BESS project in Kasaragod likely to be completed before next summer

The Power department hopes to have Kerala’s first battery energy storage system in place before the 2026 summer season. The Kerala State Electricity Board and the Solar Energy Corporation of India on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding for establishing the 125 megawatt /500 megawatt hour BESS at the former’s substation at Mylatty in Kasaragod. How BESS works BESS projects allow storage of cheap and surplus energy produced during the daytime, when the demand is low, for use during periods when the demand is high. Viability gap funding Kerala had received Central approval for a viability gap funding of ₹135 crore for establishing the BESS project in November last year. A study by the Power department’s Energy Management Centre - Kerala, recently submitted to the State government, has pegged BESS projects as better suited to handle the State’s energy storage requirements till 2026-27.