Featured in Going global – 09-2022

The stage is set for India

At the end of September, the Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo is returning to the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, for its 15th edition. It comes at an exciting time for energy in India, as the country begins to ramp up its own domestic solar manufacturing, and looks for a leading role in the development of both green hydrogen and electric vehicles. Ahead of the event, pv magazine caught up with Rajneesh Khattar, senior group director – energy portfolio, at Informa Markets, the show organizer, for a look at India’s changing energy landscape.

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Mark Hutchins

05 Sep 2022

Rajneesh Khattar: “We need to rise above political lines, because it’s the equal right of every Indian to have access to clean energy.” | Image: Informa Markets

So far in 2022, the localization of supply chains and manufacturing has been the major topic worldwide for the PV industry. How is this playing out in India?Since Covid-19, we have seen that dependency on external economies can become quite dangerous. And the momentum for a “Self-Reliant India” has picked up. Federal and state governments …

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