Yamini Kotha

Base Batteries, a leading battery manufacturer in India, provides high quality batteries, inverters and UPS for industrial and domestic utilities across the country. Today, Base Batteries operates with an annual turnover of Rs. 600 crores and has an average growth rate of 25-30% y-o-y. The company has its manufacturing plant and R&D facility in Solan, Himachal Pradesh and is spread across sprawling land amidst the scenic mountains of Himachal Pradesh. The plant has a manufacturing capacity of 1lakh batteries per year and currently manufactures up to 50,000 batteries, which it plans to ramp up by 75,000 soon. Their Design and R&D center was set up with the vision of evolving new ideas and new ways of achieving excellence. The company has also contributed significantly to the industry with several of its pioneering initiatives, like ‘dial-a-battery’ services which was started in the year 2003, established its own chain of showrooms called ‘Base Terminals’, introduced VRLA technology to the industry, etc. Today, Base is a respected and acknowledged name in India, and plays a major role in addressing the power concerns of the nation. With the increasing demand for power storage products in India, Base Batteries has plans to set up its second manufacturing plant at Hosur (Tamil Nadu), which is to be the largest battery manufacturing plant in S.E. Asia.