Vehicle Grid Integration – A New Frontier For Electric Mobility In India

VGI is a new frontier that the country should explore, but so far, there has been little initiative on the ground to research and implement this concept. Recognising the need to investigate the suite of potential grid services from EVs, including their technical and economic aspects and the regulatory reforms required to implement these services and tap their benefits in the Indian context, researchers at AEEE have undertaken a detailed study to provide a clear roadmap for VGI implementation in the country. The report aims to present the evolving concept of Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) and its different elements and analyse the feasibility of its implementation in the Indian context. With EV adoption gaining traction and momentum in the country, EVs, as a new addition to the list of electricity consumer categories, becomes an important subject to study from the perspective of load management.