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India’s energy transition is now the world’s energy transition

A decade ago India had less than 20 megawatts (MW) of solar power, had the largest number of people without access to modern energy, and had the reputation of being a naysayer in climate negotiations.

India’s energy transition is now the world’s energy transition - Arunabha Ghosh in Hindustan Times

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Sustainability pushed ahead in Budget 2019, but deeper reforms needed for the energy transition: Arunabha Ghosh

The Hon'ble Finance Minister has made several announcements that push the sustainability agenda forward. A continuing emphasis on extending cooking energy and electricity access to all households is welcome.

Sustainability pushed ahead in Budget 2019, but deeper reforms needed for the energy transition: Arunabha Ghosh

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Scaling Rooftop Solar

This report presents the findings of a survey undertaken in east and central Delhi to gauge how residential consumers perceive rooftop solar technology, their levels of awareness, and their willingness to accept new business models.

Scaling Rooftop Solar

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CEEW Centre for Energy Finance | Film

CEEW-CEF acts as a non-partisan market observer and driver that monitors, develops, tests, and deploys financial solutions to advance the energy transition.

CEEW Centre for Energy Finance | Film

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CEEW Energy Horizons 2019 | Highlights

Energy Horizons was envisioned as a global platform for thought and action leadership on the energy transition in emerging economies, with a focus on India.

CEEW Energy Horizons 2019 | Highlights

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Tata Power-DDL & CEEW collaborate to accelerate renewable power integration and micro-grids in Delhi

Collaboration will focus on an implementable plan to meet a portion of the future power needs using Solar and DER technologies, Demand Response, Energy Efficiency, Grid Level Storage, Peak Load Shifting etc.

Tata Power-DDL & CEEW collaborate to accelerate renewable power integration and micro-grids in Delhi

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Featured Research

What's polluting Delhi's air

Ishita Jalan, Hem Himanshu Dholakia

Fixing Delhi's air quality requires a deep understanding of the sources that contribute to air pollution. Despite multiple source apportionment studies specific to Delhi NCR, policymakers can’t design an effective action plan due to varying estimates. This study brings clarity on the existent discrepancies and attempts to understand the gaps and opportunities to develop emissions inventory for source apportionment studies.
Electricity Consumers and Compliance: Trust, Reciprocity, and Socio-economic Factors in Uttar Pradesh

Karthik Ganesan, Kapardhi Bharadwaj, Kanika Balani

In an attempt to improve the discom-consumer relationship, the report looks at the commercial losses attributed to domestic consumers, captures the consumer perspective and proposes a policy roadmap for sustaining reliable electricity supply in the state. This study is based on our survey, conducted in collaboration with the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP) in the summer of 2018, covering 1,800 households in 90 villages (rural) and 90 wards (urban) in UP.
Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity: Survey of States 2018

Abhishek Jain, Saurabh Tripathi, Sunil Mani, Sasmita Patnaik, Tauseef Shahidi, Karthik Ganesan

The Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity – Survey of States (ACCESS) is India’s largest multidimensional survey on energy access. The largest panel-data on energy access in India, the survey is conducted across six of the major energy-access-deprived states in the country – Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.