Envision Energy India has signed an agreement with Delhi-based independent power producer Juniper Green Energy (JGE) for the supply of 200 182|5MW turbine platforms, as well as a 320MWh battery energy storage system.
JGE will use the turbines for various projects won under state and central auctions.
Envision’s platforms have 182m rotor diameter, a hub height of 140m and are designed specifically for wind conditions in India.
Naresh Mansukhani, CEO, Juniper Green Energy commented, “These two landmark agreements with Envision Energy India represent a significant advancement in our strategic partnership, building upon the successful 300MW order for EN156/3.3 WTGs earlier this year…We are confident that this collaboration will significantly accelerate our contributions to India’s energy transition and its sustainability objectives”.
The battery energy storage system will be deployed at a project awarded under India’s Firm Dispatchable Renewable Energy auction, a mechanism implemented by government to promote grid stability.
Envision’s energy storage solution includes a 5MWh, 6m containerised unit powered by lithium-ion 315Ah cells, an integrated AIoT based energy management system and 3.45MW PCS unit.
RPV Prasad, managing director of Envision Energy India Pvt Ltd commented in a statement: “This maiden energy storage supply to Juniper opens a new market for Envision Energy India and further strengthens our resolve to support industrial decarbonisation efforts of our customers.”
As part of the contract, Envision will also provide operation and maintenance services.
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis highlights that the growth of the renewables in India has been largely driven by utility-scale tendering via reverse auctions. Authorities only issued solar tenders until 2016, at which point the first wind auction was conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
SECI later introduced energy storage in renewables auctions, issuing its first peak power supply tender in 2019.
The government stopped reverse auctions for wind tenders in January 2023, but is reportedly considering reinstating them. The government is also reviewing the bidding method to address undersubscription and higher tariffs associated with recent wind tender allocations.
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