- SECI’s 40 MW/120 MWh BESS will store solar energy when the sun is shining and using it later during hours of peak demand in the evening.
- It is funded by the World Bank and Clean Technology Fund (CTF) under Innovation in Solar Power & Hybrid Technologies (ISP&HT) Project.
- About BESS
- A BESS is an electrochemical device that charges (or collects energy) from the grid or a power plant and then discharges that energy at a later time to provide electricity or other grid services when needed.
- It is helpful in:
- Improving grid stability enabling larger Renewable Energy (RE) integration
- Bringing down peak deficits
- Meeting Renewable Purchase Obligations (mandates discoms to purchases a minimum percentage of electricity from RE).
- Reduction of carbon emissions.
- Initiatives to promote BESS
- Allowing BESS to participate in the High Price Day Ahead Market (HP-DAM) segment of the Energy Exchange.
- Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for development of 4,000 MWh of BESS projects by 2030-31
- Waiver of Inter-State Transmission Charges on BESS Projects commissioned up to July 2025.
- National programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery storage for Gigascale.
- Bidding Guidelines for BESS.
Clean Technology Fund (CTF)
ISP&HT
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