Ahmedabad: Waaree Energy Storage Solutions (Waaree ESS), a subsidiary of Waaree Energies Ltd, has commissioned a 5.15GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) container manufacturing facility as part of its planned 20 GWh energy storage manufacturing capacity.The company has raised the facility’s capacity from the originally planned 3.5GWh to 5.15GWh by improving production throughput and using battery cells with higher energy density, it said on Thursday.The facility will manufacture BESS containers for utility-scale and commercial as well as industrial applications. It is equipped with automated assembly lines, automated guided vehicles, material handling systems and testing and quality assurance systems.Waaree ESS also plans to operationalise 5.15GWh of battery pack manufacturing capacity and 3.5GWh of lithium cell manufacturing capacity in the current financial year. The battery pack capacity has also been revised upwards from the originally planned 3.5GWh, the company said.The company is developing integrated manufacturing capacity across lithium cells, battery packs and BESS containers.“Reliable and domestically manufactured energy storage will be essential for ensuring grid stability and energy security as India accelerates its clean energy transition,” Waaree director Sunil Rathi said.
