MeitY Launches 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)–Based Integrated Drive System

An indigenously developed 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based Integrated Drive System (IDS) for electric vehicle applications was launched in Chennai today. The technology has been developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Thiruvananthapuram in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Lucas TVS under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET). It was launched by S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) at IIT Madras.

Addressing the gathering, S. Krishnan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Make in India, Make for the World” is being realized through indigenous development of advanced power electronics technologies. He emphasized that India’s transition from a technology-importing nation to a technology-developing and exporting nation is being strengthened by collaborative innovation among R&D institutions, academia, and industry.

E. Magesh, Director General, C-DAC; Manoj Kumar Jain, Group Coordinator (R&D in IT & CC& BT), MeitY; Ramanathan N S, CTO, Lucas TVS Chennai; Renji V Chako, Senior Director, C-DAC, Thiruvanthpuram; Dr Om Krishan Singh, Scientist ‘E’, MeitY; Prof Kamlesh Hatua, IIT Madras, and representatives from industry were present on the occasion.UPDATED ON 2ND MARCH 2026)