Energizing India Podcast

Ador Powertron

Energizing India Podcast focuses on electric vehicle mobility in India, the E-Mobility industry, and how rapid change can be brought about to grow this industry. In a series of conversations, Ravin MIRCHANDANI, Chairman of Ador Digatron speaks to major influencers of E-mobility in India including policymakers, regulators, CEOs of electric vehicle manufacturers & electricity distributors, industry leaders managing charge point operators & charging infrastructure companies to uncover the roadblocks that hamper rapid growth in this sector. These conversations are candid, often insightful, and unfiltered.

  1. Aug 7

    EP 73 | The Battery Race India Can't Afford to Lose | Vikramaditya GOURINENI

    India has spent the last decade creating demand for batteries. The next decade is about something much harder: learning how to make them.  Our guest today sits at the centre of that transition. Amara Raja built one of the world’s great lead-acid battery businesses. Now it is attempting something far more difficult: reinventing itself around lithium-ion cells, battery packs and energy storage while the technology, supply chains and geopolitics are all changing at once. Three years after Vikramadithya GOURINENI first joined us on the podcast, the plans have become factories, qualification lines and real capital at risk. Today we ask the question underneath the gigafactory headlines: can India move from assembling batteries to truly knowing how to make them?  India's battery future won't be built by importing technology—it will be built by developing it. In this episode of the Energizing India (EI) Podcast, Ravin MIRCHANDANI speaks with Vikramaditya GOURINENI, Executive Director, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, about the journey from lead-acid batteries to lithium-ion manufacturing, building India's gigafactory ecosystem, and why developing in-house technical expertise is critical for long-term success. From battery cell manufacturing and energy storage systems (BESS) to sodium-ion technology and India's path to energy sovereignty, Vikramaditya shares the opportunities and challenges shaping the country's next chapter in clean energy.

    EP 73 | The Battery Race India Can't Afford to Lose | Vikramaditya GOURINENI
  2. Jul 2

    EP 71 | The Grid Behind India's Energy Transition | Alok KUMAR IAS

    Today we are discussing one of the least understood but most critical parts of India’s energy transition: the electricity distribution system. Solar, wind, EVs, batteries and green hydrogen may get the headlines, but the real test is whether India can deliver reliable, affordable, high-quality power to every consumer, every hour, in every state.  To explore this, we are delighted to welcome Alok KUMAR, one of India’s most experienced power-sector voices in India and also Chairperson of the Indian Discoms Association. We will discuss resource adequacy, discom reform, grid constraints, EVs, hydrogen, storage, power quality and what India’s electricity system must look like by 2030.  A subject no one has ever covered in such depth before. As India accelerates its clean energy transition, one critical question remains: Is the power grid ready? In this episode of the Energizing India Podcast, Alok Kumar, veteran power sector leader and President of the All India Discom Association, explores the challenges and opportunities shaping India's electricity distribution ecosystem. From resource adequacy and discom reforms to smart metering, grid modernization, and the growing demands of electric mobility and green hydrogen, this conversation offers valuable insights into the infrastructure that will underpin India's energy future. A must-listen for policymakers, industry leaders, utilities, and anyone interested in the future of India's power sector.

    EP 71 | The Grid Behind India's Energy Transition | Alok KUMAR IAS

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Energizing India Podcast focuses on electric vehicle mobility in India, the E-Mobility industry, and how rapid change can be brought about to grow this industry. In a series of conversations, Ravin MIRCHANDANI, Chairman of Ador Digatron speaks to major influencers of E-mobility in India including policymakers, regulators, CEOs of electric vehicle manufacturers & electricity distributors, industry leaders managing charge point operators & charging infrastructure companies to uncover the roadblocks that hamper rapid growth in this sector. These conversations are candid, often insightful, and unfiltered.