The international exhibition “Independent power sources” has been held since 1992. The creator and organizer of the exhibition was the International Association of Manufacturers of Current Sources and Equipment for Their Production “Interbat”.
About 60 firms, enterprises and organizations from 15–18 countries took part in the exhibition annually, including leading Russian enterprises - manufacturers of current sources and scientific organizations involved in the development of new current sources, battery systems based on them and materials for their production.
In 2008, the National Association of Power Source Manufacturers “RUSBAT” became a co-organizer of the exhibition. In 2023, the RUSBAT Association took over the baton as the organizer of the exhibition.