Sandeep Rao
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@ecocrusade
Health crusader 🌱, Conscious Planet 🌏
The Strait of Hormuz carries a fifth of global oil. In 2025, the global EV fleet avoided the equivalent to 70% of Iran's exports through it. Producing more oil doesn't fix oil vulnerability. Electrification does, permanently. 🔗ember-energy.org/latest-insight…
EV charging costs coming down as petrol prices go up New analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit has found that many EV drivers could soon find themselves saving the equivalent of an extra £200 a year compared to petrol car drivers. eciu.net/media/press-re…
Big challenges by India CEOs India CEOs are operating on increasingly slippery ground Growth opportunities are rising But so are structural risks First... which CEOs participated in the survey: - 14% lead organisations with revenues between USD 500 million and USD 1 billion. - 18% lead organisations with revenues between USD 250 billion and USD 500 million. - 2% lead organisations with revenues between USD 200 million and USD 250 million. - 7% lead organisations with revenues between USD 100 million and USD 200 million. - 7% lead organisations with revenues between USD 50 million and USD 100 million. - 11% lead organisations with revenues below USD 50 million. Technology is no longer optional, it is the entry ticket - 20% of India CEOs plan to expand into technology (vs 12% global) - 16% into industrial manufacturing (vs 7% global) - 14% into aerospace & defence (vs 7% global) - India is not just growing - it is repositioning across sectors So... CEOs are actively moving outside their core industries Technology is the central expansion axis Underlying pressure If firms invest in tech, they stay competitive If they don’t, they risk becoming irrelevant Source: @pwc by Sanjeev Krishan and Arnab Basu
The Gulf crisis is exposing how fossil fuels make Asia’s energy system vulnerable. ASEAN’s gas expansion could cost up to US$109 billion a year. A solar grid would cost around US$42 billion for the same electricity and offers a more secure system. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…
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Indian deep-tech startup Genrobotics has secured an ₹80 crore contract with Singapore’s water authority to deploy 44 robots for cleaning & inspecting sewer networks over the next two years. The company beat over 600 global firms following an 18-month evaluation. This was particularly satisfying news for me because I invested in them in 2020. And I invested because I was moved by the fact that their motive for starting the company was to create the ‘Bandicoot,’ for ridding the country of manual scavenging. This was not a goal that would deliver them a fast path to an IPO and sky-high valuations & make them extraordinarily rich. But it was a goal that would have a dramatic social impact. Our municipalities were not just robbing workmen of their dignity, but putting their lives at risk. The Bandicoot robot would rectify that. So, to paraphrase Robert Frost: They took the path “…less traveled by / And that has made all the difference” In other words, they created a purpose-led company And the news of their win in Singapore was gratifying because it signals that purpose and profits are not at odds with each other. (Since that win, they also have won a ₹17 crore tender from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for the deployment of its advanced Bandicoot Mobility+ robotic sewer cleaning systems.) Startups like Genrobotics that are created with a higher Purpose, are my #MondayMotivation
The EU's fossil import costs increased by €2.5bn in the first 10 days of the conflict in the Middle East, highlighting the risks of fossil reliance 🚨 Clean power paired with electrification can shield against future price shocks. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…
