What the site does
Narela, in north-west Delhi, is one of the capital's larger planned industrial areas, with good access to the northern arterial roads and to the depots of Delhi's bus operators, e-rickshaw fleets and delivery companies. The collection yard opened in the DSIIDC industrial area in 2022 to shorten collection times inside the city, where goods-vehicle restrictions make long runs from outside NCR slow and expensive.
Its 12,000 TPA of throughput is dominated by small, numerous units: e-rickshaw and two-wheeler batteries, plus passenger and commercial fleet packs. The yard consolidates and de-energises these loads and dispatches them to grading sites, most often the Gurugram hub. It also works with registered aggregators to bring batteries out of informal dismantling and into a documented channel. Every unit is weighed and logged so producers can trace it later.
What arrives at the gate
Feedstock at Narela, Delhi reflects its catchment and plant type. Every consignment is weighed, photographed and logged against the originating manifest before it enters the process area.
- E-rickshaw batteries from Delhi aggregators
- Delivery and two-wheeler fleet packs
- Electric bus depot retirements
- Informal-sector material brought into formal channels by registered aggregators
The process, step by step
The 3 operating lines — hazmat transport staging, pack de-energising, module sorting & consolidation — run the sequence below.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Booking & manifest | Pickup is scheduled against an approved manifest listing chemistry, pack count, mass and damage status. |
| Packaging supply | UN 3480 / UN 3481 approved containers, vermiculite and Class 9 labelling are supplied free on registration. |
| Collection & transit | ADR-class vehicles with trained hazmat crews and GPS telemetry move consignments to the yard. |
| Weighbridge intake | Consignments are weighed, photographed and reconciled against the manifest within 24 hours of arrival. |
| De-energising & sorting | Packs are discharged to safe state of charge and sorted by chemistry and destination plant. |
| Onward dispatch | Sorted material is dispatched to the assigned grading or refining plant with a full chain-of-custody record. |
What sets the site apart
In-city collection base. Located inside Delhi to keep pickup times short for urban operators working within goods-vehicle restrictions.
Aggregator intake. Accepts consolidated loads from registered aggregators and records every unit individually.
Feeder to Gurugram grading. Sorted packs move on to the NCR grading hub, keeping turnaround short across the capital region.
Where material goes next
Material that Narela, Delhi does not finish on site moves to the nearest specialist facility in the network, keeping transport distances and dwell times down.
| Facility | Role | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| NCR — Gurugram Collection & Grading Hub | Cell Grading & Diagnostics | 48 km |
| Ludhiana — Mandi Gobindgarh Second-Life Works | Second-Life BESS Works | 257 km |
| Kolkata — Haldia Refining Works | Hydrometallurgical Refinery | 1,337 km |
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