Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), an arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent stake in UK-based Faradion Limited for an enterprise value of GBP 100 million.
With its patented sodium-ion battery technology, Faradion is one of the leading global battery technology companies and has a competitively superior, strategic, wide-reaching and extensive IP portfolio covering several aspects of sodium-ion technology, said RNESL in a press release on Friday.
RNESL will also be investing another GBP 25 million into the entity as growth capital to accelerate commercial roll out, the firm said.