India, May 30 -- Delhi power minister Ashish Sood on Thursday inaugurated a 20MW/40MWh stand-alone utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS), at Kilokri in south Delhi, and said that it will be used to improve power supply and manage peak power demand.

Developed by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited, officials said it is the country's first commercially approved and South Asia's largest such system.

"This system, built in record time under the leadership of CM Rekha Gupta, sets a new benchmark in regulatory and technological innovation across India. Developed with support from IndiGrid, GEAPP, and TERI, this is south Asia's largest standalone battery inverter-type power setup - based on advanced technology. Through this initiative, th...