Thus, India’s choice of power backup resources boils down to pumped-hydro storage plants and battery-based energy storage systems (BESS). While the ambitious Snowy Hydro 2.0 build is ambling along, Australia’s National Electricity Market already has 18 battery energy storage projects in service, totalling 1,150MW/1,619 megawatt-hour (MWh) capacity. BESS, ideal for short termIn India, BESS projects connect to the national grid at existing substations. Various Central and State public sector enterprises have awarded 1,850MW of renewable energy plus storage and standalone battery storage projects since August 2022. Meanwhile, multiple new pumped hydro projects are on the drawing board, offering longer-duration energy storage capability.

Source: The Hindu November 30, 2023 14:28 UTC