India''s First Commercially-Approved 20 MW Standalone Battery Energy
The country''s first commercially-approved standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is set to become operational soon at Kilokri, South Delhi, according to a
Delhi's Power Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday inaugurated India's first commercially approved and South Asia's largest standalone utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), developed by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited at the 33 kV Kilokri Substation in New Delhi.
Representational image. Credit: Canva The country's first commercially-approved standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is set to become operational soon at Kilokri, South Delhi, according to a statement by power distribution company BSES on Monday.
Minister Sood called the project a “historic milestone” for both Delhi and India's energy sector, setting a new benchmark in regulatory and technological progress. Developed with support from IndiGrid, GEAPP, and TERI, the system is described as South Asia's largest standalone battery-inverter power setup.
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The project, inaugurated by Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood, is hailed as India's first commercially approved utility-scale energy storage installation. Installed at the
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