Tata Power and Imperial College London have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration in energy research, technology development and knowledge exchange, with a focus on solutions that can support India’s transition to a lower-carbon energy system. The proposed collaboration will cover grid flexibility, energy storage, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications in energy, and advanced energy systems. It will bring together Tata Power’s experience in developing and operating energy infrastructure with Imperial College London’s research capabilities in engineering, digital technologies and decarbonisation.
The partnership comes as India and the United Kingdom strengthen cooperation on clean energy and climate action. Under the India–UK Vision 2035, both countries have identified energy storage and grid transformation as areas for closer cooperation, alongside work on AI, renewable energy, hydrogen and carbon capture. The Vision also highlights the Net Zero Innovation Partnership as a platform for supporting climate technologies and new markets.
Dr Praveer Sinha, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Power, said India’s energy transition would require greater scale, flexibility and reliability as renewable energy capacity expands and electricity demand changes. He said the collaboration would help address industry challenges through research and explore solutions relevant to India and the wider global energy transition.
Professor Mary Ryan, Vice Provost for Research and Enterprise at Imperial College London, said Tata Power’s experience across energy technologies and its ability to deliver infrastructure at scale made it a suitable partner for research aimed at developing cleaner and more resilient energy systems. She added that Imperial’s work across science, engineering and business could support solutions to complex energy challenges.
Jonathan Reynolds, the UK Government’s Business and Trade Secretary, said the partnership demonstrated how British research and Indian industrial expertise could work together to develop cleaner energy solutions while supporting employment and economic growth in both countries. Harjinder Kang, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for South Asia and British Deputy High Commissioner for Western India, said the collaboration could help advance energy technologies, create commercial opportunities and support sustainable growth.
The agreement reflects a shared interest in moving research towards practical applications. By combining academic research with operational experience, the partners intend to explore and demonstrate technologies that could improve grid flexibility, strengthen energy storage and support more reliable, lower-carbon power systems.
Tata Power operates across power generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy. Its total operational and under-construction capacity exceeds 26 GW, including approximately 17.7 GW of clean and green energy capacity and around 8.8 GW of thermal generation capacity. The company serves more than 13 million customers across its distribution businesses and operates over 7,000 public electric vehicle charging points in 717 cities and towns. Tata Power has set a target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2045.
Imperial College London contributes research expertise across energy systems, engineering, digital technologies, economics and decarbonisation. The MoU establishes a framework for the two organisations to explore opportunities for research cooperation and knowledge exchange in support of their energy transition objectives.
