Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain inaugurated 10 MW battery energy storage system at Rohini on 29 August 2021 that will be used for electricity load management across the capital.
The system will prevent power cuts and fluctuations, and can be charged through renewable sources of energy as well.
This system is made by Tata Power and South Asia's largest energy storage system. This will be used in grid stabilisation and load management across Delhi and also make use of renewable energy sources.
The battery bank will store power amid off-peak demand which then can be utilised during peak demand hours, thereby stabilising the whole grid.
The system will prevent power cuts and fluctuations, and the energy storage system can be charged through renewable sources of energy as well. This facility costs around Rs 55 crore but the government is looking to reduce costs by innovating it further.
It will review the project in a month's time and based on the learnings from its operation, the government will plan out the replication of the system for other parts of the city.