NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, is set to synchronise its first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project with a capacity of 500 MWh in the coming days. Commercial operations will begin after synchronisation, marking NVVN’s entry into the battery energy storage sector. NVVN CEO Somes Bandyopadhyay shared the update […]
The Union Cabinet has approved the Rs 1.86 lakh crore Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme to strengthen state transmission networks and evacuate 135 GW of renewable energy. The Union Cabinet has approved the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme with an outlay of Rs 1,86,405 crore. The scheme will strengthen state transmission networks and enable the […]
Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, held a bilateral meeting with a delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) in New Delhi on September 24, 2026. The meeting reviewed ongoing India-EU energy cooperation and explored areas for deeper collaboration in the power sector. Discussions […]
A report by the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) suggests that solar power combined with storage is more cost-effective than constructing new thermal plants for round-the-clock electricity supply. The study analysed the per-unit cost of meeting the demand of BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) using solar power combined with battery energy storage systems (BESS) and […]
