India's Power Sector Revolution: Electrification & Infrastructure Development

Ratul Puri of Hindustan Power highlights India's potential competitive advantage through affordable, uninterrupted electricity. Emphasizing the role of electrification and infrastructure development across sectors, he calls for future-ready power capacity to meet rising demands from electrification and digital growth, stressing the need for policy support in India's evolving energy ecosystem.

Ratul Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Power, asserts that affordable and uninterrupted electricity will be a key competitive advantage for India as it embraces energy-intensive and digitally connected growth. The demand for reliable power will surge across sectors like transportation, manufacturing, and digital infrastructure.

Speaking in New Delhi, Puri emphasized the rapid electrification in transportation due to advances in battery technology and economic viability, which are expected to expedite electric mobility adoption. Concurrently, the AI-led digital infrastructure expansion will necessitate significant data center capacity and dependable electricity nationwide.

He also highlighted India's need for forward-looking power capacity planning, grid modernisation, and comprehensive renewable energy strategies, urging policy support to unlock potential growth and competitive edge in the global power sphere.