Kolkata metropolitan area to have 3.5 lakh EVs by 2030, says report

A comprehensive electric mobility plan (CEMP) projects the Kolkata metropolitan area, which includes Kolkata, Howrah, Bidhannagar and New Kolkata, will have around 3,55,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of 2030, according to a report. The projected EVs will comprise 312,065 two-wheelers, 6,258 three-wheelers, 23,108 private four-wheelers and 23,108 commercial four-wheelers, according to the report […]

EV firms spear government claims

The Society for Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has sent a petition to the parliamentary standing committee on industry, energy and estimates pointing to the “erroneous” claim made by the ministry of heavy industries of achieving its target of subsidising one million electric two-wheelers by April 2023. The petition says the claim is wrong because […]

Gautam Adani’s bid to raise $1.5 billion for financing new green energy projects

Billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani’s group is looking to raise $1-1.5 billion for financing new green energy projects in the conglomerate’s biggest borrowing since the group came under attack from a US short seller in January. The group recently held a roadshow in Singapore, followed by another two-day roadshow in Hong Kong, talking to global financial […]

Jharkhand task force on green hydrogen

Jharkhand aspires to harness green hydrogen to strengthen energy security and it has constituted a task force to boost the “Green Hydrogen Mission”. This was stated by Jharkhand’s additional chief secretary of the energy department, Avinash Kumar, during a stakeholders’ meeting on “Developing Green Hydrogen Ecosystem for Jharkhand” in Ranchi, organised by the task force […]