AmpereHour Energy and IndiGrid have begun operations at a 180MW/360MW-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Indian state of Gujarat.
The BESS facility is located at a substation of the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO)
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) serves as the offtaker for the IndiGrid-AmpereHour project. This facility is the largest stand-alone utility-scale BESS in India and has among the largest capacities of its kind in Asia. GUVNL awarded IndiGrid the 180MW/360MWh BESS project in early 2024 through tariff-based competitive bidding.
The project was implemented under a build, own and operate model. IndiGrid signed a 12-year BESS agreement in June 2024, with the term starting from the commercial operation date. The project also secured long-term concessional financing from the International Finance Corporation.