Advait Battery Ecosystem Private Limited, a subsidiary of Advait Energy Transitions Limited, has signed a Master Supply Agreement with Hithium for the supply of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) prismatic battery cells, securing up to 1 GWh of cell offtake over the next year.

 

The agreement is designed to support Advait’s upcoming 2.5 GWh annual-capacity cell-to-container Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) assembly facility in Gangad, Gujarat, as the company moves to scale domestic manufacturing for utility-scale and commercial and industrial energy storage applications.

 

Under the agreement, Hithium will supply its 314 Ah LFP prismatic cells, bringing a widely deployed global energy-storage cell platform into Advait’s emerging domestic BESS manufacturing ecosystem.

 

The partnership comes as Advait builds capabilities across the BESS value chain, including module and pack assembly, container integration and system commissioning.

 

Commenting on the agreement, Bhushan Shahane, Chief Operating Officer, Advait Battery Ecosystem Private Limited, said: "This partnership with Hithium reflects our belief in partnering with the best: the best cell technology, the best quality and the best service available in the market today. 

 

"As we scale our 2.5 GWh BESS assembly capacity, a dependable, world-class cell supply chain is central to our ability to deliver cost-optimised, high-performance energy storage solutions to customers across India.”

 

Hithium is recognised as a BloombergNEF Tier 1 global energy storage manufacturer and supplies battery cells and energy storage systems for utility-scale, commercial and industrial, and residential applications across international markets.

 

For Advait, the agreement provides a high-volume cell supply framework as its Gangad facility moves towards commercial production.

 

Shahane said the partnership is intended to combine Hithium’s cell manufacturing capabilities with Advait’s domestic assembly platform: "We partnered with Hithium because they represent the gold standard in cell manufacturing: proven quality, consistent performance and a track record with some of the world’s most demanding energy storage developers. Bringing that standard into our supply chain lets us offer the Indian market a cost-optimised solution without compromising on quality, performance or service."

 

Advait’s 2.5 GWh BESS cell-to-container assembly line in Gangad, Gujarat, is at the centre of the company’s push to build an integrated domestic battery energy storage manufacturing ecosystem.

 

The facility is being developed to cover cell sourcing, module and pack assembly, container integration and system commissioning. It is intended to serve utility-scale, commercial and industrial, and renewable-energy integration applications.

 

The Hithium agreement links cell sourcing to the planned production ramp-up, with an offtake structure of up to 1 GWh over the next year.

 

The deal also expands Advait’s broader partnership-led BESS strategy. The company has already entered into a strategic collaboration with Adaptive Engineering for engineering design, Energy Management System (EMS) architecture, PLC/SCADA and system integration capabilities.

 

With Hithium providing the cell supply framework, Advait is bringing together critical components of the BESS value chain—from battery cells and EMS capabilities to module and pack assembly, container integration and system commissioning.