Amara Raja Batteries, the country s second-largest automotive battery maker, has opened the country s maiden technology hub to develop lithium-ion cells, at its Tirupati facility in Andhra Pradesh. The advanced lithium-ion technology research hub, the pilot project located at its headquarters in Tirupati, will become the country s first lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in the private sector over the next few years, Amara Raja Batteries CEO S Vijayanand told PTI. The company has a technology transfer agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) since early 2019. Vijayanand said Amara Raj has already invested Rs 20 crore into the hub, excluding technology transfer and bidding fees paid to the ISRO in January 2019 when the company along with nine others won competitive bids from the national space agency.
Amara Raja Batteries, the country s second-largest automotive battery maker, has opened the country s maiden technology hub to develop lithium-ion cells, at its Tirupati facility in Andhra Pradesh.
Amara Raja sets up research hub to develop lithium-ion cells at Tirupati
The advanced lithium-ion technology research hub, the pilot project located at its headquarters in Tirupati, will become the country s first lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in the private sector over the next few years
PTI | February 21, 2021 | Updated 18:30 IST
Amara Raja Batteries, the country s second-largest automotive battery maker, has opened the country s maiden technology hub to develop lithium-ion cells, at its Tirupati facility in Andhra Pradesh. The advanced lithium-ion technology research hub, the pilot project located at its headquarters in Tirupati, will become the country s first lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in the private sector over the next few years, Amara Raja Batteries CEO S Vijayanand told PTI.