ACME Solar commissions additional 107 MW BESS capacity in Rajasthan

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ACME Solar, through its subsidiaries, has commissioned additional cumulative BESS (battery energy storage system) capacity of 107.36 MW/437.49 MWh across two projects in Rajasthan, India. The company commissioned the first phase of BESS capacity of 53.73 MW/222.969 MWh of the FDRE (Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy) Project at Neemri village, Chittorgarh, connected to the Neemuch substation; the project has a 25-year power purchase agreement with a National REIA (Renewable Energy Implementing Agency), and its complete BESS capacity is expected to be commissioned within the current financial year. The company also commissioned a 53.63 MW/214.52 MWh Assured Peak Power Project at Kelan village in Bikaner, connected to the Bikaner III substation; with this commissioning, the total BESS capacity of 159.58 MW/638.32 MWh has been achieved under this project, which likewise has a 25-year power purchase agreement with a National REIA, and the BESS capacity for the full 300 MW project is expected to be commissioned within the current financial year, according to the press release. The total operational BESS capacity of ACME Solar now stands at 4.96 GWh. The source does not state the cause.

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Source: Evertiq · 10/30/2026 · View original source