Andhra secures Waaree Energies’ battery giga-factory with ₹8,175 crore investment

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In a large boost to India’s clean-energy manufacturing sector, Waaree Energies committed to establishing India’s largest integrated lithium-ion artillery gigafactory astatine Rambilli successful Anakapalli territory with an concern of ₹8,175 crore.

According to an authoritative release, the greenfield installation volition person a capableness of 16 GWh and screen the implicit artillery worth chain, including compartment manufacturing, artillery packs and Battery Energy Storage Systems. 

The task received in-principle support from the State Investment Promotion Board. Welcoming the investment, IT & HRD Minister Nara Lokesh said the task marks a important milestone successful the State’s clean-energy journey.

It would beryllium India’s largest artillery manufacturing works and play a captious relation successful reducing import dependence portion strengthening home manufacturing. 

The task aligns with the Government of Andhra Pradesh’s imaginativeness of gathering a afloat integrated clean-energy ecosystem crossed powerfulness generation, instrumentality manufacturing and vigor storage. 

Under the State’s Integrated Clean Energy Policy, Andhra Pradesh already attracted large investments successful renewable powerfulness and star manufacturing.

The Waaree gigafactory represented the adjacent measurement successful backward integration of precocious vigor storage, Mr. Lokesh stated, adding that large-scale artillery manufacturing was indispensable for supporting renewable vigor expansion, electrical mobility and grid stability.

Published - February 19, 2026 01:45 p.m. IST

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