L&T to make largest BESS site co-located with solar energy generation in Bihar

Larsen & Tourbo has received an EPC contract to develop a grid-connected 116 MWac Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant at Kajra, Lakhisarai district in Bihar, the company announced on Monday.

The company has categorised the order under 'significant' order implying the order value between Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500.

This plant will be integrated with a 241 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), aiming to make Lakhisarai in Bihar the largest energy storage site co-located with solar energy generation.


This order marks the extension of the earlier phase, taking the total co-located storage capacity of the renewable generation site at Lakhisarai to 495 MWh — the largest such project awarded by a state utility in India, the company said in a stock exchange filing.

Shares of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. were trading at Rs 3626.00 per unit as on August 4, 11:23 PM on BSE.