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Raja wins $130m solar plant contract for Bangladesh

Amara Raja Batteries said on June 27 a subsidiary had won a contract to build a $130 million solar plant in Bangladesh, funded by the India Exim Bank.

The 100MW solar facility will span more than 326 acres near Dhaka and is set for completion in the next 18 months.

Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd (ARIPL) the battery group’s engineering, procurement and construction arm, will provide the engineering, design, supply, installation, and be responsible for commissioning of the plant for the country’s Rural Power Company. ARIPL will work with Indian solar manufacturer Premier Solar Powertech.

EU leaders formally agree new Batteries Regulation

EU leaders formally voted in favour of the bloc’s new Batteries Regulation on July 10, paving the way for the package of new measures governing the entire lifecycle of batteries to enter into force 20 days later.

The European Council, which includes the heads of state or government of all EU member states, said the regulation will apply to all batteries including all waste portable batteries, EV batter- ies, industrial batteries, SLI batteries and batteries for light means of transport such as e-bikes.

Adoption of the new regulation followed the approval of EU lawmakers on June 14.

However, battery industry leaders have warned more still needs to be done to ensure consistency and support for all battery chemistries.

EUROBAT has called for battery manufacturers to be involved in the development of necessary related legislation to support climate change and clean energy goals.

And the International Lead Association regulatory affairs director, Steve Binks, has urged legislators to ensure the plethora of upcoming secondary legislation linked to the new regulation supports “strong and globally competitive battery value chains for all chemistries”.

Vikramadithya Gourineni, ARIPL director, said the project would help to establish the group as a serious player in the domestic and international renewables market.

ARIPL has a solar portfolio of 1GW in the pipeline, including the Bangladesh project.

At the time of going to press, the lead and lithium batteries group had yet to respond to Batteries International about whether it would be supplying any associated BESS systems for the Bangladesh project.

In May, Amara Raja broke ground for its 16GWh lithium battery cells factory and research complex in the southern Indian state of Telangana.

The company announced last December that Telangana would become the company’s giga corridor, featuring advanced laboratories and testing infrastructure for material research, prototyping, product life cycle analysis and proof of concept demonstration.

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