Scaling Green Manufacturing in India
Scaling Green Manufacturing in India: Recommendations for Jobs, Growth and Sustainability is a policy brief by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), supported by Heinrich Böll Stiftung New Delhi. The publication examines India’s manufacturing landscape across emerging green economy sectors including renewable energy, circular economy industries, and the bio-economy.
The report identifies five major systemic challenges constraining India’s green manufacturing ambitions:
- demand uncertainty,
- limited access to financial capital,
- import dependence,
- the risk of technological obsolescence, and
- low-cost competitiveness.
It argues that strengthening domestic manufacturing capabilities is essential for India’s economic sovereignty, climate resilience, and long-term competitiveness. The brief offers actionable recommendations including strategic procurement reforms, expanded access to finance, mission-driven R&D, adaptive manufacturing systems, and circular economy frameworks.
The publication highlights opportunities across sectors such as battery manufacturing, green hydrogen, EVs, recycling industries, bamboo products, bio-based packaging, and renewable energy technologies. It also stresses the importance of coordinated industrial policy and institutional alignment to enable India’s green transition.
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Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- India’s current manufacturing landscape
- Green manufacturing: Systemic issues
- Demand uncertainty
- Limited financial capital
- Import dependence
- The risk of technological obsolescence
- Low-cost competitiveness
- Recommendations and conclusion
- Strengthen demand and offer strategic financial incentives
- Expand access to capital
- Promote R&D and servitisation
- Incentivise domestic ownership of intellectual property and promote adaptive manufacturing
- Enable a circular economy and industrial symbiosis
- Acronyms
- References