India, Jan. 19 -- India's clean energy addition topped 45GW in 2025, with round-the-clock renewable energy tenders floated by parties that included the Indian Railways. This interest in dispatchable, 24X7 renewable energy also comes at a time when globally, expanding clean energy consumption will be key to locking-in energy security.

India thus has the opportunity to cater to much beyond its own borders. Yet, to achieve this, it must move to a fully-integrated clean technology manufacturing ecosystem that is supported by reforms to Ease of Doing Business (EODB). The two are essential to India graduating from merely being a deployer of technologies to one that is proficient in cleantech manufacturing and product development, and by virtue...