EVENT RECAP: Panel Discussion on Enabling Regulatory Mechanisms for Seamless Integration of Renewable Energy in Transport
Hosted under the Forum for Decarbonising Transport
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Hosted under the Forum for Decarbonising Transport .
During the 2023 The International Conference on Renewable Energies (SPIREC), WRI India, in collaboration with SLOCAT (Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport), conducted a panel discussion—Enabling Regulatory Mechanisms for Seamless Integration of Renewable Energy in Transport—as a community side event.
The panel discussion was moderated by Pawan Mulukutla, Director-Integrated Transport, Electric Mobility and Hydrogen, WRI India. Other panellists were: Almudena O’Shea Comyn - Director of Innovation Transfer to Business at Acciona Energía, Stephen Draxler - Advisor NDC-TIA at GIZ, Agustina Krapp - Project Coordinator at SLOCAT Partnership.
Key insights
The success story of India’s Grand Challenge for the procurement of 5,450 e-buses that introduced innovative tender mechanisms and demand aggregation measures and resulted in a drastic price reduction (27% lower than internal combustion engine counterparts) and augmented the decarbonization of the Indian public transport sector.
The important role of renewable energy sector in green job creation and economic development in India and African countries. Pawan stressed on the significance of a just e-mobility transition that places women and vulnerable groups at the center stage.
The panel discussion was organized by WRI India in collaboration with SLOCAT under the NITI Aayog-led Forum for Decarbonising Transport.
