India’s NTPC Green Energy wins 320 MWh of battery projects
The renewables division of India’s National Thermal Power Company (NTPC), and Opera Energy, were winners in a tender held by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the state of Kerala.
NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) secured 80 MW/320 MWh of BESS projects in NHPC’s auction for grid-connected, standalone batteries in Kerala.
NGEL won two key projects:
- 40 MW/160 MWh at Pothencode substation with a quoted tariff of INR 457,000 ($5,321)/MW/month
- 40 MW/160 MWh at Sreekantapuram substation with a tariff of INR 434,000/MW/month
Meanwhile, Opera Energy secured 15 MW/60 MWh at a tariff of INR 438,000/MW/month.
From pv magazine India.
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