State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd  would make space grade lithium-ion (Li-Ion) cells for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under technology transfer, the space agency said on Friday.

"We have entered into a technology transfer agreement with BHEL to make space grade Li-Ion cells," it said in a statement here.

The agreement was signed on Thursday in the presence of ISRO Chairman K. Sivan and BHEL Managing Director Atul Sobti at the space agency  ..

The technology transfer will enable BHEL to produce space grade Li-Ion cells to meet the country's space programme requirements.

"The technology can also be adopted to cater to the Li-Ion cell requirement for other national needs," the statement added.