NEW DELHI, India – 27 March 2023 –
Clean energy solutions provider Gentari is maintaining its steady
pace in delivering decarbonisation to key markets globally. In
India, its green mobility arm is catalysing growth via a series of
partnerships and investments.
Gentari, through its
affiliated entity Amplus Power Supply Private Limited, signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Motors, India’s
largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, in 2022, whereby the
latter will deliver 5,000 units of Tata Ace EV –
India’s most advanced, zero-emission, four-wheel small
commercial vehicle, over three years. The MoU includes delivery of
1,000 units in the first year, for deployment in cities such as
Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata. To mark the
delivery of the first batch of 100 trucks throughout March and
April this year, a vehicle handover ceremony was held at the 8th
Smart Cities India Expo – where Gentari is the official
Green Mobility Solutions partner, between Shah Yang Razalli,
Gentari’s Chief Green Mobility Officer and Ashish Tandon,
Senior General Manager, Product Line – SCV&PUs, Tata
Motors.
Gentari further expanded its
Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) offering through a MoU with electric
mobility provider MoEVing Urban Technology Private Limited
(MoEVing) to provide 1,000 three-wheeler and 500 four-wheeler
electric cargo vehicles on subscription. The document exchange
ceremony held during the 8th Smart Cities India Expo saw Gentari
represented by its Chief Executive Officer for green mobility
solutions in India, Abhishek Dabas, while MoEVing was represented
by its Founder and CEO, Vikash Mishra.
“High
quality electric four-wheelers coming into the market opens a
whole new segment to electrify in the urban delivery ecosystem. We
are excited to work with Gentari to deploy three- and four-wheeler
commercial electric vehicles across India to reduce the carbon
footprint of deliveries. With our operations, charging and
maintenance footprint spanning across India, we hope to bring
change on-ground and electrify deliveries for e-commerce,
e-grocery, the logistics segment and now also large FMCG and
traditional companies,” Vikash Mishra, MoEVing’s CEO
said.
Separately, Gentari also exchanged MoU documents
with logistics company Gati KWE (Gati) to provide 500 electric
cargo vehicles through its VaaS offering. Gentari was again
represented by Abhishek Dabas, while Gati was represented by its
Chief Transformation Officer, Charles Devlin D’Costa.
Commenting
on the association, Mr Pirojshaw Sarkari, CEO of Gati Ltd (An
AllCargo Group Company), said, “We are committed to our
vision to offer green express logistics solutions and support the
government’s goal to cut the net carbon emissions to zero
by 2070. As a part of our ESG initiatives, we have plans to
convert our entire pickup and delivery fleet to alternative fuel
by 2025. The collaboration with Gentari will help us accelerate
the transition and attain our sustainability goals. We are
committed to build a sustainable express logistics
ecosystem.”
Fast-paced green mobility growth
Gentari’s green mobility efforts in India have
achieved significant milestones, with its VaaS offering having
clocked three million clean kilometres, equivalent to more than
100 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions reduction, through its
current fleet of approximately 1,000 three-wheeler EVs serving
third party logistics and ecommerce operators as well as private
users. In 2023, Gentari aims to further grow its EV fleet to more
than 4,000 vehicles across ten cities with a mix of three- and
four-wheeler vehicles. Meanwhile, from a current network of seven
charging hubs operating in four cities at the end of 2022, Gentari
targets to grow the number of hubs to 10 cities in 2023, expanding
the current 162 charging points deployed in 2022.
Expanding sustainable energy footprint
Across India, Gentari’s renewable energy footprint
has been established via Amplus Solar, now comprising a portfolio
of more than 1.4 GW of distributed solar assets serving over 300
Indian and multinational companies, particularly in the commercial
and industrial (C&I) sector. Amplus renewable energy plants
are expected to cumulatively abate 38.48 million metric tonnes of
carbon dioxide over their operational lifetime, equivalent to
44.12 million mature trees absorbing carbon dioxide for 40 years
– even as they supply 33.32 billion units of clean
electricity for local needs in India. Moving forward, Gentari aims
to grow all three of its core pillars in the country: fortifying
its presence not only in C&I but also in utility-scale
renewables, collaborating to propel its green hydrogen ambitions,
and expanding its green mobility footprint. Gentari will also
pursue opportunities where it can offer integrated clean energy
solutions in India.
Complementing global goals
Gentari’s plans in India complement the
company’s 2030 global aspirations in building a renewable
energy capacity of 30-40 GW; supplying up to 1.2 mtpa of clean
hydrogen; and becoming Asia Pacific’s preferred green
mobility solutions provider by capturing 10% market share (around
25,000 charging points) across key markets in the region.
Sushil
Purohit, Gentari’s Chief Executive Officer, who was also
present at the expo said: “We see vast potential in
India’s increasingly decentralised energy infrastructure.
This offers opportunities for global private players to
participate in supporting India’s net zero goals. With a
purpose to solve the world’s most pressing sustainable
energy needs via our three core pillars – Renewable Energy,
Hydrogen and Green Mobility, Gentari believes this is the right
time to grow our investments in India.”
“Gentari
has several initiatives in the pipeline. We look forward to
announcing new developments soon and always welcome enquiries from
like-minded entities on potential collaborations,” Sushil
concluded.