Bidadi, June 27 -- Karnataka's Energy Minister K J George announced that battery storage systems must be installed in all solar power plants across the state in future.

He was speaking at the inauguration of a fully automated 5 GWh Battery Energy Storage unit set up by Pace Digitek's Lineage Power in Bidadi.

"The solar power generated during the day must be stored for use at night. To achieve this, battery storage systems capable of storing at least two hours of solar power must be integrated into all solar power plants," George said.

He emphasised the importance of storage in strengthening renewable energy infrastructure.

"Renewable energy now contributes to 65 percent of Karnataka's total power generation. Although solar and wind en...