India 2025: The Indian Energy Strategy Toward Autonomy
India’s energy strategy aims to support growth and self-reliance. Through renewables, coal, and tech industry expansion, India asserts itself as a global energy player. 01-10-2025
India is no longer just a demographic giant—it has become one of the world’s most dynamic economic powers. Its energy demand grows annually by double-digit percentages, fueled by industrial development, urban expansion, and the electrification of rural areas.
In this scenario, India faces the challenge of balancing three critical objectives: sustaining economic growth; ensuring energy access and reducing its climate footprint.
This is a colossal challenge, which India is tackling with a multi-pronged strategy.
Expanding Renewables—Amid Contradictions
In recent months, the Indian government has intensified programs in solar power and offshore wind, while also reviving plans for green hydrogen and the electrification of the railway network.
Investments in electric mobility and domestic battery production are on the rise, supported by targeted incentives for companies developing low-emission technologies.
Yet contradictions remain: coal still accounts for roughly 70% of India’s electricity generation, and new coal mining sites were opened in the first half of 2025 to meet immediate demand.
India is therefore advancing on two fronts: pushing toward decarbonization, while maintaining a secure domestic energy supply, viewed as essential for national sovereignty.
Industry and Technological Sovereignty
India’s energy discourse is closely tied to its industrial autonomy goals. The country aims to position itself as a global manufacturing alternative to China, strengthening domestic supply chains, attracting Western investment, and cultivating a new generation of tech-driven enterprises.
The “Make in India” program, relaunched in 2025 with new funding, identifies power electronics, electric motors, and energy management systems as priority sectors.
The message is clear: India does not want to grow passively—it wants to play a central role in the global energy transition.
Europe and VMF: Proximity, Expertise, Responsiveness
As India and China build sovereign energy and industrial ecosystems, Europe risks losing industrial influence, even as it remains a global leader in environmental standards and regulation.
In this context, our company—VMF—embodies a model of resilient European manufacturing.
Our medium-sized scale allows us to be agile, to co-design with clients, and to adapt quickly to the specific needs of strategic sectors. We specialize in complex niches, we prototype in proximity, we offer high-level quality control, and we guarantee short lead times with measurable outcomes.
This is the foundation on which European industry can regenerate itself:
Not by chasing Asian economies of scale, but by building an economy of precision, collaboration, and responsibility.