Chandrababu Naidu to inaugurate world's first-ever thermal battery plant

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to inaugurate world's first-ever thermal battery plant on Monday. The plant is expected to commence commercial operations by May 2019.

Manufactured by the Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited (BEST), the first-of-its-kind cell is aimed at boosting renewable energy production. 

The Greenfield Project estimated to be set up at the cost of Rs. 660 crore will create nearly 3000 jobs in three years.

Under the project, electric buses, produced in collaboration with Bilva Motors, a global consortium, could deliver an 800-kilometre range with a single charge.