Even though the country has missed out on manufacturing opportunities in the past, as it happened with the solar sector, storage is one of the emerging areas which is also critical for the national energy security programme. The government recently approved the PLI scheme on ACC battery storage for ... Read more

The Department of Heavy Industry issued the notification for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme on National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage for implementation of giga-scale ACC manufacturing facilities in India. The total incentive payout over the period of 5 y... Read more

Aimed at ensuring reliability of electricity supply in the era of renewable energy, India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has drafted ancillary services market regulations allowing for energy storage and demand response resources to participate. The Commission issued a document last w... Read more

Significant progress has been made in battery technology and infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) in the past few years, Rahul Walawalkar, founder and executive director of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), said. In an interaction with TOI, Walawalkar said more needs to be done in ter... Read more

At a time when fighting against Covid-19 and improving the health infrastructure in the country are top priorities, India's push towards electric mobility may have taken a backseat. Even as the world races towards electrification of its public and individual transport options, India's strides - comp... Read more

With this incentive, India could become a major hub for lithium ion battery manufacturing.   India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), an alliance on energy storage & e-mobility and its member companies, have welcomed the Cabinet’s approval on the proposal by Department of Heavy Industry for im... Read more

Two weeks after World Earth Day and the US Climate Action Week, Indian businesses came together to demonstrate their ambition and commitment to climate change at India’s Road to COP26 Summit. Hosted by the Climate Group, in partnership with the UK Government (which holds the Presidency of COP26) a... Read more

India is one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to SAFAR, the federal monitoring agency, the Air Quality Index of New Delhi is critical. As per the Air Quality Life Index by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, an average Indian loses approximately 5.2 years ... Read more

The government of India has set a goal of 30% electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 and ever since then, the EV industry has been working to meet this target. Even Vikram Handa, the son-in-law of the country’s biggest steel tycoon stepped in to do his part by setting up Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt, I... Read more

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the power sector regulator in India has appointed Rahul Walawalkar, President, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading alliance on energy storage & e-mobility to be a part of the Central Advisory Committee (CAC). As a part of... Read more

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) and Greenstat Hydrogen India, a Norwegian energy organization, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for two years to accelerate the hydrogen technology development in India. The two partners will collaborate on establishing a Norwegian Centre of Excellence o... Read more

Specific recommendations from a prominent industry group for tax reforms and other changes to support energy storage were not included India’s Union Budget for 2021-2022, but certain aspects of the budget such as the promotion of domestic self-reliance have been welcomed.   The India Energy Sto... Read more