India, Dec. 2 -- CERC's new framework integrates energy storage into India's power system as a regulated asset.

It has defined technical norms, tariff mechanisms and operational rules.

The draft removes long-standing uncertainty, enabling large-scale investment and improving grid flexibility.

In a decisive regulatory shift, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on December 1, 2025 issued a new draft, containing a detailed framework for Integrated Energy Storage Systems (IESS), giving India's energy storage sector the clarity it has lacked for nearly a decade.

The draft notification amending the CERC Tariff Regulations, 2024 formally recognises storage as a regulated asset within both generating stations and the inter-st...