- Adani Green Energy achieves water positivity across its 14 GW operational portfolio a year ahead of target.
- The company saved and replenished enough water to fill 467 Olympic pools, helping over 1.23 lakh people in water-scarce areas.
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has made history as the world’s first renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) to achieve water positivity across its operational portfolio, which now exceeds 14 GW capacity.
AGEL accomplished this milestone a full year ahead of its FY26 target, setting a global benchmark in sustainability. Among the world’s top ten renewable energy companies by operational capacity, AGEL stands alone in reaching this achievement.
Global assurance firm Intertek certified AGEL as water positive after conducting comprehensive audits of its water accounting data across 103 operational sites and 85 water conservation locations. The certification makes AGEL the only Indian renewable energy company of this scale to attain water positivity.
AGEL also adopted a comprehensive water-positive approach that conserves water and increases its availability in surrounding ecosystems. The company replenishes more fresh water than it consumes by implementing water-saving technologies, rejuvenating water bodies, and promoting rainwater harvesting.
Meanwhile, AGEL has operated mainly in India’s harshest and driest terrains, such as Khavda in Gujarat and the Thar desert, and has turned these challenging landscapes into sustainability hubs. The company’s water conservation efforts now equate to about 467 Olympic-sized swimming pools, enough to exceed Lakshadweep’s half-yearly water demand.
Furthermore, AGEL has revitalised 85 ponds, improving water access for over 123,000 people in water-scarce communities. Robotic cleaning systems, used across 54% of its operational capacity, help AGEL save about 546 million litres of water annually by eliminating the need for water-based solar panel cleaning.
AGEL originally aimed to make 200 MW of its operations water positive, a goal it achieved in FY23. The company then expanded its ambition to cover the full portfolio by FY26 but surpassed that goal well ahead of schedule.
This breakthrough goes far beyond corporate achievement. AGEL’s milestone signals a sustainable revolution in a country grappling with severe water scarcity. By deploying innovative technologies such as waterless panel cleaning, deepened traditional water bodies, rainwater harvesting, and even pilot projects that condense clean drinking water from air, AGEL proves that clean energy production need not drain precious natural resources.
“We don’t just generate green energy. We build it the greenest way possible,” an AGEL spokesperson said. “Climate change is worsening global water stress, and India faces some of the world’s toughest water challenges. That’s why this achievement is so important.”
AGEL’s entire operating portfolio also carries certifications for water positivity, zero waste-to-landfill, and elimination of single-use plastic.
What began as a bold ESG goal became a national benchmark, placing India’s largest renewable energy company at the forefront of the clean energy and blue planet movement.