Panel: Policy and Market - Turbocharging EV Growth

Wednesday, December 07, 2022
Time
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall
Conference Area
Room
Conference Room II

The role of government policy is very important for the growth of the EV market. In this session, we look at

  • Status of FAME Policy and its impact
  • Government initiatives on standardisation of EV components and expansion of charging infrastructure.

02:00 pm - 02:05 pmWelcome and Introduction

Debi Prasad Dash

Director

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)

02:05 pm - 03:30 pmPanel: Policy and Market - Turbocharging EV Growth

Dr. Florian Wessendorf

Managing Director

Solar Promotion International GmbH

Abhijeet Sinha

National Program Director

Ease of Doing Business National Highways for EV (Adnl. Charge)

Debi Prasad Dash

Director

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)

Speakers

Speaker

Debi Prasad Dash, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)

Director

India

Debi Prasad Dash is currently working as the Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) at Customized Energy Solutions He has been involved in techno-commercial feasibility, financial modelling & analysis and consulting in emerging technology areas like energy storage, renewable integration, smart grid, electric vehicle infrastructure and microgrids. He is involved in policy recommendations for the energy storage roadmap for India, manufacturing policy for advanced energy storage technologies and development of ancillary markets in India. He is takes the lead in new strategic partnership and new initiatives of IESA. He is currently part of BIS Energy Storage Standards Committee (ETD-52). He speaks at various national and international energy storage & EV Conferences. Debi has over 8 years of industry experience and worked with over 100+ global clients in various capacities. Debi is a part of other industry associations like IEEE, IEEE-Smart Grid Working Community, PES, SESI, IGEF. Debi holds an MBA degree in Finance from Symbiosis International University and Post-graduation Diploma in Renewable Energy from TERI University. He was awarded with POSCO ASIA Fellowship by POSCO TJ Park Foundation and also an alumni of IGMTP Program by Government of Germany and Supported by DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

Speaker

Dr. Florian Wessendorf, Solar Promotion International GmbH

Managing Director

Germany

Dr. Florian Wessendorf is the Managing Director of Intersolar and ees global conferences and exhibitions in North America, South America and India. He has deep expertise in the solar industry, and formerly served as Managing Director of Photovoltaic Equipment at VDMA, where he was responsible for strategic development, advocacy, exhibitions, and marketing.

Speaker

Abhijeet Sinha, Ease of Doing Business National Highways for EV (Adnl. Charge)

National Program Director

India

Abhijeet is a Technocrat, Policy Entrepreneur currently contributing with tech pilots in the Prime Ministerial initiative on Ease of Doing Business as National Program Director of EoDB Services. Previously associated with Vibrant Gujarat, Pilots of NPR-UIDAI, IMNCI (Asha-Anganwadi) before joining then CM Mr. Modi's Citizen for Governance (CAG) team in 2014 parliamentary polls. His expertise as an ex-corporate banker was recognized with success in large infra financing on PPP with Hybrid and Annuity Financing models; used in various EoDB emerging tech pilots. Holding additional charge of renowned National Highway for EV (Jaipur - Delhi - Agra) Pilot Project Director, where he has completed India's longest 210 km E-Highway TECH-Trial Run between Delhi - Agra in 2020. Early this year in 2022, he commissioned two of India's Largest EV charging stations with 100 + 112 chargers with a capacity to charge 1500 cars in 24 hours and recorded maximum 72% utilization with a minimal breakeven tenure of 36 months.

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