Indian power conglomerate Tata Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian government of Assam to build up to 5GW of renewables.
Even if added later, storage should not be overlooked in the design and building phase when co-locating with solar PV, write Grant Reasor, Joshua Tucker and Dan Rollins Burns & McDonnell.
The Indian Central Electricity Authority has advised state utilities and all renewable energy implementing agencies to co-locate energy storage systems with solar PV in future tenders.