New Delhi, India – August 24, 2026
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company, has commissioned a 190.5 MW solar Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project at Kalasar in Bikaner, Rajasthan, the company announced in a release filed with stock exchanges. The project includes a 115 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) alongside grid-support technologies such as a harmonic filter bank and static VAR generator systems.
The project forms part of a larger 460 MW FDRE contract awarded to TPREL under SJVN Limited’s FDRE Tranche-1. It will supply electricity to three distribution utilities: Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC), Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), and Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL).
Project Terms
This marks TPREL’s first FDRE project executed under an SJVN contract, originally signed in 2024. Under the associated 25-year power purchase agreement, TPREL supplies firm, dispatchable renewable power at a tariff of ₹4.38 per kWh, delivering peak power to the procurer in two-hour slots, twice daily, with a monthly availability commitment of at least 90% during those peak hours.
Company Statement
Tata Power described the commissioning as demonstrating “engineering excellence and execution capabilities”, noting the project overcame compressed timelines and global supply-chain disruptions that affected the availability of transmission-line materials, module mounting structures and other critical equipment during construction.
What FDRE Delivers Differently
Unlike conventional solar projects, which generate electricity only when sunlight is available, FDRE projects combine renewable generation with co-located energy storage and grid-support systems to guarantee power delivery during specified periods regardless of real-time generation conditions. This directly addresses the core limitation of variable renewable sources: their output doesn’t necessarily align with when electricity demand actually peaks.
Company-Wide Context
With this commissioning, TPREL’s total renewable utility capacity has reached 12.4 GW. Of this, approximately 6.9 GW is currently operational comprising 5.6 GW of solar and 1.3 GW of wind — while close to 5.5 GW remains under various stages of implementation, expected to be commissioned in phases over the next 24 months.
At the parent company level, Tata Power’s total operational and under-construction generation capacity has crossed 26 GW, including approximately 17.7 GW of clean and green energy and around 8.8 GW of thermal generation. The company has positioned its renewable pipeline as aligned with India’s broader target of reaching 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030.
Why It Matters for Industrial Power Users
Reliable electricity is a non-negotiable input for manufacturing operations. Automated production lines, CNC machinery, robotics and process equipment all depend on consistent power availability rather than power that’s merely cheap or abundant on average. As renewable energy’s share of India’s grid mix grows, projects like Kalasar that pair generation with storage and guaranteed delivery windows represent the segment of the clean-energy transition most directly relevant to industrial consumers, moving the conversation from how much renewable capacity exists to how reliably that capacity can actually be drawn on when a factory needs it.
The construction-phase supply-chain disruptions TPREL cited are also a reminder that scaling India’s storage-backed renewable buildout depends on parallel manufacturing capacity for batteries, power electronics, transmission materials and mounting structures, inputs that are themselves part of India’s broader push to deepen domestic clean-energy manufacturing.