Advait Group signs 1 GWh LFP cell supply agreement with Hithium

Advait Battery Ecosystem (Advait Group), an arm of Advait Energy Transitions Ltd., has signed a master supply agreement with Hithium for LFP prismatic battery cells in western India.

Under the agreement, Advait will secure cell supply for its upcoming 2.5 GWh annual-capacity, cell-to-container BESS assembly facility. The agreement provides for the offtake of up to 1 GWh of cells over the next year, supporting a high-volume supply chain as Advait scales domestic BESS assembly for grid-scale and commercial and industrial energy storage applications across India.

Hithium will supply its 314 Ah LFP prismatic cells to Advait, bringing a widely deployed cell platform used in global energy storage markets into the company’s domestic manufacturing ecosystem. Advait is building capabilities across module and pack assembly, container integration and system commissioning.

Hithium is a global energy storage manufacturer producing LFP battery cells and energy storage systems for utility-scale, commercial and industrial, and residential applications.

The agreement establishes Hithium as a key cell supply partner for Advait as the company builds its domestic BESS manufacturing capacity. The cell supply arrangement is expected to provide Advait with access to high-volume LFP cells as its facility progresses towards commercial production.

Advait’s 2.5 GWh BESS cell-to-container assembly facility is currently under development. The company plans to establish an integrated, India-based battery energy storage manufacturing ecosystem spanning cell sourcing, module and pack assembly, container integration and system commissioning.

With an offtake structure of up to 1 GWh over the next year, the agreement with Hithium aligns cell sourcing with the planned ramp-up of Advait’s domestic assembly capabilities.

Advait’s facility, in Gangad, Gujarat, is scheduled to begin commercial production soon. It will serve utility-scale, commercial and industrial, and renewable integration applications as Advait expands from project-level BESS deployment towards volume manufacturing.

From pv magazine India