The project will include 600 MW of solar capacity along with a 550 MWh co-located battery energy storage system (BESS), aimed at enhancing reliability and efficiency of power supply, it said in a regulatory filing.
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Currently, the cost of battery-based energy storage in India is INR 10. 18/kWh, as discovered in a SECI auction for 500 MW/1000 MWh BESS. The government has launched viability gap funding and Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes to make battery storage affordable.
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“The cost of BESS system is anticipated to be in the range of R₹2. 20 crore per MWh during the period 2023-26 for development of BESS capacity of 4,000 MWh, which translates into capital cost of ₹9,400 crore with a budget support of R₹3,760 crore,” Power Minister R K Singh.
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India's installed renewable energy capacity in 2025 was 250. 5 gigawatts (GW), which increased from 175.
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