KUALA LUMPUR: Jati Tinggi Group Bhd is entering the battery energy storage system (BESS) sector after securing a RM2.9 million contract from Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) for a community energy storage system project.

Its wholly-owned subsidiary Jati Tinggi Holding Sdn Bhd will undertake the project through an unincorporated joint venture with Reactive Energy Sdn Bhd.

The contract involves supplying, installing, testing and commissioning a 150kW/430kWh community energy storage system under TNB's Pulau Tenaga Hijau initiative, which focuses on the distribution network.

The system comprises battery storage, power conversion, energy management and control systems.