A battery pack is not just a set of cells, but also a management system that controls each one, balances the charge between them, monitors temperature, and shuts down the pack before problems arise. This board, known as a Battery Management System (BMS), determines the difference between a pack that lasts for years and one that fails or catches fire.
In India, the decade is dedicated to assembling battery packs on an industrial scale, yet most of these boards are imported. This makes assemblers dependent on foreign suppliers for safety matters, preventing them from changing firmware and forcing them to wait for deliveries when malfunctions occur.
Xbattery was founded in Hyderabad in August 2024 with the goal of manufacturing such boards directly in India. The company's founders are Satish Reddy and Sonu Mishra, and its operations are conducted from the T-Hub innovation center in Hyderabad.
The component selection is well thought out: manufacturing the cells themselves requires enormous capital, whereas the electronics surrounding the cells require engineering development, not gigafactories.
The product is called BharatBMS, and the company positions it as a universal high-voltage system. This hardware platform scales from a 5 kWh home installation to megawatt-level industrial storage, offering versions in 51.2, 72, and 110 volts to support various pack configurations.
The functionality of the board inside the pack, although unassuming, is critically important: it manages thermal regimes, monitors cell status in real-time, and ensures charge balancing so that no single cell works harder than others. Furthermore, it supports remote diagnostics and implements emergency shutdown functions. The company claims this increases battery life by up to 15%.
The company states that design, firmware development, thermal analysis, testing, programming, and assembly are carried out entirely at its facility in Hyderabad. Only certain mechanical parts, such as metal casings, are manufactured externally. This requires specialized equipment that startups focused on software rarely utilize: thermal chambers, battery welding machines, electronic loads, and programmable chargers.
BharatBMS is sold in a price range of 2000 to 25000 rupees depending on the configuration; the lower end is intended for scooters, while the upper end is for trucks and larger vehicles.
In February 2026, the company released a finished product built on its own board—the XB-5K. This is a 5 kWh energy storage system for residential homes and small offices, which the company compares to a portable phone charger. It instantly switches between grid power and backup power and weighs 37 kilograms. Xbattery Energy reports that this system can power household appliances, including air conditioners, for up to 24 hours.
Selling the management system means selling to companies that assemble packs; selling the storage unit means selling to those who require backup power. These two customer groups reflect market segmentation: on one side are vehicle manufacturers creating electric cars, buses, and trucks, and on the other are system integrators assembling large packs for residential, commercial, and grid installations.
The company demonstrated its products at the India Energy Storage Week event in 2026. Public sources lack information regarding funding rounds, client names, orders, or revenue.
