The Madhya Pradesh government has approved the development of three solar-energy storage projects with an aggregate solar capacity of 800 MW to strengthen grid reliability and meet peak power demand in the state.
The projects will be developed through Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited and include a 300 MW solar project with four hours of battery energy storage, a 300 MW solar project with six hours of storage and a 200 MW solar project with 24-hour storage. The state government has indicated that the projects will be implemented under a single-cycle charging-based energy storage configuration to enable the supply of clean and reliable power during peak demand periods.