NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NLC India Limited, has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) for developing a 50 MW/200 MWh standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project at Arambag in Hooghly district, West Bengal.
The project was awarded following a tender floated by the Department of Power, Government of West Bengal, on behalf of WBSEDCL. The tender was conducted under the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding process for setting up standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems at multiple locations across West Bengal.
NIRL participated in the bidding process and emerged as the successful bidder for the Arambag project.
The development marks a new project award for NLC India Renewables in the standalone battery energy storage segment in West Bengal.
