Creating domestic demand for green goods is vital Photocredit: Jadampropore
Trump’s unrest has given India a rare opportunity to get a competitive advantage by positioning itself as a leader in clean-tech production.
The focus of the National Manufacturing Mission on Clean-Tech, announced this year, could be a crucial step to achieve these goals. However, the success depends on complementary policy that stimulates demand, promotes R&D, integrates global supply chains, prioritizing waste recycling and developing robust tests and laboratory infrastructure to be internationally competitive.
Important elements
First create the domestic demand for green goods. India moet de productie-gekoppelde incentive (PLI) -schema’s ondersteunen voor de productie van elektrolysers, batterijen, zonnemodules en opslagsystemen voor batterijenergie door de binnenlandse vraag te creëren en te versnellen voor deze clean-tech-producten en een complementair beleid te ontwikkelen voor stroominfrastructuur, stevige en dispatchable hernieuwbare energie (FDRE) en rationele tarieven For the production mission.
For example, obliging green hydrogen mixing in fertilizer plants and refineries offers the necessary appetite for electrolysers. Enlightened equipment needed in the industrial sector, especially in MSMEs, can create a large -scale demand for renewable electricity and end use equipment.
Secondly, build an internationally competitive R&D and innovation ecosystem. The production mission must integrate seamlessly with the mandate of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation to give strategic directions at a high level for research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
It can act as a funnel to innovate and commercialize future technology, such as highly efficient electrolysers, advanced batteries and PV panels for solar energy.
Third, play the strategic production game and integrate into global supply chains. We must have clear priorities about which parts of the Indian production system to develop and identify partner countries to build the rest. India has advantages in labor and in some cases materials such as steel, aluminum and copper.
However, we cannot and should not strive to be manufacturers of everything. For example, India currently does not have the technology for membranes used in electrolysers. However, India can use its specialist chemical industry, which offers important inputs for these membranes to produce the membranes in another country.
Developing a native membrane can be a goal in the longer term. Furthermore, the production of electrolysers needs important minerals such as platinum, iridium and nickel. India could sew the critical minerals partnership in the free trade agreements.
Fourth, focus on waste recycling as a necessary. India must look for active cooperation with countries to develop new technologies and implement existing for recycling electronic and clean-tech waste.
According to a CEEW study, for example, the cumulative waste of existing and new solar capacity will reach around 600 kilos of tonnes by 2050 by 2030 and 19,000. This offers an excellent opportunity for urban mining by developing an industrial basis and causing minimal damage to the environment.
Finally, make the infrastructure for the development of clean-tech. We have to collaborate with partner countries to develop an extensive support system for laboratories and test facilities. The capacity of standard development organizations such as the Bureau or Indian Standards and the safety organization Petroleum and Explosives, for example, must be improved to quickly develop new Clean-Tech standards or to adjust standards and to harmonize other regions.
If the clean production of India succeeds, it will establish the country as a global leader in the trade in Clean-Tech.
Mallya is a fellow and Yadav is a senior program fipts, at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water. Views are personal
Published on June 18, 2025
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