New Delhi: Around 30 firms, including French government-owned power utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) and consulting firms such as McKinsey and Co., Boston Consulting Group (BCG), AT Kearney, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), have separately evinced interest in helping India firm up its ambitious global electricity grid plan, said two people aware of the development.
India’ global grid plans have gained traction in the backdrop of China’s attempt to co-opt countries into its ambitious One Belt One Road initiative that seeks to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure projects including railways, ports and power grids across Asia, Africa and Europe.
The who’s who of consulting and electricity sector are interested in participating in a request for proposal (RFP) called by India’s ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) to develop a long-term roadmap for the ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG), that comprises a technical and financial proposal.
