Kent puts over ₹250 Cr into Noida plant for batteries and solar inverters

Kent RO Systems has invested over ₹250 Cr in a new plant in Sector 159, Noida. The plant will make lithium battery packs and solar hybrid inverters under a new division, KENT New Energy. Mahesh Gupta, chairman and MD and founder of Kent RO Systems, leads the push. His role and several details were first reported by Indian Startup News. Mint also reported the investment.

Indian Startup News first reported the plant's size: six acres of land with 3 lakh sq ft of space. Capacity is 3.5 GWh now and is set to rise to 10 GWh. Battery cells come from global suppliers including EVE and REPT. A 12V battery starts at ₹22,000, and the largest solar hybrid inverter goes up to ₹6.6 lakh.

Kent aims for about ₹1,750 Cr revenue in FY27, up from ₹1,350 Cr in FY26, a rise of nearly 30%. Water purification is still the core, at about ₹1,000 Cr of FY26 turnover. "I have taken a very aggressive step in terms of solar, hybrid inverters, and batteries to begin with. That itself, vertical can go to Rs 1,000 crore in two to three years' time for me," said Mahesh Gupta. A second plant is planned near Noida airport (YEIDA) on 25 acres, with about 11 lakh sq ft covered, at about ₹500 Cr over three years. Gupta said it will be funded from internal accruals.

On vision, Gupta said: "Our vision is to build on the trust KENT has earned and extend our role across three essentials of everyday life: water, air and power," per Indian Startup News. The company's IPO plan is on hold. In May the listing was shelved for at least a year, and Gupta said an immediate IPO and PE funding are both off the table.