Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday 5 December 2017

RE: A ROAD MAP FOR E COMMERCE


India :  Energy  Storage  Mission

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[   E-  mail :  Transport-niti@gov.in     /   cstranger@rmi.org  ]


[  Web site :


For all interested in manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India , this is an excellent document


NITI Aayog deserve congratulations on laying down a Road-Map for this monumental paper


Among many statistical projections and conclusions , this report says :

·         India would require a minimum of 20 GIGA FACTORIES by 2030 ( for 800 Gwh capacity )
[  40 Gwh per factory  ]

If we assume that some industry ( Reliance / JSW / Suzuki –DENSO / M&M etc ) manages to put up the very first such Giga factory in 2020 , then , this would require at least TWO giga-factories to be commissioned EVERY YEAR for the next 10 YEARS ( 2020 till 2030 )


FOR REFERENCE :

TESLA’s Giga-factory has a capacity of 35 Gwh and expected to cost $ 5 Billion ( apprx. Rs 35,000 Cr )
So , a 40 Gwh factory might cost , approx. Rs 40,000 cr

That means , we need an investment of Rs 80,000 Cr per year ( for 2 factories ) , for 10 years in row !



QUESTIONS :

·         Which private sector companies would come forward with such HUGE investments – especially when private sector investments have literally dried up during past 2 years ?

·         Which bank ( private or public ) would come forward with funding of these giga-factories, even as it is struggling to take big “ hair cuts “ on its existing NPA ?

·         Which company-director ( inside or outside ) would dare to go to the market for funds – when Li-ion Battery prices are DROPPING by an ave of 19 % per year ?
{  Projections :  2017 > $ 240/Kwh  //  2025  >  $ 109 / Kwh  //  2030  > $ 73 / Kwh  }



LARGER  PICTURE :

·         As per Report , for 100 % domestic manufacture of batteries, India would require,
      #    3,500 Gwh of Lithium-ion Batteries

     #     That would require an investment of $ 300 Billion [  Rs 20 Lakh*Crore  ]



MY  TAKE :

·         Government has neither the money , nor the expertise for setting up Giga factories

·         Private Sector would not want to take on such hugely  “ Risky “ ventures

·         Banks want to play “ Safe “ while lending in light of many adverse negative developments


WHAT  IS  THE  WAY  OUT  :

·         Government to launch “ Battery Infra SPV

·         Under Indonesia type “ Black Money Amnesty Scheme “ enable stashed away Black Money to come out in the official banking channel ( through deposits made in “ INFRA ACCOUNTS “ – like Jan Dhan Accounts ) . Remember , Indonesia managed to raise $ 342 Billions !




·         Such converted ( Black to White ) monies can only be invested in “ Battery Infra SPV “


Hoping for any other way to raise such HUGE amounts of “ Risk Free “  and  “  Interest Free “ funds , in such a short time , would only amount to  WISHFUL  THINKING  !


I hope someone has the courage to tell the public this terrible TRUTH !

It is time to forget all that senile talk of an AMNESTY SCHEME rewarding the dishonest tax-evaders and punishing the honest / middle class tax payers !


It is time to tell the people : If we want to eliminate air pollution and save 600,000 premature deaths per year , then Means are unimportant ;  Ends are  !



05  Dec  2017








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