Stakeholder Convening to Accelerate Electric Vehicle and Battery Manufacturing in Telangana

The Telangana electric vehicle (EV) and battery convening brought together leading experts, industry leaders, investors, and policy-makers from battery and EV production, recycling, and circular economy domains to co-develop actionable strategies for strengthening Telangana’s battery manufacturing and circularity ecosystem.

The event addressed key challenges, exchanged best practices, and explored strategic opportunities around policy and regulatory gaps, data challenges, cost and incentive structures, potential supply chain and logistics inconsistencies, extended producer responsibility compliance, skill development, and global best practices. These discussions aimed to spotlight the Government of Telangana’s forward-looking policy measures and attract further investments in the state.

Some of the key takeaways: 

1. There is an urgent need for policy certainty over the next decade to attract long-term patient capital in the EV sector.
2. Strategic trade agreements can help localize India’s EV/battery supply chain and demand aggregation for scalability.
3. There is a need to strengthen extended producer responsibility and scale up pilots using Battery Aadhaar to ensure responsible battery disposal.

Discussing the event, Swasti Raizada, senior policy advisor with IISD, says, “IISD is pleased to support the Government of Telangana in advancing its policy framework for localizing battery and EV manufacturing. The state's pioneering leadership is laying the groundwork for a vertically integrated EV value chain—crucial for boosting domestic manufacturing, attracting long-term investments, and enhancing supply chain resilience for India.”

The event was organized by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in partnership with the Government of Telangana, Telangana Mobility Valley, Battery 360 Alliance, and India Energy Storage Alliance.