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
News In Brief Dec 11: CATL in Spain, Husk Power, EVLO’s First BESS Updated On Wed, Dec 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy Stellantis And CATL to Invest Up to €4.1 Billion in Joint Venture for Large-Scale LFP Battery Plant in Spain Stellantis, the maker of the iconic JEEP, and CATL recently reached an agreement to invest up to €4.1 billion to form a joint venture that will build a large-scale European lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant […] Read more
SECI’s 4 GWh BESS Tender Finds Takers At Rs 3.52/kWh Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Read more
SECI’s 4 GWh BESS Tender Finds Takers At Rs 3.52/kWh Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC Renewable Energy, Sembcorp Green Infra, Solarcraft Power India 8 and Hero Solar Energy have all bid at Rs 3.52 to emerge winners from SECI’s largest Solar+Storage tender till date for 2 GW Solar plus 4 GWh BESS. While NTPC won 500 MW, Hero walked away with 270 MW, with the rest getting 150MW allotments […] Read more
RRUVNL Revises Its Tender For 500 MW Standalone BESS Updated On Tue, Dec 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) has revised the tender document for its proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. Initially, RRVUNL had issued a tender inviting developers to establish a 500 MW standalone BESS. The firm has now released a separate corrigendum for the tender. The revised tender documents address the bidders’ […] 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
