India, April 19 -- As India accelerates automotive electrification, is ourpower grid preparedfor the surge?

While electric vehicle charging infrastructure is expanding, grid modernisation remains a critical challenge yet to be addressed.

The transport sector in India accounts for 18% of total energy consumption in India. Now, India is transitioning to electric vehicles (EV), driven by government policy initiatives like PM E-Drive, FAME, PLI, amongst others, but the nation's power grid will face many challenges as the percentage of electric vehicles in the total vehicle population rises.

While charging infrastructure expansion dominates discussions whenever we talk about roadblocks for EV penetration, grid modernisation is a critical bo...