Kerala eyes 2,000 MWh battery storage, 300 MW from NTPC to tackle energy crunch: CM

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (UNI) Kerala has drawn up a series of major measures to strengthen its power security, including a massive 2,000 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Kayamkulam and procurement of up to 300 MW of electricity from NTPC's Sinnar project in Maharashtra, Chief Minister V D Satheesan said on Wednesday. The decisions were taken during discussions with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in New Delhi to meet Kerala's steadily rising electricity demand and secure its long-term energy requirements, Satheesan said in a social media post. Under the proposed Kayamkulam project, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB),…