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KSERC Proposes 85% Efficiency Benchmark for BESS, New Storage Tariff Mechanism
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Fusion42 · 5 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
KSERC has proposed an 85% efficiency benchmark and a new tariff framework for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Kerala, including incentives for exceeding efficiency targets and technical requirements like grid-forming inverters, as part of a broader tariff overhaul to integrate energy storage into the regulated market for 2027-32.
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You need to prepare your BESS projects to meet Kerala's new 85% efficiency benchmark with incentives for higher performance, and deploy grid-forming inverters to comply with soon-to-be binding technical standards. This creates both a cost floor and an opening for better-performing storage systems to gain tariff advantages in Kerala’s regulated electricity market.
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