Oriana Power to set up 50 MW battery storage project in Rajasthan
Author: PPD Team Date: July 14, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: July 14, 2025
Truere Knight, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oriana Power, has signed a battery energy storage purchase agreement with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL).
The agreement covers the development of a 50 MW/100 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Heerapura substation in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The system will help the state utility balance supply and demand more effectively.
The project will be developed under the build-own-operate model. The total estimated cost is Rs 1.88 billion. The project is expected to receive viability gap funding of Rs 270 million.
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