Gogoro, Belrise Industries to set up battery swapping infra in Maharashtra

Taiwanese electric mobility solutions provider Gogoro Inc on Tuesday said it along with Belrise Industries has inked a pact with the Maharashtra government to set up battery-swapping infrastructure in the state.

Gogoro Inc and Belrise have inked a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government in this regard on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

As per the agreement, Gogoro and Belrise -- a leading Tier-1 automotive system manufacturer which accounts for one-third of all two-wheel and three-wheel chassis made in India -- plan to set up a joint venture for the initiative.

Gogoro and Belrise "plan to build a USD 2.5 billion battery swapping infrastructure in the state" with more partners and investors expected to join in over the next few years.

The infrastructure deployment will be the world's largest sustainability-focused portable energy system to date, Gogoro Inc claimed in the statement.

It will focus on offering open access for a variety of uses including battery swapping, smart electric vehicles, mobility sharing, demand response services and distributed energy storage, smart agriculture, and other applications.

The deployment is also expected to accelerate job growth throughout the smart energy, electric vehicle, and sustainability value chain.

"It is indeed a remarkable moment for the state, this will perhaps be the largest green partnership of this nature worldwide," Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis noted: "We are partnering with Gogoro and Belrise to deploy the world's largest and most innovative smart energy infrastructure to utilise battery swapping for solving the unique and distributed energy challenges we face daily. This project will enable new alternatives to the fossil fuels solutions many of our residents use today."