Telangana Wins IESA Industry Excellence Award for Leadership in Battery Manufacturing.

In July 2025, Telangana was honored with the prestigious IESA Industry Excellence Award 2025 in the State Leadership – Battery Manufacturing category by the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA). The award was presented during the 11th edition of India Energy Storage Week (IESW) at the Yashobhoomi Convention & Expo Centre, New Delhi.

      - Telangana's emergence as a battery manufacturing hub is the result of proactive government policies such as the Telangana EV & Energy Storage Policy and the Telangana Renewable Energy Policy. These initiatives, along with the establishment of infrastructure like industrial clusters, incentivized investments in the complete battery value chain—from cell manufacturing and EV assembly to key component production.

      - Several large-scale projects have taken root in Telangana: Amara Raja's gigafactory in Mahabubnagar is set to produce up to 16 GWh of lithium-ion cells and 5 GWh of battery packs with an investment of ₹9,500 crore . Additionally, GODI India has announced plans for a 12.5 GWh battery cell plant with an investment of ₹8,000 crore.

      - The strategic ecosystem is further strengthened by government-backed infrastructure: in March 2025, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw laid foundation stones for four manufacturing units at Hyderabad’s Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC), including facilities dedicated to battery cell casings, mineral refining, recycling, and an LFP‑CAM giga factory.

Main Point :-   (i) Telangana’s leadership in energy storage extends beyond manufacturing. The state’s 250 MW/500 MWh battery storage tender, conducted by the Telangana Power Generation Corporation in March 2025, attracted competitive bids signaling strong demand for grid-scale storage solutions . Entities like Bondada Engineering, Pace Digitek, and TrueRE‑Oriana Power secured contracts, reinforcing the state’s role in integrating renewables.

      (ii) Industry leaders appreciate Telangana’s consistent focus on an enabling business environment encompassing incentives, streamlined approvals, land availability, and dedicated clusters. Telangana’s IT & Industry Minister D. Sridhar Babu and officials credited this success to foresight and stakeholder collaboration.

(iii) Looking ahead, Telangana aims to deepen its role in India’s clean-energy push by fostering manufacturing capacity, innovation in battery technology (including sodium-ion and solid-state variants), and building a skilled workforce. The IESA accolade not only honors past achievements but also propels Telangana's vision to become a national leader in energy storage.