JSW Energy commences construction of 1 GWh BESS project

JSW Energy has announced the development of the largest commercial-scale green hydrogen project in India and first in the country for making green steel.

Further, the company has initiated the construction activities for its battery energy storage project marking its foray into energy storage services. The company has achieved significant milestones in the green hydrogen space. These include signing a seven years green hydrogen supply agreement with JSW Steel Limited for 3,800 tonnes per annum (tpa), along with associated green oxygen. The company has been allotted a capacity of 6,800 tpa under the strategic interventions for green hydrogen transition program by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited. Furthermore, a memorandum of understanding has been signed with JSW Steel to supply additional 85,000 to 90,000 tpa of green hydrogen, along with 720,000 tpa of green oxygen, progressively by 2030.