Amara Raja Batteries on Monday broke the ground for Telangana’s first gigafactory in the Mahbubnagar district. Notably, the State Government had recently entered into an MoU with Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARBL, which has been working on Li-ion cell chemistries specifically suited for Indian subcontinent conditions and already supplies lithium battery packs and chargers to some two- and three-wheeler OEMs.
The ground-breaking ceremony officially marked the beginning of ‘Amara Raja Giga Corridor’, which aims to produce lithium cell and battery packs with an ultimate capacity of up to 16GWh and up to 5GWh, respectively. It will also include a first-of-its-kind advanced energy research and innovation centre, dubbed the Amara Raja E +Ve Energy Labs.
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The event was graced by K T Rama Rao, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development; Industries and Commerce and Information Technology, Electronics, and Communications, Government of Telangana, Dr Ramachandra N Galla, Founder, Amara Raja Group, and Jayadev Galla, Chairman & Managing Director, ARBL, in the presence of other officials from the Government and industry.
Dr Ramachandra N Galla said, “Amara Raja’s core purpose has always been to build institutions that provide better opportunities to more and more people and this beginning today will transform this region in the years to come.”
Vikramadithya Gourineni, Executive Director, ARBL, noted, “We expect this foray to be a significant needle-mover in India's energy transition. We have always been at the forefront of introducing new technologies and take immense pride in being able to build out world-class manufacturing units.”