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Cygni Energy signs telecom battery pact with Indus Towers

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  • Cygni Energy is a Hyderabad company that makes lithium battery packs and energy storage systems for vehicles, solar and telecom use
  • It has signed an MoU with Indus Towers to set up battery storage manufacturing capacity of up to 1.5 GWh for telecom sites
  • The founder says Cygni plans capacity of up to 2 GWh and a range moving from 100Ah to 314Ah systems

What happened

  • Cygni signed an MoU with Indus Towers.
  • The aim is BESS (battery energy storage) capacity of up to 1.5 GWh.
  • Both will assess newer battery technologies for telecom.
  • Cygni plans up to 2 GWh of capacity.

Why it matters

  • Telecom towers need reliable, efficient backup power.
  • It gives Cygni a large anchor customer.

The business

  • Cygni makes battery packs and storage systems.
  • It serves EV, solar and telecom customers.

The founders

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Venkat Rajaraman

Founder and CEO
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  • Earlier held roles at PortalPlayer and Sun Microsystems

In numbers

up to 2 GWhPlanned capacity · 2026

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