Kerala plans 2,000 MWh battery energy storage system with NTPC
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- Kerala plans a 2,000 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system at Kayamkulam in Alappuzha with NTPC Ltd.
- The project is intended to address the State’s electricity shortage and will be accompanied by faster work on an NTPC 27-MW solar project at Kayamkulam.
- NTPC has agreed to supply 300 MW to Kerala from its project in Maharashtra.
- Battery storage can absorb electricity when supply exceeds demand and discharge it during peak demand, improving grid flexibility.
- exam_relevance: tests the distinction between MW power and MWh energy capacity and the role of BESS in integrating variable renewable energy; UPSC Prelims 2022 asked about battery technologies and energy storage-related applications, making this project’s stated 2,000-MWh capacity a precise current-affairs anchor.
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