Yoked To A Zero-Emission Future
Anmol Jaggi’s entrepreneurial journey began with clean energy at the crux of his ventures. He founded India’s largest clean energy services company and led a team of over 1,000 professionals in the renewable energy space with the business spanning 13 countries. He is also the founding director of Gensol Group, which engineered more than 15 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy assets and has done asset management of 4.5 GW of solar projects.
“Over the last two years, I have been passionately and actively trying to transform mobility with India’s first all-electric ride-hailing service -- BluSmart. At BluSmart, we have already covered 50 million green km and have successfully raised EV asset financing of USD 36 million. While we still have a long way to go, I’m proud to be at the helm of a purpose-driven organisation that’s leading India to a zero-emission future and helping Delhi NCR for cleaner air,” says Jaggi, Co-founder & CEO, BluSmart.
Bright road ahead
As the government and people have become more aware of the impending climate crisis, there has been a gradual yet visible paradigm shift. Jaggi points out that consumers are willing to make more sustainable, environmentally conscious decisions like choosing zero-emission electric vehicles (EV) cabs over fossil-powered ones, which wins half the battle for companies like his.
“At the same time, we’re also rigorously working each day to expand our EV fleet and serve more people to accelerate the shift to sustainable, reliable mobility. Sky-rocketing conventional fuel prices are another factor that is pushing consumers to make the shift to our services. In all, the future looks bright for us and we are more excited than ever for the EV-olution to unfold,” he adds.
Overcoming setbacks
Several hindrances such as inadequate charging infrastructure, lack of EV awareness and range anxiety come in the way of mass adoption of EVs in India. However, Jaggi is of the view that these challenges can be mitigated with technological advancements and by educating people.
“At BluSmart, we are making significant progress towards an electrified future. We have been setting up EV charging stations all over India. BluSmart also closely monitors and manages its fleet and its requisite EV chargers to ensure that all our cabs have their charging needs fulfilled, always. Our in-house algorithm aids us in proper fleet management, which, in turn, allows us to serve our riders seamlessly,” he says.
