Foundation laid for four projects involving ₹3,225 cr investment in Divitipally EMC
The Hindu
Foundation laid for four projects involving ₹3,225 cr investment in Divitipally EMC
Union Minister for Railways, Electronics, IT and Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday laid foundation for four manufacturing projects to be established with ₹3,225 crore investment at Telangana government’s Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Divitipally, Mahabubnagar district.
Battery maker Amara Raja’s Giga Factory-1; LFP-CAM Giga factory of Altmin; critical minerals refining and battery recycling plant of Lohum Materials; and Scell Energy’s cell casing manufacturing plant are the four projects.
Industries and IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu, elected representatives and officials participated in the programme. Telangana government has set up the cluster in Divitipally under the EMC-2.0 Scheme to give impetus to electronics manufacturing.
Mr. Vaishnaw said battery technology is as essential for India’s economy as steel and chemicals. He said the Centre is committed to all-round growth of the sector as well as Divitipally region. The Divitipally railway station will be modernised, he said, pointing out that railway budgetary allocation for Telangana has risen manifold under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The allocation in 2025-26 Budget is ₹5,337 crore for Telangana, a sharp increase from the ₹886 crore ten years ago for the united Andhra Pradesh State.
Giga Corridor
Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies (ARACT) entered into an MoU with Telangana government in 2022 for the Amara Raja Giga Corridor, where it will establish lithium cell and battery pack manufacturing facilities with 16 GWh and 5GWh capacities respectively for both domestic and international markets. The project is expected to create direct employment for 4,500 people and an equal number of indirect jobs, a release from the organisers of the programme said.
“We are looking to be amongst the first companies in India to present an indigenously manufactured Lithium-Ion cell to the nation,” Amara Raja Energy and Mobility CMD Jayadev Galla said.
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