Opinions

Adaptation and Resilience

Energy Transitions

Heatwaves are no longer temporary disruptions to India’s power system; they are emerging as one of its defining operating conditions. The challenge is not merely to keep pace with rising power demand, but also to build a power system that is reliable, climate-resilient, socially equitable, and capable of supporting the country’s long-term energy transition.

Opinions

Energy Transitions

देश के सम्मुख चुनौती अब केवल बढ़ती हुई बिजली मांग के साथ कदमताल मिलाने तक सीमित नहीं है| यह एक ऐसी बिजली प्रणाली का निर्माण करने की है जो पूर्णतः विश्वसनीय, जलवायु-अनुकूल, सामाजिक रूप से न्यायसंगत, और भारत के दीर्घकालिक ऊर्जा संक्रमण के लक्ष्यों को संबल प्रदान करने में पूर्णतः समर्थ हो।

Opinions

Energy Transitions

Odisha, as the pioneer of power sector reforms, now has an opportunity to create a model where "free power" and "market pricing" coexist by combining transparency, competitiveness, and compassion. Let consumers know the true cost of electricity, while governments transparently subsidise vulnerable households. The authors write on how the state should take responsibility for maintaining the financial viability of the electricity sector while ensuring social equity.

Books and book chapters

Energy Transitions

The chapter explores how renewable energy—particularly solar energy—and reliable electricity access can strengthen rural livelihoods by supporting both farm and non-farm activities. It highlights pathways to promote electric-powered value addition, diversify rural economies, and expand productive uses of energy in ways that are sensitive to intersectional barriers. In doing so, the chapter envisions dignified and inclusive access to modern energy as a foundation for building a more resilient rural India.

Reports

Energy Transitions

By analysing the Jharkhand Task Force on Sustainable Just Transition, this study highlights key institutional gaps and offer lessons for other states to enhance preparedness, improve policy alignment, build capacity, foster coordination, enable participation, and strengthen data systems for a just energy transition.

Reports

Energy Transitions

The study aims to understand the energy transition preparedness of the transport sector across 10 states in India and identifies key initiatives, progress, and emerging good practices across the states.

Reports

Energy Transitions

The study aims to understand the energy transition preparedness of the buildings sector across 10 states in India and identifies key initiatives, progress, and emerging good practices across the states.

Journal articles

Energy Transitions

Several cities have been trying to create a noticeable impact on reducing emissions through different energy transition interventions. This paper highlights some of these efforts by Indian cities of different sizes to create different energy transition pathways.

Reports

Energy Transitions

This study aims to understand the energy transition preparedness of the buildings sector of 10 states in India and highlights good examples from the states.