Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s leading renewable energy company, has commissioned a 3,370 Megawatt-hour (MWh) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), making it the world’s second-largest battery storage network. These battery bank will be charged using eco-friendly solar power, allowing them to deliver a continuous supply of 3,370 MW of electricity for a full hour even in the absence of sunlight.
To put it simply, this cutting-edge system can store enough clean energy to power nearly one million homes for an entire day. Alternatively, the stored electricity has the capacity to illuminate more than 12 million LED bulbs continuously for ten hours.
This facility also stands as the world’s largest single-location battery storage deployment outside of China, and ranks among the fastest-executed projects globally.
With fossil fuels depleting and environmental concerns rising, the adoption of renewable energy is accelerating worldwide. Recently, there has been a growing emphasis on installing battery banks alongside solar plants so that solar energy generated during the day can also be utilized at night. Many developed nations are now prioritizing battery storage capacity equal to at least 20% of their total installed solar power to guarantee uninterrupted electricity supply most of the time.
As part of this vision, AGEL had previously commissioned a 2,000 MWh BESS at Khavda in Gujarat, India. With the recent addition of another 1,370 MWh system at the same site, the total capacity has now reached 3,370 MWh.
The company completed the construction of this project in just 10 months, setting a global record for utility-scale battery storage deployment.
The commissioning of this project marks a major milestone in enhancing grid reliability, meeting peak-hour demand, and making renewable energy available round-the-clock. It is set to be a game-changer, as battery storage will help keep the grid stable and ensure a continuous supply of green power.
The conglomerate plans to scale up this BESS capacity to at least 10,000 MWh in the 2027 fiscal year and expand it further to 50,000 MWh over the next five years.
Sagar Adani, Executive Director of Adani Green Energy Limited, said, “As renewable energy capacity scales rapidly, BESS infrastructure becomes critical for delivering reliable, round-the-clock clean power. This project is playing a major role in India’s clean energy transition. Our investments in battery storage reflect a long-term commitment to building future-ready clean energy infrastructure at global scale.”
The project integrates highly efficient lithium-ion batteries with advanced technology for optimal energy storage. AGEL is working toward a target of generating 30,000 Megawatts of power at Khavda by 2029. Out of this, power plants with a capacity of nearly 10,000 Megawatts are already operational.
