BESS policy and portal to be launched soon, says Energy Resources Minister Nirmal Kumar

Tamil Nadu Minister for Energy Resources C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) that a battery energy storage system (BESS) policy, along with a portal, would be launched soon.

Inaugurating the Indian Solar Association’s special interactive meet on the Tamil Nadu Solar Rooftop Programme and an expo in Chennai, he said the Energy Resources Department had finalised the BESS policy after holding discussions for three months. He said that nearly 20,000 applications had been received since the launch of the Tamil Nadu Rooftop Solar Subsidy Scheme announced by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. As many as 1,500 applications were cleared for subsidy. The scheme combines the Central and State government subsidy of ₹35,000 for 1 kilowatt (kW), ₹70,000 for 2 kW and ₹1,00,000 for 3 kW.