BESS

TANTRANSCO permitted to lease land at nominal rates for BESS projects

Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has permitted state utility Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd (TANTRANSCO) to lease substation land to developers of upcoming battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the southern state, at nominal rates. In its Read more

Over 51 GWh of BESS capacity in the pipeline, Parliament informed

It was recently informed in Parliament that over 51 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity is currently under construction or under bidding. In a written reply tabled in the ongoing Lok Sabha session, Shripad Naik, Minister of Read more

Gentari partners with Ultratech Cement for hybrid RTC RE project

Gentari has partnered with UltraTech Cement Ltd to fully operationalise the country’s first-of-its-kind on-site Hybrid RTC renewable energy project. In a release, Gentari said that the 7.5-MW RTC renewable energy facility brings together solar, wind, and battery energy storage, Read more

Reliance Infra wins solar-cum-BESS project under competitive bidding

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd has received a letter of award from NHPC Ltd for setting up an interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar power project along with BESS. In a release, Reliance Infrastructure said that the 390-MW ISTS-connected Read more

Larsen & Toubro wins order for BESS-integrated solar plant in Bihar

The Renewables business vertical of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a significant order to develop a grid-connected 116 MWac Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant integrated with a 241 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Kajra, Lakhisarai district Read more

JSW Energy signs PPA with BESCOM for solar-BESS project

JSW Energy Ltd, through its step-down subsidiary, has signed a power purchase agreement with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (BESCOM) for a solar-cum-BESS project. In a release, JSW Energy said that its step-down subsidiary JSW Renew Energy Forty Five Read more

Tata Power secures its first BESS project, signs BESPA with NHPC

Tata Power, through its subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), has signed its first battery energy storage purchase agreement (BESPA). The 12-year agreement was signed with NHPC Ltd for a project secured under NHPC’s BESS Tranche-I tender through Read more

PNC Infratech emerges L1 in NHPC solar-cum-ESS auction

Agra-headquartered PNC Infratech Ltd has emerged as one of the L1 bidders in a tender floated by NHPC Ltd for setting up an ISTS-connected solar power project coupled with energy storage system (ESS). In a stock exchange filing, PNC Read more

SPML Infra gets Rs.205-crore credit facility, will boost project execution capabilities

SPML Infra Ltd has announced that it has received the sanction of enhanced credit facilities amounting to Rs.205 crore. The credit facilities including the Bank Guarantee (BG) limit is sanctioned by one of the India’s top Public Sector Undertaking Read more

Prostarm to set up 1.2 GWh BESS manufacturing facility in Haryana

Prostarm Info Systems Ltd has planned to establish its first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) manufacturing facility. To come up in Reliance MET City, Jhajjar, Haryana, this facility with annual manufacturing capacity of 1.2 GWh, marks a key milestone Read more