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FDRE (firm & dispatchable renewable energy) & BESS tenders
What it is
Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy tenders require the developer to supply committed power in defined blocks, combining solar, wind and storage rather than selling intermittent output
BESS capacity under construction reached ~10,659 MW with a further ~22,347 MW under tendering as of Jan 2026
Impact on industries
- Solves the offtake problem directly - discoms want firm power, and FDRE structures make renewables comparable to thermal in dispatch terms
- BESS builds in 6-18 months against ~8 years for pumped hydro, making it the fastest lever to convert solar into evening supply
- Storage adds materially to project cost, so FDRE tariffs sit well above plain solar and require discoms to accept higher headline prices
- Cells are imported at scale, so a BESS build-out imports the dependency the ACC scheme targets, and tender firmness terms matter more than headline tariff