Chennai: Tamil Nadu has taken a decisive step towards achieving its renewable energy ambitions by approving its first-ever solar power project integrated with battery storage.

The initiative, seen as a breakthrough in the State’s clean energy transition, comes four years after the state government announced an ambitious plan to set up 20,000 MW of solar capacity and 10,000 MW of battery storage within a decade.

In a landmark order, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has permitted the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd (TNGECL) to float tenders for two grid-connected solar power projects with battery energy storage systems (BESS). Each project, with a 15 MW solar capacity and 45 MWh storage, will come up in Karur and Tiruvarur districts and will be operated on

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