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From: Eric10/17/2017 7:50:36 AM
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Utility scale storage project in India with 28 MWh is underway


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16.10.2017: The government of India owned coal mining company Neyvveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLC) recently completed auction for a 20 MW PV project integrated with 28 MWh storage capacity in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. According to consultancy Bridge to India, this is the first utility scale storage tender in India announcing results. The tender includes provision of complete EPC and O&M services for 25 years. The lowest bidder was Mahindra Susten, quoting project costs of INR 2.99 billion ($46 million). Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal with a total population of 400,000 and aggregate peak demand of 67 MW. The islands get their power mainly from diesel generators and targets to replace them with integrated solar storage plants.

India is doing very little to capture energy storage opportunity, says the consultancy. The underlying problem is a mix of high cost sensitivity and lack of awareness about technical potential of storage. Our view is that storage will need 3 to 4 years of techno-commercial advancements before finding scale in India.

There have been four other utility scale storage tenders in India until now by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and NTPC in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands respectively. But all these tenders, with aggregate capacity of 35 MWh, have been scrapped, says Bridge to India.
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