Fadnavis, who met the Union minister in New Delhi, also pressed for viability gap funding for an 8,000 MWh battery storage project being developed by MSEDCL (Mahavitaran). The Union minister gave an assurance on extending support for the project, the release said
Battery storage systems are used to store surplus renewable energy and release it during peak demand
The Centre has already approved viability gap funding for a similar 4,500 MWh project, and tenders for it have been issued. Mahavitaran is now setting up another large-scale 8,000 MWh battery storage project for which the state has sought Central assistance
The meeting also discussed transmission infrastructure for evacuating solar power, 18 major solar projects in Maharashtra, and solutions to technical challenges in the power grid
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