The Adani Group has announced its entry into the battery energy storage system (BESS) sector with a 1,126 MW/3,530 MWh project at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat.

The project, which is in the advanced stage of deployment, is expected to be commissioned by March 2026.

The BESS will be able to supply 1,126 MW of power into the grid for around three hours.

The project will entail the deployment of more than 700 BESS containers.

The BESS will play a critical role in easing peak load pressures, reducing transmission congestion, and mitigating solar curtailment. It will also improve grid stability by ensuring round-the-clock availability of renewable power.

Being developed using cutting-edge lithium-ion battery technology, the BESS will be integrated with advanced energy management systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

Roadmap for 2027

The Adani Group plans to deploy an additional 15 GWh of BESS capacity by March FY 2027, with a long-term target of 50 GWh over the next five years.

In the first half of FY 2026, Adani Green added 2.4 GW of renewable energy capacity and is on track to achieve 5 GW capacity additions during FY 2026 and 50 GW by 2030.

Adani Green has an operational capacity of 7.1 GW at the 30 GW Khavda renewable project. The company expects to operationalize the entire capacity by 2029.

With the growing share of variable solar and wind power in the energy mix, BESS is emerging as a critical enabler, helping bridge the gap between generation and consumption while maintaining grid balance. The Ministry of Power has mandated that co-located energy storage systems with a minimum two-hour capacity, equivalent to 10% of the installed solar capacity, be included in all future solar tenders.

According to India’s Energy Storage Landscape 1H 2025 Report by Mercom India Research, the country added 48.4 MWh of energy storage capacity in 1H of 2025, a 74% decline from 186 MWh added in the same period last year. India’s cumulative installed energy storage capacity reached 490 MWh by the end of June 2025.