As India accelerates its clean energy transition, domestic manufacturing will be a decisive driver of energy security, economic growth, and job creation. As part of the Blueprint for India’s Cleantech Manufacturing Ambition launched at Bharat Climate Forum 2026, Bharat Climate Forum, in collaboration with Dalberg undertook a comprehensive set of analyses to chart how India can build globally competitive manufacturing ecosystems across priority cleantech sectors.

This body of work brings together six sectoral pathway analyses, spanning solar photovoltaics, wind energy, battery and energy storage, electric mobility, green hydrogen, and high-voltage transmission along with six cross-sectoral pathway analyses on the structural reforms needed to enable scale. Together, these analyses assess current manufacturing capabilities, identify critical import dependencies, and outline practical pathways to achieve ~50% domestic value addition by 2030, while unlocking significant economic opportunity and employment potential.

The findings highlight that without deeper indigenization, India’s cleantech import bill could rise sharply over the coming decade. By contrast, coordinated action across demand design, innovation systems, raw materials, capital equipment, talent, and financing can position India to meet domestic demand and to emerge as a globally relevant cleantech manufacturing hub.