In India, the demand of battery is growing very rapidly as the businesses around the country expands. Every household, office, hospitals, schools needs a powerful battery if there is a power cut.
Therefore to meet this demand there are dozens of battery companies operating in the country. Some of them are well known to us and some we don’t know.
In this article we will try to know top 10 battery manufacturers in India. Here is the list of them.
1. Exide Industries Ltd
Company Established & Founder: Founded in 1947 by TV Ramanathan who is also MD and CEO of the company
Manufactures: They manufacture batteries from 2.5Ah to 20, 400Ah. Some of the types are VRLA, Lead Acid and tubular batteries, UPS, inverters etc. Some of their most famous brands are Exide, SF, Sonic and Standard Furukawa.
Revenue: Annual Revenue is around Rs 55,000 Million to Rs 60,000 Million
Manufacturing Facility: 3 in Maharashtra, 2 in West Bengal, 1 in Tamil Nadu and 1 in Haryana
Website: www.exideindustries.com
2. Amara Raja Batteries Ltd
Company Established & Founder: Company was established in 1985. Currently Jayadev Galla is the MD of the company.
Manufactures: Amara Raja is one of the largest manufacturers of lead acid batteries for industrial and automotive applications. They manufacture VRLA and lead acid batteries. Their powerful brand names are Amaron and Powerzone.
Revenue: Annual Revenue of the company has risen from Rs 20, 000 Million to Rs25,000 Million
Manufacturing Facility: One in Andhra Pradesh, Renigunta, the company also exports its products to Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
Website: www.amararaja.co.in
3. Luminous Power Technologies Pvt Ltd
Company Established & Founder: Luminous Power Technologies Pvt Ltd was founded in 1988 and Manish Pant is the managing director of the company.
Manufactures: They manufacture batteries in 12V to 1200Ah to 1.75vpc. They manufacture VRLA/SMF, flat plate, solar tubular monobloc and automotive batteries. Popular brand names are Electra and Racer brand.
Revenue: The revenue has increased from Rs 10,300 Million to Rs 10,800 Million
Manufacturing Facility: Total eight manufacturing units based in Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra and there is one based in China also
Website: www.luminousindia.com
4. HBL Power Systems Ltd
Company Established & Founder: Company was founded in 1977 and Avinash Arora is the vice president sales of the company.
manufacturerss: HBL manufactures custom designed, high-quality, cost effective DC power systems. HBL caters to Aviation, telecom, railways and many other sectors. HBL manufactures Nickel Cadmium pocket plate, fibre plate and lead acid batteries. Popular Brand names are Ignite and Ride-on
Revenue: Rs 11,000 Million to Rs 11,200 Million
Manufacturing Facility: Seven units located in all over the country.
Website: www.hbl.in
5. Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd
Company Established & Founder: Su-Kam power systems was founded in the year 1998 and Kunwer Sachdev is the founder and Managing Director.
Manufactures: Su-Kam manufactures over 70,000+ batteries per month. It is present in 70 different countries. They develop mainly back up systems like SMF, lead acid, automotive and tubular batteries. Su-Kam itself is a brand name which is very popular.
Revenue: Total annual revenue is Rs 7000 million to Rs 7200 million
Manufacturing Facility: Total Seven facilities in Baddi, HP and Nepal
Website: www.su-kam.com
6. Base Corporation Ltd
Company Established & Founder: Base Corporation was founded in 1987 and Girish Arora is the managing director of the company.
Manufactures: Base manufactures VRLA batteries, it introduced Dial a Battery service in 2003, moreover the company launched its own brand Base Terminal in 2002. However, their main brand is Panasonic brand as it became its prime distributor.
Revenue: Annual Revenue is Rs 6200 Million to Rs 6250 Million
Manufacturing Facility: The company has 27 branches across the country with 7000+ network of dealers. It caters to telecom, railways and many other sectors.
Website: www.basebatteries.com
7. OKaya Power Ltd
Company Established & Founder: The company was founded in late 2000 and Rajesh Gupta is the CEO and the managing director.
Manufactures: Okaya Power Ltd is fastest growing battery manufacturer in India. It has installation base of more than 5 million. Okaya manufactures VRLA gel and solar tubular batteries, generator specific batteries, inverters etc. Their popular brands are OKAYA, MTEK Power, Digi Power
Revenue: Annual Revenue is Rs 5500 Million to Rs 6000 Million
Manufacturing Facility: Okaya has 32,000 dealers, 470 distributors, 27 branches offices. It has Seven facilities around the country.
Website: www.okayapower.com
8. Southern Batteries Pvt Ltd
Company Established & Founder: Southern batteries Pvt ltd incorporated in 1980 and R Sreenivas is the managing director of the company.
Manufactures: They manufacture batteries from 2000Ah to 20-240Ah like VRLA, automotive tubular, flat plate and traction batteries. Products are Impact Series, Xtra Series, Invader Series
Revenue: Rs 2125 Million to Rs 2200 Million annually.
Manufacturing Facility: They have 3 state of art manufacturing facility in Bangalore only.
Website: www.southernbatteries.com
9. True Power International Ltd
Company Established & Founder: True Power International was founded in 1993 and Ravi Mundra is the Managing director.
Manufactures: They manufacture power products like Inverters and UPS systems. Two types of batteries they manufacture are Lead acid and SMF batteries. The most popular brand name is TRUE POWER
Revenue: Annual revenue of the company is Rs 525 Million to Rs 600 Million
Manufacturing Facility: They have one state of art manufacturing facility in Himachal Pradesh.
Website: www.truepower.in
10. Tudor India Pvt Ltd
Company Established & Founder: Tudor India was launched in the year 1994 and it is subsidiary of CMP batteries Ltd UK.
Manufactures: It manufactures AGM and Gel, lead and lithium lead acid, SMF, automotive batteries. The most popular brand of the company is Prestolite battery brand.
Revenue: The annual Revenue of Tudor India is Rs 1230 Million to Rs 1300 Million
Manufacturing Facility: Tudor operates in 80 different countries north America, Europe etc. The main manufacturing plant is located in Prantij, Gujarat. In India it has over 20 distributing networks.
Website: www.tudor-india.com
So these were top 10 battery manufacturing companies operating in India. To find out more about each company you are advised to visit their website.