrolyzer, (iv) MSW-RDF based enhanced Steam Gasification Plant, (v) AC Microgrid (4 MWp &
1 MWh Li-NMC BESS) alongside state-of-the-art NABL-accredited laboratories.
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