Amara Raja Batteries (ARBL), an industrial and automotive battery firm, today held a ceremony for Telangana’s first gigafactory in Mahbubnagar district.
KT Rama Rao, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development; Industries and Commerce and Information Technology, Electronics, and Communications, Government of Telangana was present at the occasion along with Dr. Ramachandra N Galla – Founder, Amara Raja Group, and Mr. Jayadev Galla – Chairman & Managing Director, ARBL, in the presence of other dignitaries from the government and industry.
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 5 GWh respectively. The facility also aims to create direct employment for about 4,500 people and a similar number of indirect jobs.
The initial facilities would also include a first-of-its-kind advanced energy research and innovation center, dubbed the Amara Raja E +Ve Energy Labs.
Telangana government recently entered into an MOU with Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies (ARACT) 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 2 and 3-Wheeler OEMs.
Jayadev Galla, Chairman & Managing Director, ARBL said that "The Bhoomi pooja marks a significant milestone in our journey and our strategic step is not just limited to setting up of the Giga Corridor but to provide non migratory jobs to the local youth. We are grateful to the Telangana Government for its tremendous support in this endeavour.”