The battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project at the Puducherry site of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has gone live. …
The closed-door virtual go-live event, was conducted jointly by USAID and POWERGRID, and was attended by senior representatives from the Ministry of Power, Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO); Powergrid; USAID/India, the GTG-RISE team from Deloitte (implementing partner); and KEC Ltd, USAID grantee and technical partner for the pilot. The BESS pilot is aimed at demonstrating various possible use cases through enhanced IT-based controls, ascertaining the feasibility of BESS in the grid, and assessing the economic value of storage and will be an important contribution to India’s energy sector. The go-live demonstration of the BESS pilot will play a critical role in grid integration and security.