Rooftop solar combined with batteries, EVs is key for India: IEEFA
Policymakers and regulators must build the framework required for combining rooftop solar with battery storage and electric vehicles (EVs) to achieve a sustainable and energy-secure future, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
India has set an ambitious renewable energy target of 450 gigawatts (GW) capacity by 2030 along with a target of becoming a 100 per cent EV nation by 2030.
“Combining rooftop solar plus storage in the form of batteries and EVs, or mobile batteries, are in India’s near-future,” said Vibhuti Garg, co-author and energy economist, lead India, IEEFA.
She, however, added that the opportunity to integrate distributed energy is missing which can maximise the benefit of combining rooftop solar with small-scale storage, smart demand-responsive appliances and EVs.
According to the report, policymakers would need to make the technical integration of these distributed energy resources (DER) a priority.
