ReNew Energy Global Plc (ReNew) on Friday announced that it will invest ₹22,000 crore ($2.5 billion) to set up one of India’s largest hybrid renewable energy projects in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district.
With a generation capacity of around 2.8 GW, including 1.8 GWp solar and 1 GW wind, and a battery energy storage system (BESS) of 2 GWh, this will be one of the largest RE complexes at a single location in India, according to the company. The foundation stone for the project was laid by Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Real Time Governance and Human Resources Development, Nara Lokesh.
Under the first phase of the project, ReNew will set up 587 MWp solar and 250 MW wind energy capacity, along with a 415 MWh BESS, for which the power purchase agreements (PPAs) have already been signed, the company said in a statement adding that “The rest of the capacity will be developed in subsequent phases.”
With a large BESS to be installed, the project will be able to supply power for up to 4 peak hours every day (non-RE generating hours), which will help the off-takers with peak demand management and enable renewable energy to be more firm and dispatchable, it claimed.
Stating that it aligned with the Make in India mission, the project will be made up of 100 per cent Made-in-India solar panels supplied from ReNew’s solar manufacturing units in Jaipur, Rajasthan and Dholera, Gujarat. Additionally, it will use state-of-the-art solar tracking systems to maximise the generation, and waterless robotic cleaning for solar panels that will enable considerable savings of water.
ReNew has a portfolio of 717 MW of operational wind capacity and 60 MW of solar capacity spread over 10 sites in Andhra Pradesh.
Published on May 16, 2025