Rajasthan Mandates Battery Energy Storage for Green Open Access Projects of Size >5MW
Rajasthan Mandates Battery Energy Storage for Green Open Access Projects of Size >5MW In May 2025, Rajasthan became the latest state to adopt Central Green Open Access (OA) Rules, 2022. Rajasthan’s GEOA rules are meticulous and have enhanced the upper limit of renewable energy (RE) plant size to twice the contract demand for all captive OA projects. Additionally, Rajasthan’s GEOA rules are the first to mandate the inclusion of battery energy storage systems (BESS) as a critical component of open…