New Delhi, May 8 : Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has become the world’s first renewable energy (RE) Independent Power Producer (IPP) to turn water positive across its entire operational portfolio, that exceeds a massive 14 GW capacity.

AGEL achieved water positivity a year ahead of its FY26 target to set a new standard for sustainability. It is the first and only among top global 10 (in terms of operational RE portfolio) companies to ever reach this milestone.

The Adani Group company has been certified water positive by Intertek, a global assurance firm after conducting comprehensive audits and assessment of AGEL’s water accounting data across 103 operational sites, and 85 water conservation sites. It is also the only renewable energy company in India of this scale to be certified water positive, according to a company statement.

Being water positive means adopting practices that not only save water but also increase water availability in the surroundings. For industries, this means replenishing more fresh water to nature than they consume in their operations. A water-positive framework involves preserving water, optimizing its consumption and contributing to its replenishment.

The development is noteworthy, since the majority of AGEL’s solar and wind plants are in landscapes where survival is a challenge and water is a luxury.

AGEL has achieved what few thought possible — turning India’s harshest terrains and into sustainability hubs. From unforgiving and the barren expanses of Khavda in Gujarat, and the arid regions of the Thar desert, AGEL’s water positivity has emerged as an oasis of hope and innovation, the company said.

To understand the magnitude of this accomplishment, consider that AGEL's water conservation is equivalent to about 467 Olympic-sized swimming pools and enough to exceed the half-yearly water demand of Lakshadweep. Eighty-five revitalised ponds now benefit over 1,23,000 people including water-scarce communities. Over 54 per cent of AGEL's operational capacity employs robotic cleaning technology for solar modules, saving approximately 546 million litres of water annually.

AGEL's journey towards this monumental achievement began with a visionary ESG goal to make more than 200 MW of their operational plants water positive. This goal was not only met in FY23 itself, AGEL set out to extend the water positivity goal to the entire operational portfolio by FY26. AGEL has achieved this remarkable target a full year ahead of schedule.