Mumbai: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has become the first power distribution utility in India to achieve 1,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of decentralised battery. Maharashtra’s state power utility has hit a major renewable energy milestone, deploying 1,000 MWh of battery storage to manage peak demand and reduce reliance on expensive external power purchases. The battery storage initiative complements the Chief Minister’s Solar Agriculture Feeder Scheme 2.