Amara Raja Batteries is reportedly planning to foray into new geographies and tap verticals such as solar and motive power. While the batteries for the solar sector are aimed at the storage market, motive power batteries will supply power to a wide variety of electric powered transportation systems, including the railways.
With the company commissioning a major manufacturing facility in January in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, and gearing up to start production at an automotive battery plant in the same area by December 2014, it is also seeking to increase exports.
Amara Raja Batteries is engaged in manufacturing of industrial and automotive batteries. It was founded in 1985. ARBL was first to introduce Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries with three-year warranty in industrial and automotive applications.
