India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
State/UT
Capacity (in MWh)
Andaman & Nicobar
08
Bihar
282
Chhattisgarh
120
Delhi
50
Gujarat
77
Karnataka
150
Lakshadweep
01
Rajasthan
100
Uttar Pradesh
03
West Bengal
06
Total
798
The Government of India has set a target of achieving 500 GW of installed electricity generation capacity from non-fossil fuel-based sources by 2030, with a major share expected from solar and wind energy, which are inherently intermittent and variable in nature.
To facilitate the integration of such variable and intermittent Renewable Energy (RE) sources, deployment of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) is essential for storing surplus energy during periods of high RE generation ...