News, 14 June 2025
Adani Group and CATL are in discussions for battery manufacturing in India. Recent news highlights Gautam Adani’s visit to CATL headquarters, which is seen as a clear signal towards a significant collaboration. This potential partnership could involve CATL assisting Adani in establishing a lithium-ion cell gigafactory, possibly focusing on LFP chemistry, and even leveraging CATL’s advancements in sodium-ion battery technology, which is particularly relevant for India given its limited lithium resources.
This potential alliance aligns well with Adani Group’s ambitious green energy goals, including a commitment to invest USD 100 billion in green energy transition and a target to become net zero by 2050. They are already developing giga-factories for solar panels, wind turbines, and hydrogen electrolyzers, and have significant plans for energy storage. The Indian government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell battery manufacturing further supports such initiatives, aiming to boost local production and reduce import dependency.
