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ACME Solar has bagged 275 MW/550 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) projects from NHPC in Andhra Pradesh across Kuppam and Ghani.
A 275 MW/550 MWh battery system stores extra electricity and releases enough power to run over 1.5 lakh homes for two hours when needed.
The deets: the company secured the Kuppam project (50 MW/100 MWh) at a tariff of ₹2,10,000 per MW/month and the Ghani project (225 MW/450 MWh) at ₹2,22,000 per MW/month.
Each site will run two full cycles daily, meaning the system must store and release energy twice a day, every day.
ACME Solar, with a 6,970 MW renewable portfolio, is one of India’s top integrated clean energy players.
Zoom out: India is the third-largest electricity producer in the world, generating over 1,900 billion units (kWh) annually. Peak power demand hit an all-time high of 250 GW in 2024, and it's expected to cross 340 GW by 2030, driven by urbanisation, EVs, and industrial growth.
To meet this, India is rapidly shifting towards non-fossil sources, aiming for 500 GW of clean energy capacity by 2030, including solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear. As of 2024, over 180 GW is already installed.
