New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III) scheme. This historic initiative will strengthen India's Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS) to enable evacuation of up to 135 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy across States/ Union Territories.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who briefed the media on cabinet decisions, said the scheme also provides for deployment of 50 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at the Renewable Energy (RE) developer/generator end or any other location of importance for grid flexibility to address intermittency, congestion, peak-hour curtailment and meet non-solar hour demand.

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