Greetings from the IESA team as we prepare for the celebrations of 67th Independence Day of India. Since Independence India has witnessed number of transformations starting with the Green Revolution of 1960s that transformed the agricultural practices in India. In 1970s and 80s, the "White Revolution - Operation Flood" included the world's biggest dairy development program which transformed India from a milk-deficient nation to the largest milk producer in the world within a span of 30 years. The 1990s saw the economic reforms that opened up the Indian economy and led to the telecom and IT revolutions that have made India a leader in the knowledge economy in the 2000s.
Now this is a decade where India needs a similar revolution for transforming the electricity infrastructure to provide energy access to over 400 million of households that still lack basic access to electricity. Also the lack of reliable and quality power supply is a major obstacle for developing the manufacturing and industrial sector in India that is required to maintain 8-10% economic growth for the world's largest democracy.
With the technology innovations in areas of renewable generation, smart grid, micro-grids and energy storage, we now have tools for transforming the energy supply & demand mix. IESA is a new initiative, still in infancy, but with the support of all our members and strategic partners, we are confident that we can play a pivotal role in this energy revolution for India in coming decade. India has a robust manufacturing sector and many innovative entrepreneurs who are looking forward to forge partnerships with leading global technology companies. Such partnership has true potential to not only help solve the energy issues in India, but could make India a manufacturing base that can support needs of the global energy storage industry.
We would like to invite all of you to get more actively involved in exploring the tremendous opportunities presented by one of the fastest developing economies of the world. The inaugural "Energy Storage India" conference and Expo from December 4th-6th will be a perfect venue for sharing case studies, exhibiting innovative technologies, forging new partnerships and strengthening existing ties. Hope you can join us.
Happy Independence Day to all !!!
With best regards,
Dr. Rahul Walawalkar
Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance