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					</table><p>There is a growing need for energy storage systems to supply round-the-clock power, given the intermittent nature of wind and solar energy.</p>
<p>India&#8217;s energy storage capacity stands at 27.2 MWh. A total of 7,700 MWh of energy storage projects have been tendered, along with 1000 mWh of pumped storage hydro currently under development.</p>
<p>Energy storage tender activity increased by 41% year-over-year in the calendar year 2021.</p>
<p>The tenders floated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and NTPC amount to 7,600 MWh, indicating a robust pipeline for energy storage projects.</p>
<p>The energy storage segment is expected to achieve more traction during the second half of the decade as battery manufacturing capacities ramp up, bringing the overall cost of production down.</p>
<p>The two-day <a href="https://mercomindia.com/event/solar-summit-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mercom India Solar Summit 2022</a>, which began on July 28 in New Delhi, discussed issues relating to energy storage in a session titled <strong>&#8216;Energy Storage: What Are We Waiting For?</strong>&#8216; The panelists were Naveen Khandelwal<strong>, </strong>COO and CFO, <a href="https://brightnightpower.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BrightNight India</a>; Upma Koul, Vice President, <a href="https://www.shi-fw.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sumitomo, SHI FW</a>; and Sanskriti Dubey, Market Growth, Lead at <a href="https://fluenceenergy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fluence</a>. They shared lessons learned from global markets, the role of short and long-term energy storage, and the technologies that can address the various pain points.</p>
<p>Wendy Prabhu, President-Mercom Communications and Co-founder of Mercom Capital Group, moderated the session.</p>
<p>Regarding the need for energy storage projects, Naveen Khandelwal said, &#8220;Apart from increasing the renewable energy capacity, we need to increase the percentage of renewable energy in the grid. Energy storage is going to be very important in the coming future. We need to ensure that renewables are dispatchable, and we can do this by increasing the storage capacity.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Energy storage technologies</strong></p>
<p>Khandelwal suggested that India should pay more attention to various storage technologies, which would help India meet its energy targets.</p>
<p>Upma Koul said, &#8220;Lithium-ion batteries have become synonymous with energy storage. But the thing is that it is not feasible to go with only one technology. There are several technologies to choose from for the long-term and short-term. It is clear that innovation is taking place in the energy storage segment. Long-term storage should be treated as a different asset class. Some of the challenges are perceived risk and the lack of a skilled workforce. Lending institutions should support innovations and remove the perception of risk. The entire energy ecosystem should be integrated, with storage playing an important role.&#8221;</p>
<p>Koul added that most of the technologies have components that can be manufactured in India. Citing the example of the United Kingdom, she said that India could do well in implementing the model in India. She emphasized the importance of long-term planning.</p>
<p>Sanskriti Dubey said, &#8220;Energy storage has a big future in India, and it will get mainstream soon. We should create a level playing field. Having energy storage obligation targets is a good move in this direction. Storage targets will create a mandate. We must focus on the grid&#8217;s requirements and consider what is required to balance the grid. We need to follow the case of Australia and implement it in Indian conditions. We should consider the design requirements, safety parameters, and degradation for any storage project.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Roadmap</strong></p>
<p>Khandelwal said there was a need to continue the momentum and increase the number of hybrid tenders. &#8220;The agencies should support multiple technologies. We should look at storage in a multi-dimensional approach. There should be consistency in regulatory policies. Seasonal storage is also one technology that can help provide round-the-clock power. It will be crucial for wind generation projects, which are in operation during the monsoon. Storage can help provide energy during other months of the year.&#8221;</p>
<p>Stressing that India is a cost-conscious market, Khandelwal said that blending storage with other technologies instead of standalone storage projects is the way to go. He pointed out that as electricity is a concurrent subject, states should work in synergy with the center to achieve the energy targets. &#8220;We should combine storage with various renewable energy sources, which would go a long way in making storage dispatchable.&#8221;.</p>
<p>Koul stressed the importance of developing an ancillary market. Right now, we don&#8217;t have any mechanism for ancillary services. The ancillary market can be developed in India. Everyone is going for energy transition, and energy storage will play a big part in this.&#8221;</p>
<p>With rising global demand, battery storage companies have seen copious funding inflows. According to Mercom&#8217;s <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/product/1h-q2-2022-funding-ma-report-for-storage-grid-efficiency/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1H and Q2 2022 Funding and M&amp;A Report for Storage, Grid &amp; Efficiency</a>, corporate funding for battery storage companies in 1H 2022 globally saw an increase of 64%, with $15.8 billion raised in 57 deals compared to $9.6 billion raised in 43 deals in 1H 2021.</p>
<p>The Mercom India Solar Summit, on its second day on July 29, will devote sessions to discussing topics including manufacturing, technological innovations, solar for C&amp;I, large-scale solar development, and financing of solar projects.</p>
<p>You can register for the event <a href="https://mercomindia.com/event/solar-summit-2022/register/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p>


Energy Storage Will Drive the Growth of Renewables in Future


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					</table><p>Bharat Petroleum Corporation (<a href="https://www.bharatpetroleum.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BPCL</a>) has invited bids to set up a 5 MW electrolyzer and associated system for producing green hydrogen and hydrogen blending with natural gas in the city gas distribution network.</p>
<p>The last date to submit the bids is July 6, 2022. Bids will be opened on the same day.</p>
<p>The city gas distribution network project envisages the marketing of piped natural gas to various customers in domestic, commercial &amp; industrial segments and compressed natural gas to the automotive segment.</p>
<p>Bharat Petroleum intends to install a 5 MW electrolyzer system to set up a green hydrogen production facility in a phased manner in one of its city gas distribution projects. The green hydrogen produced will be blended with natural gas in the existing steel pipeline network.</p>
<p>Bharat Petroleum is exploring the possibility of blending green hydrogen with natural gas in Ahmednagar and Aurangabad (Maharashtra) city gas distribution networks.</p>
<p>Setting up of pilot project on hydrogen blending with natural gas is to analyze the technical and commercial implications of blending and substituting natural gas with green hydrogen.</p>
<p>Bidders must be reputed water electrolyzer companies producing the water electrolyzer system, companies with experience in hydrogen blending with natural gas, or engineering companies associated with a water electrolyzer technology company.</p>
<p>The green hydrogen will be mixed with natural gas in the city gas distribution network up to 2% by weight in a phased manner subject to the meeting of technical requirements, safety, durability, and integrity of the existing natural gas pipeline network.</p>
<p>Bharat Petroleum will provide land for installing and commissioning the system near its network.</p>
<p>The unit should be fully automatic, suitable for unattended operation, with integrated safety controls. It must conform to applicable hydrogen generation unit standards, including pressure vessel directives and hazardous area classification requirements.</p>
<p>Recently, Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology <a href="https://mercomindia.com/bids-1-mw-green-hydrogen-plant-maharashtra/">invited</a> bids to set up a 1 MW green hydrogen plant with the associated ecosystem on a build, own, and operate basis in Maharashtra.</p>
<p>Earlier, Indian Oil Corporation Limited had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/indian-oil-floats-tender-green-hydrogen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a global tender to develop green hydrogen generation facilities on a build, own, and operate basis at its refineries in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, and Panipat in Haryana.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-tender-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of tender activity in real-time.</p>


Bharat Petroleum Invites Bids to Set Up a 5 MW Green Hydrogen Production Facility

<p>The Solar Energy Corporation of India (<a href="https://seci.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SECI</a>) has invited an expression of interest (EoI) from power generators involved in hydro, pumped storage, gas, battery storage, and thermal generating stations to supply power to SECI, which it would then blend with different renewable sources.</p>
<p>The aim is to meet the challenges posed by the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, which need to be supplemented with other conventional sources of power. The deadline for the submission of the EoI is January 31, 2019.</p>
<p>The main objectives of this blending process are as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>To provide real-time clock (RTC) supply to consumers to meet their base-load and enhance the renewable penetration at DISCOMs.</li>
<li>To cater to the requirements of consumers by providing them round the clock power by blending power from renewable sources with power from other sources like hydro, gas, pumped storage, and thermal sources, among others.</li>
<li>The C&amp;I consumers who have captive projects can meet their renewable purchase obligations (RPO) through the purchase of renewable energy through long or medium-term open access.</li>
</ul>
<p>The inputs received from this EoI will be used by SECI to prepare the tender to procure power from other generators to balance the renewable power purchased by it and to supply firm power to its customers.</p>
<p>As per the EoI document, SECI may sign the PPA with other power generators, which may be valid for 1-25 years as per the consumer requirements, especially for those blocks during the day when the renewable energy falls short to meet the round-the-clock firm power requirements.</p>
<p>Existing renewable power will be made available by SECI, and the prospective power developers will be selected through the open tender.</p>
<p>SECI will decide the rates through an open tender, and the renewable capacity for blending will be made available in 18-20 months.</p>
<p>Recently, SECI <a href="https://mercomindia.com/seci-tenders-solar-wind-solar-hybrid-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> two tenders for 1,200 MW of solar and 1,200 MW of wind-solar hybrid projects connected to the interstate transmission system (ISTS). The plans under both the tenders will be developed on a build-own-operate basis.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, SECI had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/seci-tender-round-clock-renewables-energy-storage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">issued</a> a tender to procure 400 MW (2×200 MW) of renewable energy on round the clock basis. Under this tender, solar, wind, and hybrid projects could be developed. Moreover, the renewable power installations could be further augmented with necessary energy storage systems as per the developer’s requirements to meet the criteria of supply of power during the peak hours.</p>


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