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With recent economic expansion, construction investment growth in India is forecast at 12 percent overall and 23 percent in the commercial sector. India will add 80 percent of the total floor space estimated for 2030. Without a concerted effort to… View Summary +
Despite intense efforts by all parties, the recent United Nations Conference of Parties (COP-15) failed to create a legally binding treaty accepted by all nations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that could help limit the global temperature rise to no… View Summary +
The Indian government has promoted energy efficiency through initiatives such as equipment labels, outreach activities, and voluntary building codes. Occasionally, it has implemented demand-side management (DSM) pilot programs. Beginning in December 2007, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in collaboration with the California Public Utilities… View Summary +
Although solar costs have been dropping in recent years, solar power is still more expensive than conventional electricity generation and other renewable energy options. In most applications, solar power also still needs continuing government policy support. However, the need to… View Summary +
Recent studies provide compelling reasons why wind potential estimates in India need to be reassessed. First, a study published in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that was conducted by experts from Harvard University and the Technical Research Center of Finland… View Summary +
Electricity is critical to enabling India’s economic growth and providing a better future for its citizens. In spite of several decades of reform, the Indian electricity sector has been unable to provide high-quality and affordable electricity for all, and grapples… View Summary +
As India progresses toward meeting its renewable energy targets, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) is gearing up to implement a continuum of wholesale electricity market products. These will help facilitate large scale renewable energy grid integration and optimize system… View Summary +
Performance-based regulation (PBR) enables regulators to reform 100-year-old regulatory structures to unleash innovations within 21st century power systems. Our current electric system is built upon an old regulatory paradigm that ensured safe and reliable electricity at reasonable prices from capital-intensive… View Summary +
In this chapter of Decentralised Energy: A Global Game Changer, Ranjit Bharvirkar takes a look at how centralized provision of electricity in India has never been reliable for millions of consumers. It was always supplemented by alternative sources – both economically and… View Summary +
The Indian electricity sector is undergoing a rapid transition as the share of renewable energy (especially solar and wind) grows while the addition of conventional technology (especially coal and natural gas) diminishes. Stakeholders who benefited in India’s electricity growth story… View Summary +
Recognizing the potential of renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support rural electrification, India has set an ambitious target for increasing renewable energy capacity by 2022, particularly rooftop photovoltaic solar. However, affordably transitioning to clean energy is a… View Summary +
India is in a state of “air crisis” unprecedented in the history of the country. Thermal power plants, which are a major source of particulate matter and SOX and NOX emissions, have traditionally been monitored for air pollution via a command… View Summary +
Utility-administered demand-side management (DSM) programs in India have been slow in achieving the shift to efficient appliances. This is due, in part, to utilities and regulatory commissions’ lack of expertise with DSM; utilities’ preoccupation with other issues, such as electricity shortages and high distribution… View Summary +
This report, the final of three volumes of Next-Generation Performance-Based Regulation: Emphasizing Utility Performance to Unleash Power Sector Innovation, focuses on how performance-based regulation (PBR) can be used to navigate an era of rapid technological change in the power sector. View Summary +
This report, the second of three volumes of Next-Generation Performance-Based Regulation: Emphasizing Utility Performance to Unleash Power Sector Innovation, focuses on best practices for design, development, and implementation of performance-based regulation mechanisms. It begins by laying the groundwork for understanding… View Summary +