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Energy Storage India 2019 to drive India’s National Energy Storage Mission

January 2, 2019 / Press Release

New Delhi; January 2, 2019: Initiatives on smart cities, electric vehicles, renewable energy, energy efficiency etc. has now made India one of the global leaders in green energy and climate action. Energy Storage is going to be the key to establish and sustain this leadership on the world map. In its endeavor to drive India’s ambitious National Energy Storage Mission, Energy Storage India (ESI) 2019 is scheduled from January 10 – 11, 2019 along with Pre – Conference Workshops on January 09, 2019 at The Ashok, New Delhi. Shri Suresh Prabhu, Honourable Minister for Industry and Commerce will be the key note speaker at Make in India session.

ESI 2019 is all set to become the power house of RE integration and Energy Storage in presence of eminent industry leaders, think tanks, scholars and policy makers including Shri R. K. Singh (Minister of State, Ministry of Power, New & Renewable Energy Govt. of India), Nitin Gadkari (Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways), Shri Anand Kumar (Secretary, MNRE), Shri Amitabh Kant (Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog), Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla (Secretary, Ministry of Power), Shri Upendra Tripathy (Director General International Solar Alliance), Shri P. K. Pujari (Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission), Dr. K. Balaraman (Director General, National Institute of Wind Energy), Dr. Sanjay Bajpai (Head, Technology Mission Division, DST, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India), Shri Pranav Mehta (Chairman, Global Solar Council & National Solar Energy Federation of India), Stephen Fernands (President, Customized Energy Solutions), Dr. Ajit Kumar Jindal (Vice President and Head Technical Commercial, Vehicles Engineering Research Center, Tata Motors), Mahesh Babu (Chief Executive Officer Mahindra Electric) to name a few. Dr. P C Pant, Director, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will be inaugurating the pre-conference workshop on 9th of January.

Ahead of ESI 2019, there is tech tour planned on 8th Jan ’19 at Tata Power- DDL’s smart grid lab and at National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE). During the visit Tata Power will provide an overview of AES- Mitsubishi- Fluence 10 MW energy storage project (under construction) at Delhi. NISE has the only facility of its kind in India that utilizes solar energy for hydrogen production.

ESI will also host the 3rd IESA Industry Excellence Awards recognizing the best in Energy storage, Electric Vehicle and Micro Grid industry. IESA members will get a chance to be part of B2B meetings and access to the deal room so as to explore newer partnership avenues. Three parallel energy storage workshops will allow delegates to get hands on experience on various technicalities and will provide in-depth understanding of advanced technologies and solutions.

Addressing the significance of ESI 2019 in driving India’s RE, Electric Vehicles and Energy storage mission, Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Founder & Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) said, During 2018, IESA was successful in shaping the vision of making India a Global Hub for R&D manufacturing of advanced energy storage and EVs. The year 2019 is going to be a landmark in Energy Storage as we expect National Energy Storage Mission to be announced soon as announced by the Honourable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi ji on 2nd October 2018We are confident that ESI 2019 will become a gala platform for exploring newer avenues, thought exchange and developing effective roadmaps for Advanced Energy Storage Technologies. During ESI 2019, we are looking forward to forging stronger relationships with various stake holders for addressing the growing needs of India’s electric grid and electric transportation sector.

Organised annually by India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading body to address the need for a robust energy storage ecosystem in the country and hosts the largest exhibition with a focus on Energy Storage Solutions, Production Technologies, Renewables (solar and wind), Components and Materials, Power Electronics, Electric Mobility, Microgrids, Smart grids, Smart City Developers etc. ESI is hosted by Customized Energy Solutions and Messe Dusseldorf India.

For details visit: http://www.esiexpo.in

About India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA):

IESA was launched in 2012 to assess the market potential of Energy Storage Technologies in India, through active dialogue and subsequent analysis among the various stakeholders to make the Indian industry and power sector aware of the tremendous need for Energy Storage in the very near future. It aims to make India a global hub for research and manufacturing of advanced energy storage technologies by 2022.

IESA website: http://indiaesa.info/about-iesa

About Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Established in 1998, Customized Energy Solutions is an energy advisory and service company that works closely with Clients to navigate the wholesale and retail electricity markets across the United States and globally, including India, Japan, Canada and Mexico. CES offers software solutions, back office operational support, and advisory and consulting services focused on asset optimization and energy market participation efficiency. CES is also a third-party asset manager of approximately 10,000MWs of renewable and conventional generation resources across all ISOs in the United States and Ontario, Canada. CES empowers clients to achieve their goals by helping them navigate the evolving energy markets, complex market rules, and new energy technologies entering the markets.

Press Contact – India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)

Swati Gantellu – Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications

Email: sgantellu@ces-ltd.com