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The episode discusses the importance of affordable power for India's manufacturing future with insights from Vivek Bhatia.

Why Cheap Power Is Key To India’s Manufacturing Future is one of the biggest questions facing India’s economy. Can India become a global manufacturing hub if factories are paying too much for electricity?In this episode of The Core Report Weekend Edition, Financial Journalist Govindraj Ethiraj speaks with Vivek Bhatia, MD and CEO, TKIL Industries Pvt. Ltd (formerly ThyssenKrupp Industries India) about India’s manufacturing future, cheap power, industrial growth, energy costs, mining, steel, cement, ethanol, green hydrogen and the technologies shaping India’s next phase of growth.Vivek Bhatia explains why affordable and reliable power could decide whether India’s industrial boom turns into a true manufacturing revolution or remains a missed opportunity.The conversation explores what he calls the decade of industrials, how TKIL is building equipment for power, mining, cement and sugar plants, and why sectors like coal handling, thermal power, ethanol, CBG, sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen may become central to India’s economic growth story.They also discuss why India needs globally competitive power costs, better quality standards, stronger capital goods manufacturing…

People in this episode

Host: Govindraj Ethiraj

Guest: Vivek Bhatia

Topics covered

• manufacturing
• energy costs
• industrial growth
• economic growth
• green hydrogen
• power sector

Keywords

• cheap power
• manufacturing hub
• industrial boom
• energy costs
• green hydrogen
• capital goods
• export mindset

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TKIL Industries Pvt. Ltd

Places: India, India

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