Gujarat has initiated battery power storage techniques with a complete capability of 870 MW at 5 areas throughout the state to strengthen grid stability and help the rising integration of renewable power, PTI reported citing officers on Saturday.Battery Vitality Storage Techniques (BESS) are used to retailer electrical energy generated from photo voltaic and different renewable sources and assist handle fluctuations in provide and demand.“Gujarat has initiated battery storage techniques at 5 areas with a complete capability of 870 MW,” an official launch mentioned.The state has additionally registered 13 extra tasks throughout Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Patan and Kutch districts for establishing extra battery storage amenities.In keeping with the discharge, Modhera –India’s first photo voltaic village–has launched the nation’s first BESS built-in with a solar energy plant.“Underneath the management of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the state has continued to advance on this course and has strengthened its place among the many main states driving battery storage techniques in India,” the discharge mentioned.Just lately, a battery storage system was commissioned at Charal in Ahmedabad district’s Sanand taluka, whereas 4 techniques are already operational in Modhera in Mehsana district and Lakhpat in Kutch.The Gujarat authorities has integrated superior power storage techniques as a key part within the Gujarat Built-in Renewable Vitality Coverage, 2025.Underneath the coverage, approvals are being granted for standalone battery storage tasks, tasks linked to new renewable power installations and techniques built-in with present renewable infrastructure.The discharge mentioned that after the Normal Working Process (SOP) is accepted, business and industrial customers may also be allowed to register battery storage tasks alongside photo voltaic and wind power techniques.The state authorities is inviting firms to take part within the growth of battery storage techniques by aggressive bidding.GETCO (Gujarat Vitality Transmission Company) and energy distribution firms are figuring out strategic areas for battery storage amenities primarily based on grid necessities and operational wants.Officers mentioned renewable power technology, significantly from solar energy, fluctuates in the course of the day, and battery storage techniques might help retailer surplus electrical energy generated throughout peak daylight hours to be used throughout high-demand night durations when photo voltaic output falls.The techniques are anticipated to cut back stress on the grid and enhance general grid stability, the discharge added.
