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Ruchita Shah
Programme Associate
Ruchita is an Analyst with CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEF). At The Council, she creates data-driven insights for various stakeholders based on global and Indian renewable energy market trends and developments. Prior to The Council, she worked with Emergent Ventures India (EVI) as an Associate Consultant in Gurgaon and FutureBridge as a Business Analyst in Mumbai. During her tenure at EVI, she conducted feasibility studies for various USAID, the World Bank, and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation-funded renewable energy (solar - rooftop and ground-mounted, solar-wind hybrid) projects. At Future Bridge, she closely tracked various key developments in renewable energy, energy storage, and electric mobility space to support the clients in devising market entry strategies globally. Ruchita is an electrical and electronics engineer with post-graduation in Renewable Energy Engineering and Management from TERI School of advanced studies. During her post graduation, she interned at Schneider Electric India and Nexant Inc. (under USAID PACE-D TA Program).

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CEF Open Access Resources

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Calculator

Determines open access charges and the potential economic savings for industrial consumers through minimal input options.

Advanced
Calculator

Determines open access charges and the potential economic savings for commercial/industrial consumers through detailed input options.

RE
Waivers

Compare states for waivers on open access charges for procurement via renewable energy.

Compare
States

Compare open access charges across states for different modes (captive/third party) and technology (solar/wind).

CEF Electric Mobility Dashboard

EV Volume
Monitor

The National Volume Monitor provides annual EV volume performance. It features a dynamic interface with a dual filter.

EV
Calculators

EV Calculator estimates the financial savings and environmental benefits of shifting from a conventional vehicle (ICE) to an EV.

EV Penetration
Heatmap

The EV Penetration Heatmap allows users to visually differentiate states based on EV penetration in their total vehicle sales.

State Policy
Matrix

The State Policy Matrix features a two-level comparison of consumer EV policies across four categories for each of the 14 states that have introduced them.