New Delhi, May 11 -- SoftBank Corp. on Monday said it launched a Japan-based battery business to build next-generation power infrastructure that supports the surging electricity demand from AI adoption. The company said it will pursue an end-to-end approach that encompasses development to manufacturing stages to produce innovative battery cells and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) using advanced technologies.

SoftBank said in a press release that it will use its Osaka Sakai AI Data Center as the core hub for its AX Factory and GX Factory. The center is being developed on the former Sharp Corporation site in Sakai City. At the GX Factory, SoftBank "plans to begin manufacturing battery cells and energy storage systems from the fiscal ...