Telangana pitches for Giga-scale battery plant, is ready with 200-acre land

Battery-making was seen a key pre-condition to develop the ecosystem around EVs, as the battery accounts for almost half the EV cost, which can be brought down if batteries are made locally

Telangana government has reiterated its readiness to facilitate the establishment of Giga-scale lithium (Li) ion battery manufacturing plant in the state. This what government chief secretary S K Joshi informed the central government agency Niti Aayog, which is spearheading the idea in the light of Government of India's ambitious electric vehicle (EV) push in the country.

Battery manufacturing was considered as one of the important pre-conditions to develop the ecosystem around the EVs as the battery accounts for almost half of the EV cost that can be brought down if the batteries are produced locally. All the major EV manufacturers,