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India's First Grid-Scale BESS

EMS and SCADA technology partner for India's first and longest-running grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System, a 10 MW / 10 MWh facility operated by Tata Power at Rohini substation in Delhi. Over 6+ years of continuous operation.

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL)
Delhi, India
Grid-ScaleEMS/SCADAO&MNMCUtility
10 MW
Capacity
6+ yrs
Uptime
7,252
Cells
<10ms
Response
India's First Grid-Scale BESS
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL)
Overview

Project Background

Ingro Energy has been the EMS and SCADA technology partner for India's first and longest-running grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System, a 10 MW / 10 MWh facility operated by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) at their Rohini substation in Delhi. Originally commissioned in February 2019 as a joint initiative between Tata Power, AES Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corporation, the system was built on the Fluence Advancion platform using LG Chem NMC battery technology.

Ingro Energy took over the Energy Management System and SCADA operations, transforming a legacy vendor-locked platform into an intelligent, AI powered asset. Over 6+ years of continuous operation, Ingro's team has managed real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, node-level fault diagnostics, and performance optimization, keeping the system operational well beyond its original design expectations.

The Challenge

What the Client Faced

1

124 Power Conversion System (PCS) units requiring coordinated dispatch and fault management

2

Node disconnection issues, individual battery racks dropping offline, reducing available capacity from 10 MW to ~7.78 MW

3

DC bus overvoltage events triggered during rapid state transitions, causing cascading protection trips

4

Cell voltage imbalance across aging NMC modules with some cells drifting outside optimal operating windows

5

Precharge relay failures in the RBMS 1.1 boards, preventing nodes from rejoining the active fleet

6

Legacy communication architecture, Modbus TCP to RBMS boards, CAN bus to cell monitoring modules, requiring protocol translation and custom integration

The Ingro Solution

What We Delivered

Deep BMS Integration: Reverse-engineered the LG Chem AESS RBMS 1.1 protocol to extract cell-level voltage, temperature, and SoC data for all 196 cells per rack across 37 racks

Node Revival Program: Developed systematic diagnostic and recovery procedures for disconnected nodes, including precharge relay testing and controlled re-synchronization

Predictive Analytics: Implemented pattern recognition for early detection of cell drift, thermal anomalies, and communication degradation, catching failures 72 hours in advance

Real-Time SCADA: 24/7 monitoring from Ingro's NOC with <10ms EMS response time, integrated alarm management, and automated dispatch optimization

Performance Reporting: Monthly EMS reviews with cell-level health metrics, degradation tracking, and capacity trend analysis

Results & Impact

Key Outcomes

Operational Uptime6+ years continuous operation
Obsolescence RiskEliminated through AI powered approach
Asset Life ExtensionExtended well beyond original OEM projections
Node RecoverySystematic revival of disconnected nodes
Monitoring DepthCell-level visibility across 7,252 cells
Response Time<10 ms EMS dispatch
Technology

Technology Stack

Ingro Cloud EMS + Edge ControllerSCADA with IEC 60870-5-104 gatewayModbus TCP (RBMS), CAN bus (cell modules)Cisco OT networking, FortiGate firewall24/7 NOC monitoring
Client

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL)

Utility, Delhi, India

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