NTPC approves Rs 8,996 crore for BESS and Meja Stage-II
NTPC Limited approved two major investment proposals at its board meeting on March 28, 2026, committing a combined Rs 8,995.57 crore across battery energy storage and thermal power expansion. Battery energy storage system NTPC approved an investment of Rs 5,821.90 crore for a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a total capacity of 4.70 GWh. The approved capacity forms part of NTPC’s broader storage expansion target of 22 GWh by 2032. The company has already…