CERC notifies tariff framework for co-located battery storage systems
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified the Terms and Conditions of Tariff (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026, establishing a tariff framework for battery energy storage systems (BESS) co-located with coal, lignite, and gas-based thermal generating stations, as well as interstate transmission infrastructure. Supplementary tariff for integrated storage The amendment introduces a supplementary tariff structure to recover costs of storage assets integrated with existing generating stations or transmission systems. It provides for separate fixed storage…