Amararaja Batteries Ltd
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd (ARBL) is a prominent Indian manufacturer focusing on standby valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries. Headquartered in Chennai, the company operates a fully integrated manufacturing facility in Tirupati, supporting a broad regional footprint across the Indian Ocean Rim, extending from Africa and the Middle East to Southeast Asia. Over its first seven years, ARBL has established itself as a leading player in industrial and automotive battery segments through strategic collaborations and a diversified product portfolio.
ARBL maintains a strategic partnership with Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) of the United States, strengthening its global supply chain network. This alliance places ARBL in a global supply alliance with Varta AG (Europe) and Enertec, the joint venture partners of JCI in South America and Mexico. The business group operates through three main divisions: Industrial Battery Division, Automobile Battery Division, and Power System Division, reflecting a comprehensive approach to energy storage and power solutions.
The company supplies standby power systems to a broad set of Indian utilities and critical sectors, including telecommunications departments, Indian Railways, power generation stations, MTNL, VSNL, ITI, and HTL. ARBL has earned preferential status with multinational OEMs such as ABB, Alcatel, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Tata Liebert, and Siemens, underscoring its integration into high-profile industrial ecosystems.
ARBL serves automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) including Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Ashok Leyland, TELCO, and Mahindra & Mahindra. The company markets the Amaron hi-life brand as a replacement battery, reflecting its emphasis on value-added energy storage solutions. Current capacity at the Tirupati facility is around one million units, supported by an investment of approximately USD 10 million. There are plans for a greenfield expansion at the same site to increase capacity to two million batteries, backed by an additional investment of USD 6 million.
A notable feature of ARBL’s product development is the Amaron hi-life battery, a collaboration between engineers from Johnson Controls Inc. and Amara Raja, designed to deliver high starting performance with minimal maintenance across varied temperatures. In addition to conventional batteries, ARBL’s Power System Division supplies SMR-based power plants for telecom applications, highlighting a growing emphasis on integrated power solutions for critical infrastructure.
The company has also expanded its electronics capabilities to design custom power electronics products, including industrial battery chargers, charge-discharge circuits, formation chargers, and AC/DC distribution boards. ARBL has pursued progressive conformance to global standards, achieving ISO 9001 and QS 9000 certifications, which reflect its commitment to quality management and process excellence. ARBL’s strategic trajectory indicates continued investment to augment capacity, product lines, and international collaboration, aligning with evolving energy storage needs across diverse markets.
