New Delhi, April 17 -- Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood visited the Urban Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Kilokaro. It is powered by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL).

Ashish Sood said: " India's first utility-scale and South Asia's largest standalone urban Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), 20MW/40MWh is now operational at Kilokari, commissioned by BRPL. This technology enables electricity from the grid to be stored in a battery bank and later supplied through a large industrial inverter during grid outages or infrastructure failures."

alling it a major step towards strengthening Delhi's power infrastructure, Sood emphasised the government's focus on modernisation and reliability.

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