Tata Power Renewable signed 120 MWh BESS Purchase Agreement from NHPC Ltd

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, has signed its first Battery Energy Storage Purchase Agreement (BESPA) with NHPC Limited (NHPC). The project, which is secured under NHPC’s BESS Tranche-I tender via competitive bidding route for Kerala State Electricity Board Limited, involves the setting up of a 30 MW / 120 MWh battery storage system at the 220 kV substation in Area code, Kerala.

The project will help to resolve peak power demand, accelerate grid flexibility, and enable seamless integration of renewable energy in Kerala. It is part of NHPC’s broader initiative to develop 125 MW / 500 MWh of standalone battery storage capacity in the state of Kerala, under a Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding framework supported by Viability Gap Funding.

 

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The Project will be implemented under the Ministry of Power guidelines and will operate under a 12-year BESPA and will be commissioned within 15 months, positioning storage as a key enabler of round-the-clock renewable power and grid resilience.

In addition, TPREL is also operating a Solar and BESS project in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, which comprises a 100 MW solar photovoltaic plant integrated with a 120 MWh utility-scale BESS, developed under an EPC contract awarded by the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited

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The project with NHPC marks TPREL’s first win in the standalone BESS segment, reinforcing its commitment to delivering cutting-edge, dispatchable, and sustainable energy solutions.

With this addition, TPREL's total renewable capacity now stands at approximately 10.9 GW, including 5.6 GW of operational projects, comprising 4.6 GW of solar and 1 GW of wind, and 5.3 GW under various stages of development.

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