Ather Energy Launches Rizta In Sri Lanka

Ather Energy announced the launch of the Rizta in Sri Lanka at the Colombo Motor Show on 21 November 2025, marking the company's expansion in its second international market. The launch, in partnership with Evolution Auto Pvt. Ltd, brings the number of models available in Sri Lanka to two, following the introduction of the 450X in December 2024.

The company has established 40 Experience Centres across Sri Lanka since entering the market 11 months ago. Ather has also installed Grid fast chargers in the country to support the charging infrastructure for riders.

Ravneet Singh Phokela, Chief Business Officer at Ather Energy, said Sri Lanka has become a growing market for the company since the entry last year. The Rizta, which was launched in India over a year ago and recently in Nepal, has been introduced to cater to Sri Lankan riders.

The Rizta features a 34-litre under-seat storage capacity and a 7-inch TFT display dashboard. The scooter includes SkidControl technology and offers features such as navigation through maps and music and call control in the Rizta Z variant.

Ather Energy entered Nepal in November 2023, which became the company's first international market. The company has expanded to 9 Experience Centres and 7 Service Centres in Nepal. In December 2024, Ather entered Sri Lanka as its second international market.

The company has installed 40 fast chargers and neighbourhood chargers across Nepal and Sri Lanka, whilst maintaining 4,282 such installations across India as of 30 September 2025. In India, Ather operates 524 Experience Centres and 3,643 Grid fast-charging stations.

Ather Energy's export operations commenced in fiscal year 2024 with 281 units exported, representing 0.3 per cent of total sales of 109,577 units. In the nine months ended December 2024, export volumes increased to 718 units, accounting for 0.7 per cent of total sales of 107,983 units. The company recorded no exports in fiscal year 2023 or fiscal year 2022. 

Export values showed growth from $265,450 in 2023 to $1,919,450 in 2024, an increase of 623 per cent. In the first nine months of 2025, total export value reached $3,518,730. Nepal received exports worth $265,450 in 2023, $1,330,000 in 2024, and $928,730 in the first nine months of 2025. Sri Lanka, which began receiving shipments in 2024, accounted for $589,450 in 2024 and $2,590,000 in the first nine months of 2025. 

The company's export operations remain a fraction of overall sales, with the domestic Indian market accounting for over 99 per cent of volumes in fiscal year 2025. Ather has indicated plans to evaluate additional international markets including South-East Asia, Europe, and Latin America over the next 12 to 15 months. 

Ather Energy sold 109,577 units in fiscal year 2024 and 107,983 units in the nine months ended December 2024. The company was founded in 2013 by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain and launched its first scooter in 2018. Ather currently offers two product lines: the 450 series and the Rizta, with a total of nine variants.