India, Jan. 29 -- High capital costs, land acquisition delays, grid constraints need to be tackled to maintain India's renewable energy momentum

Economic Survey 2025-26 highlighted importance of battery storage, power efficiency for industrial competitiveness

This must appear alongside digital and financial reforms to transform electricity sector & enhance long-term growth

The Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled in the parliament on January 29, 2026, has underlined the need to address high capital costs, land acquisition delays and grid constraints to sustain India's power and renewable energy momentum, while calling for large-scale deployment of battery storage and pumped storage projects to manage renewable variability.

It also stressed...