Energy Storage

Reliance Power’s total clean energy pipeline now stands at 2.4 GW of solar DC capacity and over 2.5 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, making it India’s largest player in the integrated solar plus BESS segment.

The BC Jindal Group will be responsible for land acquisition, project installation and ownership, obtaining all necessary approvals, and ensuring interconnection with the ISTS network to supply the contracted power.

SolarEdge Technologies, an Israel-based solar inverter and battery energy storage specialist, has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art R&D and Technology Center in Bengaluru. The facility will play a key role in supporting SolarEdge’s global innovation pipeline while addressing the unique needs of the Indian market.

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) is accepting bids to develop a 250 MW solar PV power project along with a 250 MW/1,100 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ryapte in Karnataka.

Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has awarded 420 MW of renewable-plus-storage capacity in its 1.2 GW round-the-clock (RTC) power tender. The winning developers will set up renewable energy projects backed with energy storage systems to supply RTC power.

Live fire tests aim to demonstrate physical containment technology.

Advait Energy Transitions and H.G. Infra Engineering have secured battery energy storage purchase agreements (BESPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) for capacities allocated under GUVNL’s Phase IV tender.

NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) and Opera Energy have emerged as winners in NHPC’s tender for setting up standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Kerala, supported by viability gap funding.

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, powering everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles, residential PV storage systems, and, more recently, mitigating curtailment in large-scale wind and solar power plants. EVs are driving large-scale demand for Li-ion batteries which will result in substantial volumes of spent batteries in the near future. This scenario highlights the potential for repurposing EV batteries for second-life stationary applications, which could maximise their value before recycling. However, to fully realise this opportunity, several economic, technical, and regulatory challenges must be addressed and resolved.

India’s Exicom has launched its next-generation DC fast charger, Harmony Direct 2.0, engineered for reliability and efficiency in EV charging. The charger is powered by India’s first indigenously developed EV charger controller platform.