22 March 2022
MoP issues guidelines for procurement & utilisation of BESS
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified a new resolution of the Guidelines for the procurement and utilisation of battery energy storage systems (BESS) as part of generation, transmission and distribution assets, along with ancillary services.
Specific Objectives of the Guidelines:
· To facilitate procurement of BESS, as part of individual RE power projects or separately, for addressing the variability/firming power supply / increasing energy output / extending the time of supply from an individual RE project or a portfolio of RE projects, augmentation of existing RE Projects and/or to provide ancillary, grid support and flexibility services for the grid.
· To facilitate procurement of BESS for optimum utilization of transmission and distribution network.
· To ensure transparency and fairness in procurement processes/ and to provide for a framework for an Intermediary Procurer as an Aggregator / Trading licensees / Implementing Agency for the inter-state/intra-state sale-purchase of power.
· To provide standardization and uniformity in processes and a risk-sharing framework between various stakeholders, involved in the energy storage and storage capacity procurement, thereby encouraging competition and enhanced bankability of the Projects.
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