BEST Magazine 24 March 2026

Lead-acid gains ground in India as PowerBuild secures CPRI certification

Why It Matters for ITAD

Market movements like this can signal shifts in demand for ITAD services. New technologies may create opportunities or challenges for equipment processing.

Lead-acid battery technology continues to hold a firm position in India’s stationary energy storage market, after Bangalore-based PowerBuild Batteries, a subsidiary of Time Technoplast, secured certification from the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) for its OPzS tubular batteries. A prerequisite for utility and EPC tenders in India The certification, granted under IS 1651:2013 standards, covers…