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Telangana Approves 3,000 MW Solar Power With Battery Storage
Telangana has approved plans to buy solar electricity along with large batteries.
The plan covers 3,000 MW of solar power and 6,000 MWh of battery storage for 25 years.
Companies will compete to build and run the projects.
Telangana’s electricity distributors will buy the power at prices set through bidding.
The government says the state needs more electricity as it grows.
Solar panels make power during the day, while batteries can save some of it for times when demand is high.
The government also expects solar power to help reduce electricity costs.
The Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited will take steps to put the plan into action.
Telangana approved procurement of 3,000 MW of solar power paired with 6,000 MWh of battery storage for 25 years.
The Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited will oversee the procurement through competitive bidding.
Private developers will develop, finance, own and operate the projects, with state distribution licensees buying the power at bid-discovered tariffs.
The government cited rising peak demand and projected growth linked to economic development, urban expansion, industry, data centres, electric vehicles and infrastructure projects.
The order says solar generation and storage could lower procurement costs, and sets implementation under standard bidding documents and guidelines.
- Who
- The Telangana government approved the procurement; the Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited will implement it.
- What
- Procurement of 3,000 MW of solar power paired with 6,000 MWh of battery storage for 25 years.
- Where
- Telangana, India.
- When
- The approval was issued through an energy department government order; the article gives no date.
- Why
- To address rising and projected electricity demand and reduce procurement costs.
Key facts
- Solar capacity
- 3,000 MW
- Battery storage
- 6,000 MWh
- Procurement period
- 25 years
- Procurement method
- Competitive bidding
- Solar capacity envisaged by 2030
- 16,000 MW, according to the cited CEA study and state energy policy
- Implementing body
- Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TGRedco)
Sources
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