Exide Industries Invests ₹99.99 Crore in Wholly Owned Subsidiary Exide Energy Solutions
Exide Industries Limited invested ₹99.99 crore in its wholly owned subsidiary, Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL), on 29th September 2026. This brings the total investment to ₹5,202.23 crore. EESL manufactures lithium-ion battery cells for the EV market.
The investment of nearly ₹100 crore is significant and directly relates to the company's strategic focus on the growing electric vehicle battery market, which is a key growth driver for the company.
The announcement details a routine investment in a wholly owned subsidiary to fund business expansion, which is a normal course of business and does not inherently suggest a positive or negative financial outcome.
Exide Industries Limited announced a further investment of ₹99,99,99,980 (Rupees Ninety-Nine Crore Ninety-Nine Lakh Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty only) on 29th September 2026, by subscribing to the equity share capital of its wholly owned subsidiary, Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL), on a rights basis.
This latest investment brings the total investment made by Exide Industries in EESL to ₹5,202.23 crore. The company's shareholding percentage in EESL remains unchanged at 100% following this acquisition.
EESL, incorporated on 24th March 2022, is engaged in manufacturing and selling lithium-ion battery cells, modules, and packs for India's electric vehicle and stationary applications market. As of 31st March 2026, EESL had a paid-up equity share capital of ₹1,618.50 crore, a net worth of ₹3,991.06 crore, and a turnover of ₹157.56 crore, with a reported loss after tax of ₹248.16 crore for the year ended 31st March 2026.
The investment is intended to meet EESL's funding requirements for its greenfield plant in Bengaluru, which will manufacture and sell lithium-ion battery cells, modules, and packs. The transaction is at arm's length, and there are no promoter or group company interests beyond the ownership of the wholly owned subsidiary.
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