India will have 12 more nuclear power stations shortly to improve the power situation and also ensure there is a free flow of uninterrupted power supply for both Industries and residential usage.

Shailesh Pathak, CEO, L&T Infrastructure Development Projects recommends that even as India moves towards becoming the world's third largest economy by the next decade, the infrastructure sector needs to focus on the timely execution of projects.

In an interview, Anshul Gupta, Director, Okaya Power Group tells POWER TODAY that energy storage system will be a key saviour,as the grid might not be able to support the entire power requirement.

In an interview with POWER TODAY, Ashok Saraswat, PhD, Director, Energy Storage Research, NEC Energy Solutions, Inc. Shows how the huge market potential of EVs should lure Li-ion battery researchers to tailor performance parameters to meet EV battery requirements.

"We are seeing tremendous interest from various segments of customers on advanced energy storage technologies," observes Debi Prasad Dash, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).

Naveen Sharma, Vice President, Strategic Planning & Sales, Exicom Power Solutions expects 2019 to be a breakthrough year for energy storage in India with demand largely driven by the telecom sector, grid applications, and electric vehicles.

According to Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, India could leverage significant reduction in inflation to lower the cost of capital for infrastructure projects over the next five years.

In an interview, Atanu Mukherjee, President, MN Dastur& Company believes that India need to have a multi-pronged approach to the abatement of greenhouse gases in India, while not compromising on economic growth.

As the Indian economy grows, consumption-led growth in populated metros is likely to spread to the neighbouring areas. In this scenario, improved air connectivity can give the required push towards economic growth of regional centres (towns/cities).