NGEL bags NHPC’s 80 MW/320 MWh BESS project In Kerala
NTPC Green Energy has secured a battery energy storage project in Kerala in an auction conducted by NHPC.
The 80MW/320MWh battery energy storage project will provide power back-up or supply of 80MW for four hours.
A regulatory filing said that the NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) emerged as the winning bidder in the e-reverse auction conducted by NHPC.
The auction was part of NHPC's tender for the selection of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) developers for setting up of 125MW / 500MWh ISTS-connected standalone BESS in Kerala.
NGEL has secured two key projects under the initiative.