Electric two-wheeler maker Ola Electric Mobility extended its rally for the second consecutive session on Thursday, October 16, surging 5% to ₹ 55.20 apiece, following the company’s entry into the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) segment.
In an exchange filing today, the company announced the launch of its first residential Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), Ola Shakti, designed for homes and capable of powering air conditioners, refrigerators, induction cookers, farm pumps, and communication equipment.
This launch marks the company’s strategic move beyond the automotive domain.
Ola Electric enters residential battery storage
Powered by Ola’s indigenous 4680 Bharat cells, the company said Ola Shakti is India’s first residential BESS which is fully designed, engineered, and manufactured domestically.
The launch is part of the company’s broader vision for the energy storage market in India, which it aims to scale from residential applications to grid-scale deployments. With its entry into the BESS market, Ola Electric expects its annual BESS capacity consumption to reach 5 GWh over the next couple of years.
The company claims that this is India’s first fully designed, engineered, and manufactured residential BESS, developed indigenously using advanced 4680 Bharat Cells and built with highly durable, efficient, and tested automotive battery packs.
Bhavish Aggarwal, CMD, Ola Electric, said, “India doesn’t face an energy shortage; it faces an energy storage opportunity. With Ola Shakti, we are turning that opportunity into energy independence. We have built world-class battery and cell technology for electric mobility.”
“Ola Shakti extends that innovation to homes, helping them store and use clean energy intelligently. Ola Shakti is a natural next step for us as we leverage our existing 4680 cell technology, Gigafactory production capabilities, and nationwide Ola network as a ready sales and distribution backbone – ensuring rapid scale without any incremental investment, he further added.
According to the company, Ola Shakti is available at introductory prices in four configurations: 1kW/1.5kWh at ₹29,999; 1kW/3kWh at ₹55,999; 3kW/5.2kWh at ₹119,999; and 6kW/9.1kWh at ₹159,999.
According to the company’s regulatory filing, the product will be available for purchase on the Ola Electric website as well as in Ola stores, with deliveries beginning Makar Sankranti 2026, with reservations starting at ₹999.