SECI and Andhra Pradesh finalise 1200 MWh battery storage project at Nandyal
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) exchanged Government Orders with the Andhra Pradesh government on 15 November 2025 for a 1200 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Nandyal and a 50 MW hybrid solar project.
Summary
The SECI–Andhra Pradesh exchange took place at the energy session of the Andhra Pradesh Partnership Summit 2025 in Visakhapatnam, organised with CII. The Ministry of Power had designated SECI, a Navratna CPSU under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, as the implementing agency for the 1200 MWh BESS under market-based operations by an order of 23 January 2025. Both the BESS and the hybrid solar project will be developed in CAPEX mode, with SECI bearing the full investment. Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar handed over the orders.
Key facts
- Projects
- 1200 MWh BESS at Nandyal + 50 MW hybrid solar
- Parties
- SECI and Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Occasion
- AP Partnership Summit 2025, Visakhapatnam
- Mode
- CAPEX — SECI bears investment
- SECI
- Navratna CPSU under MNRE
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At which location in Andhra Pradesh will SECI develop a 1200 MWh Battery Energy Storage System, finalised in November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Nandyal
SECI and Andhra Pradesh exchanged Government Orders for a 1200 MWh BESS at Nandyal.
Under which mode will SECI develop the 1200 MWh BESS and 50 MW hybrid solar projects in Andhra Pradesh?
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Correct answer: A — CAPEX mode, with SECI bearing the full investment
Both projects will be developed under CAPEX mode, with SECI undertaking complete investment responsibility.