Crossing a key energy milestone, Amara Raja’s lithium storage push across 50,000 telecom sites signals a shift towards scalable, infrastructure-grade energy solutions in India.
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility has surpassed one gigawatt-hour (GWh) of cumulative lithium energy storage deployment in India’s telecom sector, covering around 50,000 sites nationwide. The company said it holds a cumulative market share of over 35 per cent in the telecom battery segment.
The milestone reflects the large-scale deployment of lithium-based storage systems across distributed telecom infrastructure, often operating in varied and demanding conditions. The company stated that this scale has enabled it to develop operational systems, execution capabilities and long-term customer relationships within the sector.
According to M.M. Venkata Krishna, Business Head for Industrial Batteries, the achievement marks not only a capacity benchmark but also a foundation for expansion into adjacent segments. These include data centres, industrial applications and commercial infrastructure, where energy storage demand is expected to grow.
Executive Director Harshavardhana Gourineni noted that the development aligns with broader changes in India’s energy landscape. He indicated that energy storage is increasingly becoming a core infrastructure component, supported by trends such as digitalisation, electrification and the integration of renewable energy sources.
The company added that the deployment across thousands of sites demonstrates the viability of an India-developed model for scaling advanced energy storage systems. It also highlighted that the transition from conventional battery technologies to advanced lithium-based solutions is gradual but is gaining traction across sectors.
Industry observers note that telecom infrastructure has emerged as a key early adopter of energy storage technologies due to its distributed nature and continuous power requirements. This shift is expected to influence adoption patterns in other sectors as energy storage becomes more central to infrastructure planning.
