Tata’s Agratas invests over $400m in Indian battery R&D ahead of Sanand cell production
Agratas Energy Storage Solutions is developing in-house LFP cell technology after access to Chinese technology tightened. The Tata battery unit expects NMC cell production at Sanand, Gujarat, to begin by early 2027, while expanding R&D in Bengaluru for EV and grid-storage applications.
Tata battery unit Agratas will develop LFP cells using in-house technology at Sanand after Chinese technology access tightened, while investing over $400 million in Bengaluru R&D to build domestic battery capabilities for EV and grid-storage markets.
Why this matters
The investment follows Agratas’s recent Sanand plant preparations and homegrown LFP-cell development, extending Tata’s push to localize battery technology ahead of production.
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