First battery-storage solar project inaugurated in Himachal's Spiti Valley

Shimla, October 14 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday inaugurated a 2 MW solar power project with battery storage in Spiti Valley and launched development works worth Rs 116.28 crore in the tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti. The solar power plant at Rongtong near Kaza, constructed at a cost of Rs 4.42 crore, is the first solar project in the state equipped with a battery energy storage system. Located at an altitude of around 3,600 metres, the facility has a 1 MWh battery storage capacity and is expected to generate approximately 36 lakh units of electricity annually.…