Energetica India Magazine nº88 March-April 2020

EDITORIAL Dear Energetica India Readers, We welcome you to March-April edition of Energetica India. Team Energetica India wishes you good health in these uncertain times - “Every- thing will be OK”. The global coronavirus outbreak that started in China has hit the Indian so- lar industry, causing delays and losses since China is the biggest supplier of so- lar equipment to India. CRISIL analysis says that nearly 3GW of solar projects in India, worth Rs.160 billion, could be impacted. Energetica India speaks to In- dian solar industry’s C-level executives to gain a better understanding of the challenges. Energetica India meets up with industry leaders to get more insights into the in- dustry trends: 1. Mr. Rajaram Pai, Business Leader - South Asia & ASEAN, DuPont Photovol- taic Solutions 2. Mr. Rupinder Paintal, Director of Mar- ket Development, ExxonMobil Lubri- cants Pvt. Ltd. 3. Mr. Venkatesh Dwivedi, Director (Proj- ects), Energy Efficiency Services Limited 4. Mr. Yukun Hu, Country Manager, Sun- grow India Some interesting and informative articles in this section include: 1. Has the Solar Trade Duty succeed- ed in supporting the Indian Solar Man- ufacturing? an IEEFA Report Indian solar equipment manufacturers have reportedly urged the government to extend the two-year trade duty on im- ported solar cells and modules past the July 2020 termination date. IEEFA rec- ommends the government refrain from ‘giving in’ to an easier but counterpro- ductive option of supporting local solar cell manufacturing. 2. Growth Expected for Wind Power Sector in India despite Hurdles by Su- preeth Srinivasa Rao, Associate Direc- tor, Industrial Practice, Frost & Sullivan Wind power is crucial to India’s target of achieving 175GW of renewable en- ergy capacity by 2022, and 60 GW of planned targets for wind power contribu- tion is vital to achieving the overall goal. The government in the current context has to take bold steps to reinvigorate the sector. 3. Battery Swapping: A Game-Chang- er for the Indian EV Market by Akshay Kashyap - Founder and Managing Di- rector, Greenfuel Energy Solutions A battery swapping (or switching) sta- tion is a place or commercial outlet at which a vehicle’s discharged battery pack can be immediately swapped for a fully charged one, eliminating entirely the delay involved in waiting for the vehi- cle’s battery to charge. We hope you enjoy reading our work. Please feel free to write to us at journal- ist2@energetica-india.netwith your feed- back. We are always open to speak to our readers and learn how we can support them in their business growth. 4 energetica INDIA- March-April_2020