AdvtJoin the community of 2M+ industry professionals. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. All about ETEnergyworld industry right on your smartphone! Download the ETEnergyworld App and get the Realtime updates and Save your favourite articles. Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd (Powergrid) on Friday announced bagging a 150 MW/300 MW battery energy storage project at Kalikiri in Andhra Pradesh.The project is part of Andhra Pradesh's broader initiative to deploy a cumulative 1,000 MW/2,000 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity to enhance grid stability and support 'on-demand' usage, Powergrid said in an exchange filing.An energy storage system of 150 MW/300 MW means 150 MW of battery energy can provide power backup for two hours, giving a total output of 300 MW.The company said it has been awarded the project under the Build-Own-Operate (BOO) model with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support through the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) at a 400/220 kV substation in Kalikiri.As of December 31, Powergrid has commissioned and operates 287 sub-stations and more than 1,81,894 circuit kilometer transmission lines and 5,93,016 megavolt amperes (MVA) of transformation capacity.>

Source: Economic Times January 02, 2026 18:05 UTC