{
  "id": 11909989,
  "title": "Keralam’s 100 MW Kasaragod solar park to have battery energy storage system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/keralams-100-mw-kasaragod-solar-park-to-have-battery-energy-storage",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-04T10:40:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralams-100-mw-kasaragod-solar-park-to-have-battery-energy-storage-system/article71543371.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has decided to include a 50 MW/100 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as part of the second phase of the proposed 100 MW Kasaragod solar park project. This addition aims to tackle the evening-hour peak demand in Keralam, which has been struggling with power shortages. The solar park, phase II of which was approved by the MNRE on February 1, 2024, will be located in Cheemeni, Kasaragod district. The KSEB has also approved the tendering process for the 50 MW BESS with a two-hour storage capacity. This BESS will complement the five BESS projects already in development by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and aim to tap into the growing solar power capacity in Keralam.",
  "summary": "The 50 MW/100 MWh BESS alongside phase II of the solar park will complement the five BESS projects already under development by the KSEB to tap the surge in Keralam’s solar power capacity",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}