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Leena Thomas

Shradha Ganeriwala

12 months ago

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Powering Global Cleantech Collaborations

India has already surpassed 200 GW of renewable energy capacity, with an ambitious national target of reaching 500 GW by 2030. In FY2025 alone, nearly 24 GW of solar capacity was added, a 58.5% increase year-on-year. This growth is not just domestic; Indian investors are backing international clean energy ventures, such as a new solar and battery storage project in Bulgaria, indicating India’s rising influence as both a solution provider and strategic investor.

The Government of India recently increased the target for battery energy storage systems (BESS) under the Viability Gap Funding scheme to 13.2 GWh, covering up to 40% of capital expenditure.

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Leena Thomas

Author

Leena has over two decades of experience in the field of International Business, Technology and Project Management in the Climate Change Mitigation, Energy, Environment, Transport, Biotech and ICT sectors working with various US, European and Asia-Pac organizations.

Leena established Global Business Inroads (GBI) in September 2009 to assist and serve Government, NGOs, Financial Institutions, and Private Sector organizations with their technology, sustainable energy, environment project development, market access and international business needs. In June 2017, GBI launched the www.globaltechinterface.com online platform – a global market place for technology showcase and collaboration. This innovation platform supports start-ups and technology companies connect with technology scouters globally.

Leena has worked as Country Program Manager, India and City Director, Delhi, for the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) of the William J. Clinton Foundation from Jan 2007 to July 2009.

Leena has completed her B.A. (Honors) in History and Economics from the prestigious Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi and followed that up with business management from ICFAI, Hyderabad. Ms. Thomas has successfully completed the technical Certified Energy Manager’s Course from Atlanta, USA, funded by the US Government and attended the Eurochambres Academy in Brussels to do a course on doing business with Europe, funded by European Commission. Leena was presented the Award for Woman Achiever of the Year 2015 by ISBR, Bangalore.

Shradha Ganeriwala

Author

Shradha is the Technology & Innovation Manager at GBI. She has about 12 years of experience in project management, international trade and investments, organizing B2B meetings, trade missions, delegation visits, webinars & workshops, the business analysis of foreign markets, market research, data analysis, vulnerability analysis, and report writing in sectors namely social, economic, health, water resources, agriculture, and climate change. She has worked with international embassies, governments and companies to support their needs and objectives in India. She also supports Indian companies with internationalization. She a team member of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) consortium in India. Through EEN she supports Indian companies with internationalization and also helps Indian companies find market linkages globally. She also coordinates the GTI Helpdesk which helps companies with international market access in India, EU, UK, USA, Africa, and Southeast Asia.