Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Axis Energy Wins EPC Contract for 552 MWp Solar Project
Axis Energy will build a large solar power project in Andhra Pradesh.
The solar project can produce up to 552 MWp of power.
Evren, a joint venture between Brookfield and Axis Energy, is developing it.
The project is expected to be ready within 18 months.
It will work together with wind turbines and batteries.
The system will connect to the state electricity grid.
It is designed to provide renewable power when electricity demand is highest.
Long-term agreements will allow the project to supply power to Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited.
Axis Energy secured the EPC contract for a 552 MWp utility-scale solar project in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
The project is being developed by Evren, a joint venture between Brookfield and Axis Energy.
Commissioning is targeted within 18 months, with the project connected to the state electricity grid.
The project forms part of a wind-solar hybrid development integrated with Battery Energy Storage Systems.
Axis Energy is also executing EPC works for the project’s 640.5 MW wind component, backed by long-term PPAs with APSPDCL.
- Who
- Axis Energy secured the EPC contract; Evren, a joint venture between Brookfield and Axis Energy, is developing the project.
- What
- A 552 MWp solar project is being developed as part of an integrated wind-solar hybrid project with battery storage.
- When
- The project was announced on September 3, 2026, and is targeted for commissioning within 18 months.
- Where
- Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, connected to the state electricity grid.
- Why
- To provide renewable electricity during peak-demand periods, improve grid reliability, manage renewable intermittency, and support Andhra Pradesh’s clean-energy goals.
- Solar capacity
- 552 MWp
- Wind capacity
- 640.5 MW
- Developer
- Evren, a joint venture between Brookfield and Axis Energy
- Technology
- Wind-solar hybrid project with Battery Energy Storage Systems
- Target commissioning
- Within 18 months
- Power purchaser
- Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL)
- Grid connection
- State electricity grid
