New Delhi, May 16 -- Nasdaq-listed ReNew Energy Global Plc on Friday announced an investment of Rs.22,000 crore to set up a hybrid renewable energy project in Andhra Pradesh.

The 2.8 GW project including 1.8 gigawatt of solar, 1 GW wind, and a battery energy storage system (BESS) of 2 gigawatt hour (GWh) will be set up in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.

Nara Lokesh, the minister for information technology, electronics & communications, real-time governance and human resources development of Andhra Pradesh, laid the foundation stone for the project during the day in the presence of Sumant Sinha, founder, chairman, and CEO of ReNew.

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