AWARDS

Powered by CES, IESA Industry Excellence Awards was started in 2017, an initiative to recognize the perseverance, innovation and achievements of organizations involved in the energy storage landscape in India. These awards celebrate the value these organizations have created for the end consumers in the country. In 2020, IESA Industry Excellence Awards expanded the market segments and award categories to include EV charging infrastructure, Microgrids, along Energy storage and Electric vehicles markets. With this, IESA aims to acknowledge all the companies & industry stalwarts, those who have made their mark in the industry during the past year through technology innovation, market leadership, competitive strategy etc.
The 5th IESA Industry Excellence Awards powered by Customized Energy Solutions was held on 3rd May ’22 to recognize the best of companies, leaders, and path-breaking projects in the field of energy storage, electric vehicles, and microgrids.
The winners were felicitated in the presence of Shri. Ghanshyam Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Institute Professor, IIT Madras, Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President, IESA, MD, CES (India), and Debi Prasad Dash, Executive Director, IESA. The following are the different awards categories presented at the IESA Industry Excellence Awards 2022
Energy Storage Project of the Year Award
Ampere hour & BSES Rajdhani Power Limited
EV Infrastructure Project of the Year Award
Fortum Charge & Drive India & BSES Yamuna Power Limited
Technology Innovation of the year for Energy Storage (Industry)
Log 9 Materials
Technology innovation of the year (PSU)- Energy Storage
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Emerging Company of the Year- Energy Storage Supply Chain
Epsilon Advanced Materials
Startup Company of the Year- E-mobility Services
BluSmart
Startup company of the Year – EV
Log 9 Materials
Startup Company of the Year- Energy Storage
Ampere Hour
EV Infrastructure Company of the Year
Tata Power
EV Components Company of the Year
Tata AutoComp
Company of the Year – EV Infrastructure OEM
Exicom Tele-Systems
Company of the Year in Safety Awareness- Energy Storage
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Energy Storage Company of the Year
Exicom Tele-Systems
EV Product of the year-Electric Two-Wheeler
450X from Ather Energy
EV Product of the year- Electric Four-Wheeler
Nexon EV from Tata Motors
CXO Of the Year- Energy Storage
Vijayanand Samudrala , President – New Energy at Amara Raja Batteries
Emerging CXO Of The year- Energy Storage
Stefan Louis,CEO, Nexcharge
Lifetime Achievement Award- Energy Storage and EV
Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Researcher of the Year (Industry) - Energy Storage
Dr. Venketeshwarlu Manne from Amara Raja Batteries
Researcher of the Year (PSU)- Energy Storage
Dr. Milind Kulkarni of the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology
Policy Pioneer of the Year- Energy Storage
Ghanshyam Prasad, Joint Secretary, MoP
Best EV State Award
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Best State in EV Adoption
Delhi
Best State in E-bus Adoption
Maharashtra
Best State for Manufacturing: EV and Energy Storage
Tamil Nadu and Gujarat
IESA Policy Catalyst Award for EV and Energy Storage
Niti Aayog and DHI
IESA Earth Day Hero Award
Sainath Manikandan & Sai SahanaManikandan; Sawan Kanojia; Team Sustainosphere and There Is No Earth B
Energy Storage Project
of the Year Award

Ampere hour & BSES Rajdhani
Power Limited
EV Infrastructure Project
of the Year Award

Fortum Charge & Drive India & BSES Yamuna Power Limited
Technology Innovation of the year for Energy Storage (Industry)

Log 9 Materials
Technology innovation of the
year (PSU)- Energy Storage

Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Ltd
Emerging Company of the Year-
Energy Storage Supply Chain

Epsilon Advanced Materials
Startup Company of the Year-
E-mobility Services

BluSmart
Startup company of the Year –
EV

Log 9 Materials
Startup Company of the Year-
Energy Storage

Ampere Hour
EV Infrastructure
Company of the Year

Tata Power
EV Components
Company of the Year

Tata AutoComp
Company of the Year
EV Infrastructure OEM

Exicom Tele-Systems
Company of the Year in Safety
Awareness-Energy Storage

Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Energy Storage
Company of the Year

Exicom Tele-Systems
CXO Of the Year
Energy Storage

Vijayanand Samudrala ,
President – New Energy at Amara Raja Batteries
Lifetime Achievement Award
Energy Storage and EV

Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Researcher of the Year (Industry)
Energy Storage

Dr. Venketeshwarlu Manne
from Amara Raja Batteries
Researcher of the Year (PSU)
Energy Storage

Dr. Milind Kulkarni
of the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology
Policy Pioneer of the Year
Energy Storage

Ghanshyam Prasad,
Joint Secretary, MoP
Best EV State Award

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
IESA Policy Catalyst Award
for EV and Energy Storage

Niti Aayog and DHI
IESA Earth Day
Hero Award

Sainath Manikandan & Sai SahanaManikandan; Sawan Kanojia; Team Sustainosphere and There Is No Earth B
In Association
