A top Biden Administration official Friday said the US has put together a coalition of several countries to help India achieve its ambitious target of producing about 450 gigawatts of renewable power by 2030, costing around USD600 billion. John Kerry, the special presidential en

Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd (SWPL), one of India’s leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company today announced its entry into the e-mobility segment in India, in partnership with the global energy solutions provider, Enel X. SWPL, a Shapoorji Pallonji Grou

India-headquartered Ola – one of the leading mobility companies in the world has reportedly commenced the construction of the world’s largest two-wheeler mega-factory on its 500-acre site in Tamil Nadu. The ride-hailing company entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wit

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 Ce

The government will adopt an integrated approach and come out with a policy to make India self-reliant in the area of advanced battery technologies to power electric vehicles and other applications, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on February 11. Pitching for an integrated app

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.  

India’s government has increased the basic customs duty (BCD) on solar inverters as part of efforts to bolster domestic manufacturing but has excluded modules from any changes. Presenting the country’s budget for 2021-2022 yesterday (1 February 2021), finance minister Nirmal

The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), a grouping of more than 120 players in batteries and e-mobility sector, has demanded a host of reforms in the budget, including reduction in GST and import duty, and attractive retail financing for e-vehicles.

With electric vehicles fast becoming the new reality, Union Minister for MSME, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has stressed the need to emerge as pioneers in developing leading battery and power-train technologies, a press release by Ministry of Road Transport & Hig

India is one of the few countries with a Nationally Determined Commitment (NDC) that is consistent with the 2-degree C emission goal set under the 2015 Paris agreement (Climate Action Tracker 2019). Some of the major milestones under India's NDC are the country's renewable energy