Hyderabad: Trinity Cleantech Private Limited showcased its next-generation electric mobility and clean energy infrastructure at the India Energy Summit & Expo 2026, putting the spotlight on a 150 kW bioethanol-powered off-grid EV charging system and intelligent Package Substations. The Trinity Cleantech EV Charger, based on the ME Energy Rapid Charger 150 platform, is designed to generate electricity on-site using liquid bioethanol. This allows electric vehicles to access DC fast charging even at locations where a conventional grid connection is unavailable, difficult to establish, or commercially impractical.
Alongside its off-grid charging technology, Trinity displayed Package Substation and Compact Substation solutions designed to support grid-connected EV charging, industrial facilities, and other distributed-power applications. The showcase reflects the company’s broader strategy of combining its established transformer engineering capabilities with EV charging, smart power distribution, and clean-energy infrastructure.
India Energy Summit 2026 Puts Clean Mobility in Focus
The sixth edition of the India Energy Summit & Expo was held in Hyderabad on August 18–19, 2026, bringing policymakers, utilities, investors, technology companies, and industry representatives together to discuss India’s evolving energy ecosystem.
Key areas of focus included sustainable mobility, smart energy, grid modernization, and clean-energy technologies.
The Telangana energy roadmap cited in the event material points to significant EV charging expansion in the state. Charging infrastructure is targeted to increase from 872 stations to 6,000 by FY30 and 12,000 by FY35, highlighting the scale of infrastructure that could be required as EV adoption accelerates.
Trinity’s pavilion attracted senior government and power-sector representatives, including Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Finance & Planning and Energy Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Telangana Special Chief Secretary for Energy Naveen Mittal, TGSPDCL Chairman and Managing Director Jitesh V. Patil, and APEPDCL Director (Projects) T. Vanaja.
Trinity Cleantech EV Charger Brings Fast Charging Beyond the Grid
The centerpiece of the showcase was the Trinity Cleantech EV Charger, represented by the ME Energy Rapid Charger 150.
Unlike a conventional DC fast charger that depends on a high-capacity electricity connection, the system incorporates its own bioethanol-powered electricity generation capability.
The ME Energy Rapid Charger 150 delivers up to 150 kW DC charging power and features dual CCS2 outputs. Its integrated architecture combines a bioethanol-fueled power-generation system, power-conversion electronics, an energy buffer, and DC fast-charging hardware inside a single industrial enclosure.
ME Energy Rapid Charger 150: Key Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Maximum charging output | 150 kW DC |
| Charging connectors | Dual CCS2 |
| Energy source | Liquid bioethanol |
| Grid connection | Not required for operation |
| Charging configuration | Single session or two simultaneous CCS2 sessions |
| Primary advantage | High-power EV charging in grid-constrained locations |
According to Trinity’s technical material, an ARAI-referenced estimate indicates that the charger could provide approximately 250 km of driving range in 15 minutes for a mid-range battery electric vehicle.
However, the company notes that the actual range recovered depends on the EV, its charging capability, and operating conditions, meaning the figure should not be interpreted as a universal charging result.
Why Bioethanol-Powered Off-Grid EV Charging Matters
India’s EV charging network is expanding, but deploying high-power chargers can become challenging in areas with insufficient grid capacity or where obtaining a new high-load electricity connection requires significant infrastructure investment and time.
An off-grid system attempts to solve a different part of that infrastructure problem.
Rather than waiting for major electrical upgrades, the charger generates the electricity needed for EV charging at the deployment location using liquid bioethanol.
Trinity identifies a wide range of potential applications, including highways, fleet and bus depots, mining sites, industrial facilities, defence and strategic locations, rural and agricultural hubs, construction sites, ports, airports, railway maintenance yards, renewable-energy parks and emergency-response deployments.
This could make the technology particularly relevant for temporary charging requirements, remote operations, and locations where conventional high-power charging infrastructure is difficult to deploy.
Bioethanol EV Charging Technology Gets National-Level Attention
The technology had already received national-level attention before the India Energy Summit.
On August 2, 2026, Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy participated in the inauguration of the ethanol-based mobile EV charging technology in Hyderabad.
According to the press release, the minister highlighted the technology’s potential to support green mobility, encourage ethanol utilization, and reduce dependence on petroleum.
German Technology Now Being Manufactured in Telangana
Another important element of Trinity’s EV strategy is the origin and localisation of the ME Energy platform.
The technology was originally developed in Germany. According to Trinity’s July 2026 strategic white paper cited in the supplied material, the company completed a 100% acquisition of ME Energy, including a portfolio of 17 patents.
Product development and manufacturing have subsequently been consolidated at Trinity’s more than 20-acre facility at Jadcherla Green Industrial Park in Telangana.
Commercial production has commenced at Jadcherla, while international exports are identified as a target for later in 2026.
The strategy gives the technology a significant localization angle: an off-grid EV charging system originally developed overseas is now under Indian ownership and being manufactured and further developed in Telangana for potential domestic and international deployment.
Package Substations Target Grid-Connected EV Charging
Trinity’s EV infrastructure strategy is not limited to off-grid charging.
Alongside the Trinity Cleantech EV Charger, the company showcased its Package Substation/Compact Substation platform, which addresses the electrical infrastructure needed for conventional grid-connected EV charging installations.
The Package Substations are available from 250 kVA to 2,500 kVA, with system-voltage options of 11 kV, 22 kV, and 33 kV.
Depending on configuration, the system can integrate an oil-filled or dry-type transformer, RMU or VCB high-voltage equipment, ACB/MCCB-based low-voltage switchgear, numerical and protection relays, and multifunction energy metering.
The platform is also SCADA-ready and EMS-compatible, with optional remote monitoring and IoT connectivity.
Supported communication options can include Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, IEC 61850, and IEC 60870-5-104, depending on the selected configuration.
Two Approaches to EV Charging Infrastructure
The combination gives Trinity two distinct routes into India’s EV charging infrastructure market.
Where adequate grid capacity is available, Package or Compact Substations can provide the transformer, switching, protection, metering, distribution, and digital connectivity required around high-power charging equipment.
Where establishing sufficient grid capacity is difficult, ME Energy provides a grid-independent charging alternative.
In effect, Trinity is positioning itself across both grid-connected and grid-independent EV charging infrastructure, rather than focusing solely on the charging dispenser.
Transformer Business Provides Trinity’s Engineering Foundation
Although next-generation energy infrastructure dominated the showcase, Trinity also highlighted its transformer portfolio.
Its current range includes Distribution Transformers from 25 kVA to 2,500 kVA, Power Transformers from 3.15 MVA to 12.5 MVA, and Inverter Duty Transformers from 500 kVA to 10 MVA, with systems extending up to the 36 kV/33 kV class.
Available configurations include CRGO and amorphous cores, copper or aluminum windings, mineral oil or natural ester options, and different tap-changing and construction arrangements depending on the application.
Trinity said several senior visitors at the expo also recognized transformers supplied during the company’s earlier operating period, including equipment delivered between 2013 and 2022. The company views that recognition as evidence of the long-term field performance of its earlier products.
Raj Kumar Medimi, Executive Director of Trinity Cleantech, said the response to ME Energy and the company’s Package Substations reflected the direction in which the energy sector is moving. He added that Trinity is taking its existing engineering experience into a new generation of reliable electrical infrastructure, grid-independent EV charging, and clean energy technologies manufactured in Telangana.
Trinity Plans 80 kW Charger and Generator + EV Charger Platform
Trinity is already planning to expand the ME Energy product family beyond the 150 kW system.
Its current roadmap identifies an 80 kW variant as well as a combined Generator + EV Charger platform.
The latter is intended to provide electricity and EV charging through a single mobile asset, opening potential applications in disaster response, defense field operations, construction, and other critical-infrastructure environments.
What Trinity’s Energy Strategy Means for India’s EV Ecosystem
The Trinity Cleantech EV Charger highlights an alternative approach to one of India’s emerging EV infrastructure challenges: bringing high-power charging to places where the electricity grid cannot immediately support it.
At the same time, Trinity’s Package Substations address the other side of the market by providing integrated electrical infrastructure for locations where grid-connected charging is practical.
Together with its established transformer portfolio, the technologies give Trinity a broader position across the EV energy chain — from power transformation and intelligent distribution to conventional charging infrastructure and grid-independent fast charging.
As India expands electric mobility beyond major urban centers, solutions capable of supporting highways, fleets, industrial sites, and remote locations could become increasingly important. Trinity’s India Energy Summit & Expo 2026 showcase indicates that the company wants its Telangana manufacturing base to play a role in that transition while also targeting future international opportunities.
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