{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "ar",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/ar/news/acme-solar-juniper-green-energize-538mwh-bess-rajasthan-substations",
  "slug": "acme-solar-juniper-green-energize-538mwh-bess-rajasthan-substations",
  "category": "energy-storage",
  "publishDate": "2026-09-30",
  "sourceName": "Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) & Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam",
  "sourceUrl": "https://mnre.gov.in/news/acme-juniper-energize-utility-scale-bess-rajasthan-interstate-substations-2026",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 5,
  "tags": [
    "ACME Solar",
    "Juniper Green",
    "BESS",
    "Rajasthan",
    "Substation Interconnection",
    "Grid Stability",
    "Neemuch Substation",
    "Bikaner Phase II"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "ACME Solar and Juniper Green Energize Over 538 MWh of Utility-Scale BESS Across Rajasthan Substations",
    "summary": "Indian clean power developers ACME Solar and Juniper Green Energy have commissioned over 538 MWh of grid-connected battery storage across critical transmission nodes in Rajasthan, energizing a 107.4 MW / 437.5 MWh BESS at the Neemuch substation and 100.6 MWh at Bikaner Phase II to curb renewable curtailment.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Large-Scale Storage Commissioning at Critical Interstate Hubs",
        "paragraphs": [
          "On September 30, 2026, ACME Solar operationalized two utility-scale battery energy storage systems totaling 107.36 MW and 437.49 MWh connected directly into the interstate transmission system (ISTS) Neemuch pooling substation.",
          "Concurrently, Juniper Green Energy’s subsidiary energized a 100.64 MWh battery system integrated into the Bikaner Phase II high-voltage substation yard. Together, these systems establish over 538 MWh of dispatchable storage buffering high-density solar generation in western India."
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Step-Up Transformers and Thermal Conditioning Systems",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Both projects utilize modular containerized lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) chemistry coupled to dedicated 33/400 kV outdoor step-up transformers with low dielectric losses and forced-liquid cooling systems engineered to withstand summer desert temperatures exceeding 50°C.",
          "The installations feature advanced battery management systems (BMS) with sub-second frequency response algorithms to arrest rate-of-change-of-frequency (RoCoF) events and provide evening solar peak displacement."
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Unlocking Green Power Wheeling to National Demand Centers",
        "paragraphs": [
          "By absorbing midday solar over-generation, the storage assets resolve severe transmission line thermal overload along the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh grid corridor, wheeling firm renewable power during peak night hours."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}