Electric Vehicle Policy of Rajasthan will be out soon: RIICO
At a round table on EV adoption, Rukmani Riar ED, RIICO stated that there are plans for cluster-based development of the E-mobility sector in the state.
RIICO views electric mobility as a priority sector and plans to release the Rajasthan Electric Vehicle Policy soon, stated Smt Rukmani Riar, Executive Director of Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment.
She was speaking at recently organised CUTS International’s Round Table conference on ‘Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption in Rajasthan’.
Moreover, she noted that provisions have been made for the cluster development of the e-mobility sector in the state, including auto-component manufacturing, battery manufacturing and swapping, electronic component manufacturing, and the corresponding training facilities that will be set up in close proximity.
In her capacity as RIICO’s representative, she invited interested parties to invest in Rajasthan and take advantage of the various benefits offered.
Rajasthan Electronic & Instruments Limited’s Managing Director Rakesh Chopra noted the need for a robust charging infrastructure for enabling the adoption of electric vehicles across the state, highlighting the company’s innovative initiatives towards such an end, including rooftop solar integration with electric vehicle charging stations.
Rajasthan has a low cap on LT connections, causing industry concerns about the difficulty of obtaining electricity connections for charging stations. Replying to stakeholders on this concern, Shri S P Gupta, Chief Engineer, Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited confirmed that there are no issues related to the availability of continuous electricity for charging stations.
Although, electricity connections and demand charges would require regulatory approval. However, in order to make regulatory processes easier, the DISCOM is ready to support industry stakeholders who apply to the RERC, he added.
Assistant Professor Dr. Shahab Ahmad of IIT Jodhpur called for facilitating the indigenization of manufacturing supply chains specifically for EV batteries by investigating locally available alternatives to raw materials.
Also present at the conference, Dr. Arun Kumar Verma, Assistant Professor at the MNIT in Jaipur, spoke on the potential of localizing components, particularly for E-2Ws, which dominate the Indian auto market.
Vice President of Ola Electric, B.C. Datta, concluded discussions by urging manufacturers to “Make in India and make for the world”. He added that as part of Rajasthan’s EV policy, they expect robust charging networks, effective demand incentives, a strong focus on R&D and skill training, and the scrapping of ICE vehicles.
Other dignataries present at the Round Table conference were Soham Kulkarni, Manufacturing and Quality Engineer, BattRE; Puneet Jain, Founder, Natural Battery Tech; Pushpendra Vishal Kaushal, Business Operations Lead, Statiq; Himanshu Saini, Manager, Magnitude Motors; Dr. Ashish Malik, Assistant Professor, Manipal University. The discussion was moderated by Divyesh Kumar Sharma, Director, CUTS International.
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