NTPC REL Issues 2.5 GW BESS Tender For Its Thermal Plant Updated On Tue, Jan 14th, 2025 by Saurenergy NTPC REL recently released a tender to develop a 2500 MW/10,000 MWH Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. The NTPC subsidiary has planned the project as spread across NTPC thermal power stations. The last date to submit the bids is February 17, 2025. The tender document elaborated on the project’s capacity. It mentioned, “The battery […] Read more
Tender, Tariff, and Takers: 2024 A Brief Review Updated On Mon, Jan 6th, 2025 by Saurenergy The renewable energy landscape is witnessing a transformative shift, with bidding processes increasingly favoring innovative solutions like Round the Clock (RTC) energy, Firm and Dispatchable Energy (FDRE), and wind-solar hybrid (WSH) tenders. Notably, energy storage has emerged as a game-changer, becoming an integral component of many new tenders. According to an SBI Caps report, storage […] Read more
Telangana Eyes 34 GW Of Solar Capacity With New RE Capacity Updated On Sun, Jan 5th, 2025 by Saurenergy Telangana Government recently released its draft Renewable Energy Policy 2024 intending to increase its renewable energy capacity. The state currently has a total solar capacity of 4,842.10 MW while it has 128.10 MW of wind energy capacity. Telangana’s latest renewable energy policy aims to achieve 34 GW of solar capacity. It has planned to achieve […] Read more
SECI Floats 125 MW/500 MWh BESS Tender in Kerala With VGF Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) recently released a tender to set up a 125 MW/500 MWh standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Kerala with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support. The last date for bid submission is set as February 6, 2025. This marks the 22nd standalone BESS tender in India. This is […] Read more
Sembcorp Enters BESS Market In India, RE Capacity Touches 6 GW Updated On Wed, Dec 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) today announced receiving a Letter of Award (LoA) for a 150 MW solar photovoltaic project coupled with a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) of 300MWh. The Singapore-based company secured this award from the Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) through its subsidiary Sembcorp Green Infra Private Limited (SGIPL). The Build-Own-Operate (BOO) […] Read more
US Election May Lead To Hike In BESS Costs By 10%: Report Updated On Fri, Dec 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest Wood Mackenzie report shared an update on the United States (US) storage market, which installed 3.8 GW of storage capacity in Q3 2024, reflecting an 80% increase compared to Q3 2023. Among the energy storage mix, the US deployed 3,431 MW/9,188 MWh in the grid-scale segment, marking the largest capacity installation in Q3. […] Read more
Reliance Subsidiary Wins SECI’s 930 MW Solar, 1860 MWh BESS Project Updated On Thu, Dec 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy Reliance Power Limited (Reliance Power) subsidiary, Reliance NU Suntech Private Limited (Reliance NU Suntech), has won a 930 MW solar contract with a battery energy storage system project (BESS). Reliance secured this project from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in an e-reverse auction held on 9th December 2024. Reliance NU Suntech’s successful bid for […] Read more
GUVNL’s 400 MW/800 MWh BESS Project Awarded At Rs 2.26/KW Updated On Sat, Nov 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has announced Kintech Synergy Private Limited, H.G. Infra Engineering, Bhilwara Energy, and Advait Infratech as successful bidders for its 400 MW/800 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project (Phase IV). The tender for the project was released in September 2024, with results declared within two months. The Gujarat-based discom […] Read more
BII, Norfund & IndiGrid Enter 300 Mn Partnership To Expand BESS Project In India Updated On Wed, Nov 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy IndiGrid, a power sector infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), formed a new platform, EnerGrid in partnership with British International Investment (BII), UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, along with the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund, managed by Norfund. This platform focuses on developing greenfield transmission and standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects in India. The […] Read more
