Keralam power crisis: Regulatory panel urges KSEB to fast-track battery energy storage projects
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has urged the state electricity board to accelerate the completion of five battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. Delays in these projects threaten the state's ability to manage power supplies during peak evening hours.
Why it matters
Energy storage infrastructure is essential for integrating renewable energy and ensuring grid stability during power crises.
As Keralam scrambles to find additional electricity supplies to stave off an unprecedented monsoon-season power crisis, indications are that all the five large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) planned across the State are likely to be in place only toward the end of this year.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) had originally informed the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) that the five BESS projects would be completed by October 2026. But the latest updates indicate that this commercial operation date (COD) is likely to be met only in the cases of two projects in Kasaragod district – the BESS at Myalatti with a capacity of 125 megawatt/500 megawatt hour (MW/MWh) and the 15MW/60 MWh project at Mulleria.
The Mylatti project is being implemented through the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and the Mulleria BESS, through NHPC Ltd.
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