Foxconn to Set Up Battery Energy Storage Unit in India
By Prasoon Srivastava, Sriperumbudur Aug 18, 2024 13:30
Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn is planning to establish a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) unit in India, aiming to capitalize on the growing electric vehicle market.
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Sriperumbudur, Aug 18 (PTI) Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn is working on plans to set up a Battery Energy Storage System unit in India, its chairman Young Liu said here.
With an eye on the electric vehicle segment, Foxconn has been expanding its battery manufacturing business, with the first plant already set up in Taiwan.
Liu told PTI that Foxconn's information and communication technology segment has just started in India.
"We are also waiting to put our 3+3 future industry in India. I have been talking to the minister for industries here about how can we collaborate on BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) in Tamil Nadu...," Liu said.
As part of the "3+3 strategy", Foxconn has prioritised the three key industries -- electric vehicles, digital health, and robotics industries, each has a significant growth potential with current scale at USD 1.4 trillion and over 20 per cent compound annual growth rate.
Foxconn's battery storage business is more focused on electric vehicles.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) enable energy storage from renewable sources like solar, wind etc.
The company has proposed to set up an electric vehicle unit in India as well.
When asked about the status of EV production, Liu said it will start "very soon".
Foxconn has invested USD 10 billion in India so far, and plans more investment in the coming year, Liu said.
Liu, a Padma Bhushan awardee, said that during his current visit, he met various chief ministers and feels that India is on the rise.
"So far, till last year, we have done USD 10 billion. We will do much more in this coming year," Liu said.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of the company's women-only residential complex near Foxconn's plant here.
"After visiting so many states in India, I felt that India is ascending. Foxconn wants to be a part of it. We will grow together with India's growth," Liu said.
With an eye on the electric vehicle segment, Foxconn has been expanding its battery manufacturing business, with the first plant already set up in Taiwan.
Liu told PTI that Foxconn's information and communication technology segment has just started in India.
"We are also waiting to put our 3+3 future industry in India. I have been talking to the minister for industries here about how can we collaborate on BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) in Tamil Nadu...," Liu said.
As part of the "3+3 strategy", Foxconn has prioritised the three key industries -- electric vehicles, digital health, and robotics industries, each has a significant growth potential with current scale at USD 1.4 trillion and over 20 per cent compound annual growth rate.
Foxconn's battery storage business is more focused on electric vehicles.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) enable energy storage from renewable sources like solar, wind etc.
The company has proposed to set up an electric vehicle unit in India as well.
When asked about the status of EV production, Liu said it will start "very soon".
Foxconn has invested USD 10 billion in India so far, and plans more investment in the coming year, Liu said.
Liu, a Padma Bhushan awardee, said that during his current visit, he met various chief ministers and feels that India is on the rise.
"So far, till last year, we have done USD 10 billion. We will do much more in this coming year," Liu said.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of the company's women-only residential complex near Foxconn's plant here.
"After visiting so many states in India, I felt that India is ascending. Foxconn wants to be a part of it. We will grow together with India's growth," Liu said.
Source: PTI
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