Overview

• Tata Power Renewable has secured its inaugural standalone Battery Energy Storage Purchase Agreement, delivering a 30 MW/120 MWh system at a Kerala grid substation under NHPC’s tranche-I tender.
• The project is set for commissioning within 15 months and will operate under a 12-year purchase framework guided by Ministry of Power regulations.
• The storage system aims to bolster grid flexibility, meet peak demand and facilitate smoother integration of renewable power in Kerala.
• The agreement contributes to NHPC’s broader target of 125 MW/500 MWh standalone storage capacity in Kerala through tariff-based competitive bidding and viability gap funding.
• The contract raises TPREL’s renewable portfolio to 10.9 GW, leveraging its prior 100 MW solar and 120 MWh storage installation in Rajnandgaon.