The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is keenly looking at grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), given the growing emphasis on renewable energy and the rising peak-time power demand in the State. The State power utility proposes to pilot a BESS project in Thiruvananthapuram city, B. Ashok, chairman and managing director, KSEB, told The Hindu. “It is a container-sized system and we hope to attach it to either the Technopark substation or the Medical College substation. The system is ideal for vital installations which need highly reliable power supply like airports, techno parks and medical facilities,’‘ Mr. Ashok said.
During peak demand
Grid-scale storage systems are technology options which allow utilities to store generated power for later use. For instance, cheaper solar or hydro power harnessed during day-time, off-peak hours can be stored and used later to…
KSEB to pilot battery energy storage system
