UAE to set up first large-scale EV battery recycling facility with Indian firm

Battery recycling: The UAE’s Energy and Industry Ministry will form a JV with Sharjah-based Beeah and Indian lithium-ion battery recycling firm Lohum to develop the UAE’s first EV battery recycling plant, state news agency Wam reports. Lohum and Beeah had signed agreements to develop the plant back in 2024.

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The facility will be located inside Beeah’s integrated Waste Management Complex in Al Saja’a, Sharjah, and should this year be able to process 1.5k tonnes of lithium-ion batteries, before doubling capacity in 2028, Wam said. The plant was set to recycle some 30k end-of-life batteries annually, converting the spent cells into energy storage systems (ESS). The plant will repurpose end-of-life EV batteries for second-life applications and recover critical materials using Lohum’s recycling technology.

Indian firms make oil discoveries in Abu Dhabi

Digging oil in Abu Dhabi: Indian state-owned oil players Indian Oil Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation, through their 50:50 joint venture Urja Bharat (UBPL), announced two new oil discoveries in Abu Dhabi, India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a post on X. This includes unconventional oil reserves found in the emirate’s Shilaif formation, as well as the first oil found in the Habshan reservoir within the concession.

What’s next? Both wells are now moving into the appraisal phase to assess commercial viability and potential development in Abu Dhabi.

The exploration phase, which covered a 6.2k sq-km concession in Onshore Block 1, where UBPL holds 100% rights, has now wrapped. Adnoc granted UBPL the exploration stake back in 2019, with the JV investing USD 166 mn on the exploration phase.

Testing waters for India-UAE undersea cable

UAE-based Etihad Water and Electricity will conduct a technical and commercial feasibility study for the UAE-India undersea power transmission cable. The firm has invited bids from consulting firms to assess the long-term viability of the project, Meed reports.

Why it matters: India’s power ministry announced two undersea transmission links with 2GW capacity each connecting India with Saudi Arabia and the UAE with a capital outlay of INR 900 bn. India’s Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced in June 2025 that Joint Venture agreements had been executed with both nations to facilitate these cross-border grid interconnections. This infrastructure push aligns with the government's long-term strategy to position India as a key regional energy exporter.

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