Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday urged the electrical industry to adopt digital technology for sustainable power solutions and said the government planned to put 60-70 lakh electrical vehicles on the roads by 2020 to reduce pollution. “The Indian electrical equipment industry consists of... Read more
Selected by eminent Jury for the invaluable contribution towards the growth of Smart Grids in India Microgrid Initiative for Campus and Rural Opportunities (MICRO), an initiative by India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has setup goal of reducing the cost of electricity from microgrids in India by 3... Read more
Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director of India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) and President & M.D. of Customized Energy Solutions (India) was honored with India Smart Grid Forum President’s Award 2018 for his invaluable contribution towards the growth of Smart Grids in India at the ongoing Indi... Read more
The Centre will soon unveil a policy on electric vehicles (EVs), Power Minister R.K. Singh said on Wednesday, while launching the National E-Mobility Programme here in line with the government's vision of having 100 per cent e-mobility by 2030. On the occasion, Singh, who is also the New and Renewa... Read more
Going a step further towards its dream of electric mobility, Ministry of Power has launched the National E-Mobility programme here in India and rolled out electric cars fleet including Mahindra e-Verito sedan and Tata Tigor EV as a part of this programme. These electric cars will replace government'... Read more
Charging electric vehicles will be a service, not a sale of electricity, as India looks to pave the way for companies to set up the infrastructure for battery-powered transport. “Sale of electricity is a licensed activity. We have taken an in-principle decision that this will be considered a serv... Read more
As electric mobility picks up the pace and the automotive industry – automakers and component suppliers – gears up to meet the green mobility challenge, the new phase of motoring is also throwing up new challenges, and opportunities across sectors. One such sector which is set to be impacted ... Read more
A consultancy specialising in off-grid power generation, THEnergy, highlights that new investments from companies such as Shell, Engie, Mitsui, Total, and Caterpillar will boost the energy storage market in the rural electrification segment up to 50 MWh annually. In the long-term, 1 GWh per year ... Read more
In a bid to make Andhra Pradesh the hub for manufacturing electric vehicles in the country and a push towards making the state eco-friendly, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has agreed to invest close to ₹ 10,000 crore in the state and has also pledged to manufacture over 1 lakh electric vehi... Read more
The country’s one of the largest commercial vehicle manufacturers Ashok Leyland (ALL) is gearing up for a complete overhaul of the business by increasing its volume and enhancing the light commercial vehicle segment. The Hinduja Group-owned company, which doesn’t have a strong presence in the l... Read more
Last year marked the best year ever for electric vehicle sales in the U.S. EV sales were up 35 percent over 2016. And in 2016, EV sales jumped 37 percent over the previous year EVs currently make up only about 1 percent of all vehicles globally, but a recent spike in regulatory and ratemaking action... Read more
Avaada Power, a clean energy company, has partnered with the government of Andhra Pradesh to develop 500-MW utility-scale solar projects. Towards this, the company plans to invest Rs 3,500 crore in the state. This investment will generate enough clean energy to sustainably power over 2.40 million ho... Read more
