Octillion’s Pune EV Battery Plant Achieves 100% Solar Power in 13 Months

Prime Highlights ⦁Octillion has fully transitioned its Pune EV battery manufacturing plant to clean, carbon-free solar energy in just 13 months. ⦁The shift to solar power marks a major milestone in the company’s broader sustainability plan and supports India’s accelerating EV adoption. Key Facts ⦁The Pune facility spans 8,200 sq. meters, produces ~3 GWh of EV batteries annually, and is now powered entirely by a rooftop solar system generating ~545 MWh per year. ⦁Octillion aims to achieve carbon-neutral operations across all India sites by 2027, following the plant’s solar conversion, completed between June 2024 and July 2025. Background Octillion, a battery systems manufacturer, has achieved full solar power at its electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Pune. The company switched the whole facility to clean, carbon-free solar power in just 13 months, marking a major step in its sustainability plan for India. Octillion’s Pune factory is one of its three manufacturing sites in India and plays an important role in supporting the country’s fast-growing EV market. The factory spans 8,200 square meters and makes about 3 GWh of batteries each year. The rooftop solar system installed at the site will generate about 545MWh of clean energy annually, enough to power all its operations. Paul Beach, Global President of Octillion, said the move strengthens the company’s promise to drive sustainable growth in the EV sector. He noted that India’s EV adoption is rising quickly and added that the company wants to make sure the energy used in producing storage systems is also clean. “By shifting our manufacturing to solar power, we’re able to build the clean energy storage technologies of the future using clean energy right now,” he said. The plant began its solar conversion work in June 2024 and reached full solar operation by July 2025. Beach said the company remains committed to achieving carbon-neutral operations at all its India locations by 2027. Nikhil Parchure, Senior Vice President at Octillion, said the company’s strong supply chain and three large-scale plants, in Pune and Gujarat, allow it to meet India’s rising demand for EV batteries. He added that Octillion will continue expanding its efforts to deliver safe, advanced battery systems while keeping environmental impact low.

Prime Highlights

  • Octillion has fully transitioned its Pune EV battery manufacturing plant to clean, carbon-free solar energy in just 13 months.
  • The shift to solar power marks a major milestone in the company’s broader sustainability plan and supports India’s accelerating EV adoption.

Key Facts

  • The Pune facility spans 8,200 sq. meters, produces ~3 GWh of EV batteries annually, and is now powered entirely by a rooftop solar system generating ~545 MWh per year.
  • Octillion aims to achieve carbon-neutral operations across all India sites by 2027, following the plant’s solar conversion, completed between June 2024 and July 2025.

Background

Octillion, a battery systems manufacturer, has achieved full solar power at its electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Pune. The company switched the whole facility to clean, carbon-free solar power in just 13 months, marking a major step in its sustainability plan for India.

Octillion’s Pune factory is one of its three manufacturing sites in India and plays an important role in supporting the country’s fast-growing EV market. The factory spans 8,200 square meters and makes about 3 GWh of batteries each year. The rooftop solar system installed at the site will generate about 545MWh of clean energy annually, enough to power all its operations.

Paul Beach, Global President of Octillion, said the move strengthens the company’s promise to drive sustainable growth in the EV sector. He noted that India’s EV adoption is rising quickly and added that the company wants to make sure the energy used in producing storage systems is also clean. “By shifting our manufacturing to solar power, we’re able to build the clean energy storage technologies of the future using clean energy right now,” he said.

The plant began its solar conversion work in June 2024 and reached full solar operation by July 2025. Beach said the company remains committed to achieving carbon-neutral operations at all its India locations by 2027.

Nikhil Parchure, Senior Vice President at Octillion, said the company’s strong supply chain and three large-scale plants, in Pune and Gujarat, allow it to meet India’s rising demand for EV batteries. He added that Octillion will continue expanding its efforts to deliver safe, advanced battery systems while keeping environmental impact low.

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