A global forum to catalyse India’s clean energy transition

In line with the Honourable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi’s clarion call for becoming ‘AatmaNirbhar’ in energy sector, DISTRIBUTECH India 2022, together with POWERGEN India and Indian Utility Week, India’s leading Energy Business Platforms, will be organised from 12th-14th October 2022 in New Delhi, India.

The event will host energy ecosystem stakeholders to unpack the industry’s priorities including its strategic roadmaps, visionary reforms, low cost capital investments and breakthrough technologies for building India’s long term self-reliance in energy.

Part of the world’s largest series of energy sector events spread across North America, Europe, Australia, Africa & South East Asia, this even brings together over 200 exhibitors and 8000 qualified professionals from the entire value chain of the global power generation, transmission and distribution under one roof.

While the world is at a decisive cross-road in its journey to tackle the climate crisis, reaching net zero by 2050 and limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 °C, India under the visionary leadership of Honourable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has time and again shown its commitment to environmental stewardship, climate action and focus on renewables to decarbonise the way the country operates.

As a part of the national statement delivered at the 26 Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow in November 2021, the Prime Minister announced the landmark commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070. The five-point action plan included meeting 50 per cent of India’s electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by 2030, installing 500 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity, reducing the emissions intensity of its economy by 45%, and reducing a billion tonnes of CO2.

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As a large developing economy with over 1.3 billion people, India’s climate adaptation and mitigation targets are not just transformational for India but for the entire planet. The country’s pioneering new model of economic development that avoids the carbon-intensive approaches, provides a blueprint for other developing economies.

With India’s energy demands set to grow by more than that of any other country in the coming decades, the enormous challenge of transforming India’s energy systems is also a huge opportunity for its economy. Whilst pathways to transform the economy from one dominated by fossil fuels into one powered predominantly by renewable energy are extremely challenging, transition to clean energy would propel India as a global leader in renewables, battery storage and green hydrogen.

It would also secure access to affordable energy supplies, build self-reliance, create millions of new jobs and boost economic growth.

ABOUT DISTRIBUTECH INDIA

Themed “Building a Modern Power System”, DISTRIBUTECH INDIA is colocated with Indian Utility Week and POWERGEN INDIA to deliver unprecedented authority, with insights shared by the world’s most forward-thinking policy makers, regulators, industry titans, thought leaders and experts in facilitating India’s Clean Energy Transition.

Their exhibit floor will be full of information, products and services related to electricity delivery automation and control systems, energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy integration, advanced metering, T&D system operation and reliability, communications technologies, cyber security, water utility technology and more.

The concurrent strategic summits and knowledge hubs will be action-oriented covering a host of topics from India’s green hydrogen ecosystem, generation outlook, gas based power, flexible & autonomous generation, decarbonisation strategies, emission control initiatives, digitalisation and future energy mix to building next-gen, digital-age utilities of the future through smart metering, smart grids, battery storage, micro Grids, EV charging infrastructure, cybersecurity & electricity markets etc.

Speaking about the co-located events, Mr. Abhishek Bhatnagar, Member Advisory Committee – POWERGEN India & Indian Utility Week, said: “The co-located events are timely and important for the country in building India’s self-reliance in energy, and a roadmap for its clean energy future. They would also facilitate the building of a digital age, secure and sustainable power system that would propel India as a global leader in renewables, hydrogen and EVs.”

DISTRIBUTECH India 2022, POWERGEN India and Indian Utility Week thus promise to be a progressive step towards building a cleaner, greener and sustainable power system that will facilitate India’s mission of becoming ‘AatmaNirbhar’ in energy.