Ola Electric cuts Shakti Gen2 home inverter prices by up to ₹25,000 in introductory offer

Ola Electric has launched a limited-time introductory offer on its Shakti Gen2 residential lithium-ion inverter range. After a ₹999 reservation, discounted prices are ₹99,999 and ₹1,74,999, positioning Ola in India’s growing home battery energy-storage market.

— Source published Thu, 20 Aug, 2026, 15:08 IST · First seen Thu, 20 Aug, 2026, 15:12 IST · Source Mint · Companies

What happened

Ola Electric is offering limited-time introductory discounts on its residential Ola Shakti Gen2 lithium-ion home inverter, reducing prices to ₹99,999 and

Key facts

  • ₹999 reservation fee
  • 3 kW and 6 kW capacities
  • ₹1,19,999 listed price for 3 kWh variant
  • ₹1,99,999 listed price for second variant
  • ₹20,000 discount; ₹99,999 discounted price
  • ₹25,000 discount; ₹1,74,999 discounted price
  • Estimated 8-year product lifespan
  • ₹1 lakh crore Indian BESS market

Why this matters

Ola’s home-storage push creates partnership opportunities across solar installers, EPCs, battery suppliers, and energy-management software as it builds a residential distributed-energy ecosystem.

What to watch

  • Reservation-to-delivery conversion rates after the ₹999 booking period.
  • Final usable battery capacity, backup duration, warranty terms, cycle-life claims and installation charges.
  • Availability of EMI offers, solar compatibility and bundled rooftop-solar partnerships.
  • Geographic rollout of authorized installation and service coverage.
  • Price cuts, exchange schemes or lithium-ion launches from Luminous, Livguard, Exide, Amara Raja, Microtek and solar-storage providers.
  • Customer reports on installation time, app performance, outage backup and warranty claim resolution.
  • Policy changes affecting rooftop solar, residential storage subsidies, net metering or lithium-ion battery economics.
  • Build a certified installer and service-partner network in priority outage-prone and high rooftop-solar markets.
  • Offer EMI, solar integration and extended-warranty packages to reduce the upfront-cost barrier beyond the launch discount.
  • Use reservation data to target EV owners and households with high electricity bills, frequent outages or rooftop solar installations.
  • Introduce app-based energy monitoring and potential future integration with Ola EV charging to differentiate beyond battery backup.
  • Expand through electrician, inverter dealer and solar EPC partnerships while tightly controlling installation and warranty standards.

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