Honeywell To Power Building Automation For Exide Energy At Bengaluru Lithium-Ion Gigafactory

Honeywell has been awarded a contract to provide building automation solutions to Exide Energy Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of battery maker Exide Industries Ltd.

Honeywell will equip EESL with digital solutions to help improve operational efficiency and deliver incident response, energy savings and increased security for phase one of its new 80-acre lithium-ion gigafactory campus in Bengaluru. Honeywell’s Enterprise Buildings Integrator platform will provide an integrated view, centralised monitoring and control of building management across the gigafactory campus. 

The gigafactory is expected to be completed in 2025 and will be Bengaluru’s first multi-gigawatt-hour lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility. It will produce lithium-ion batteries to help address the growing global demand for electric vehicles. 

“By helping Exide Energy make their new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility more safe, secure and automated, we are supporting the efficient production of batteries that power the future of electric vehicles,” said Atul Pai, vice president and general manager, building automation, Honeywell India.

Mandar Deo, chief executive officer of Exide Energy Solutions, added, “Honeywell's automation and safety solutions align with our vision to create the most technologically advanced and sustainable unit for manufacturing li-ion cells. We are confident that Honeywell's expertise makes them an ideal partner to help us meet these requirements.”