Responsible water management
Commitment
- Achieve 'Water Positivity' across all operational sites by FY 2025-26
Highlights in FY 2024-25
100% Water Positive Sites
99.6%less freshwater consumption for operations per unit of generation (0.015 kl/MWh)
Management Approach
Our water management strategy focusses on minimising our water usage across operations, particularly in our solar panel cleaning processes. Our Water Stewardship policy guides our efforts towards prudent water management practices and consumption.
Key Aspects of Our Water Management Strategy:
- Efficient usage of water resources
- Leveraging innovation and technology for freshwater conservation
- Performance monitoring and regular reviews
- Water risk assessments for all new projects to identify significant impacts
- Employee training on sustainable water practices
Key Initiatives
Water Saving Robotic Cleaning Technologies for Solar Panels
We use advanced robots for cleaning tracker-based photovoltaic (PV) modules, minimising water use, reducing water costs and improving efficiency. The technology is already deployed at our existing facilities and will also be integrated across all upcoming facilities. 7,685 MW of our solar power plants, accounting for 54% of our total operating capacity, have successfully integrated robotic technology for cleaning photovoltaic (PV) modules.
Impact
5,46,218.16 KLwater savings due to robotic solar panel cleaning
Sustainable Water Resource Development: Recharging the Ponds
We undertake the project for rejuvenating and desilting the ponds, enhancing their water storage capacity and improving the groundwater recharge. The project benefits the areas’ overall water management system. 85 ponds were desilted and restored.
Total Water Consumption in FY 2024-25
0.015 KL/MWhOperational water intensity in FY 2024-25
Reduced by 28%from FY 2023-24
Read more under BRSR-P6Scaling Green, Saving Blue: AGEL Achieves Water Positive Milestone
CASE STUDY
Challenge
Operating predominantly in barren expanses of Khavda, Gujarat, and the arid terrains of Thar desert, AGEL confronted acute challenge of minimising water consumption while scaling its renewable energy capacity.
Strategic Initiatives
A comprehensive water management strategy was deployed, leveraging:
- Waterless robotic cleaning for solar panels
- Deepening of traditional water bodies
- Extensive rainwater harvesting
- Condensing potable water from atmosphere
Impact and Highlights
AGEL became India’s sole renewable energy company and one among the global top-10 RE players, to be certified as water positive across the entire operational portfolio, surpassing its FY 2025-26 goal. This feat equates to:
- Conserving water equivalent to 467 Olympic swimming pools, exceeding Lakshadweep’s half-yearly water demand
- 85 revitalised ponds benefiting over 1,23,000 people
- Annual water saving of ~546 million litres through robotic solar module cleaning across over 54% of AGEL's operational capacity
