UERC Rejects Plea to Restore Benchmark Charge for Battery Storage Projects

India's Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has rejected a plea to reinstate a benchmark capacity charge for standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. The regulator affirmed that tariffs for projects with Viability Gap Funding must be determined through competitive bidding.

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