KSEB to draw up to 300 MW from NTPC's Sinnar project at ₹5.18 a unit, with a 2,000 MWh battery store at Kayamkulam

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KSEB to draw up to 300 MW from NTPC's Sinnar project at ₹5.18 a unit, with a 2,000 MWh battery store at Kayamkulam

7 October 2026

Chief Minister V D Satheesan said in a Facebook post that Kerala has reached an understanding with NTPC after talks in New Delhi.
Kerala will get up to 300 MW from NTPC's Sinnar project in Maharashtra at ₹5.18 per unit.
A battery energy storage system of 2,000 MWh is planned at Kayamkulam, where NTPC already has a plant site.
Storage of 160 MWh in all is to come up at Pothencode and Sreekandapuram, to be finished by March 2027.
A 27 MW solar project is also planned at Kayamkulam.
KSEB, NTPC and NTPC Green Energy Limited are to sign a memorandum of understanding for the Kayamkulam project, and a long-term power purchase agreement from the Ramagundam plant is under discussion.

Power from Sinnar project: up to 300 MW Rate: ₹5.18 per unit Battery storage at Kayamkulam: 2,000 MWh Storage at Pothencode and Sreekandapuram: 160 MWh, by March 2027 Solar project at Kayamkulam: 27 MW

Why it matters for exams: Power purchase rates, storage capacity and the agencies involved are standard Kerala economy and infrastructure questions.

Kerala PSCUPSC

7 October 2026 Source: Onmanorama

In plain words

BESS Battery Energy Storage System — A bank of batteries that stores electricity when it is cheap or surplus and releases it when demand peaks.

PPA Power Purchase Agreement — A long-term contract fixing how much power a utility buys from a generator and at what rate.