Assam State
Critical minerals, policy, and the energy transition
The Energy Transition in Assam, India
Assam, cradle of India’s petroleum industry along the Brahmaputra valley, is accelerating a transition to renewables. The Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2025 targets 3,000 MW solar capacity by 2030, including 1,900 MW of rooftop PV, up from barely 200 MW today. Utility-scale parks at Amguri and Barchalla are advancing, and the state’s first 8 kW floating array went live in March 2024. A 250 MW battery-storage venture with ONGC will firm variable supply, while the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri hydro scheme upstream is nearing commissioning. Grid upgrades aiming for 1.4 GW of interstate transfer capacity will evacuate surplus solar and hydro power, reducing reliance on imported diesel in hill districts. Small hydro projects and biomass from tea estates round out Assam’s clean-power mix. Geologically, the state offers complementary resources. Ultramafic bodies in Karbi Anglong host platinum-group metals, vanadium and titanium, with rare-earth indications extending into Dima Hasao. The Makum coalfield’s low-ash seams supply coking coal and could feed future coal-to-graphite projects. Combined with expanding green electricity, these minerals position Assam as a strategic energy and critical-materials hub for eastern India.
Energy Raw Materials and products produced in Assam
Critical Minerals discovered in Assam including early-stage indications for further investigation
Energy Raw Materials and products produced in Assam
Essential Mineral Production and Products in Assam
A state-by-state analysis of India’s critical minerals and energy transition policies
SFA explores the state-level frontlines of India’s strategy to secure its position in the global energy transition. As demand surges for critical minerals used in electric vehicles, grid storage, solar, and hydrogen technologies, India is intensifying efforts to diversify supply, localise processing, and reduce strategic dependencies. This analysis examines how mineral endowments, state-level industrial policy, and renewable energy deployment intersect across the Indian landscape. From lithium-bearing pegmatites in Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir to rare-earth-rich coastal sands in Tamil Nadu and Odisha, this state-by-state review highlights the opportunities and constraints shaping India’s clean-energy future and its role in global mineral security.


Meet the Critical Minerals team
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Henk de Hoop
Chief Executive Officer

Beresford Clarke
Managing Director: Technical & Research

Jamie Underwood
Principal Consultant

Ismet Soyocak
ESG & Critical Minerals Lead

Rj Coetzee
Senior Market Analyst: Battery Materials and Technologies

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