India, June 20 -- New Delhi

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has given the go-ahead to BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) to begin competitive bidding for setting up a 97.5 MW/195 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) across five locations in south and west Delhi, officials said on Friday.

The project, aimed at improving power supply reliability and supporting renewable energy integration, is expected to benefit around 266,000 consumers in the two regions. DERC granted its approval in an order on June 18.

The battery storage facilities will be installed at grid substations in Dwarka, Bindapur, Hari Nagar, Sagarpur and Pappankala-2. Together, they will provide 97.5MW of power and 195MWh of storage capacity, with eac...