NHPC Issues Tranche-I 125 MW/500 MWh BESS Tender In Kerala Updated On Mon, Jan 20th, 2025 by Saurenergy NHPC has released a tender to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) to select developers for setting up 125 MW / 500 MWh (InSTS) connected standalone BESS (NHPC-Tranche-I-BESS). The project would be located in Kerala with viability gap funding (VGF) support (2024-25). NHPC has sought bids until February 21, 2025. The NHPC tender explained, […] Read more
GUVNL Issues Tender For 500 MW/1000 MWh BESS Project Updated On Sun, Jan 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy GUVNL has now released its 500/1000 MWh (Phase-VI) standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) tender for 2025. The project is located in the home state of Gujarat. This is the 23rd standalone BESS tender and the 6th from GUVNL (one is in the draft stage on LDES). GUVNL is accepting bids until February 24, 2025. […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender To Build Pilot BESS At Dadri Thermal Plant Updated On Thu, Jan 16th, 2025 by Saurenergy NTPC recently issued a tender to build and test a pilot project for proof of concept to replace diesel generators (DGs) with battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the Dadri Thermal Plant. The plant will be located at NTPC Dadri Stage-I. NTPC sought bids from interested parties until February 10, 2025. Prior Experience The bidder […] Read more
NTPC REL Issues 2.5 GW BESS Tender For Its Thermal Plants 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
