Just like other emerging economies, India is undergoing multiple energy transitions. The country is gaining universal access to modern, reliable and affordable energy services on one hand while transitioning to a low-carbon energy mix on the other. The Council’s Energy Transitions team is supporting India’s and emerging economies’ double leapfrog to a clean energy future, albeit in a socially equitable and environmentally responsible manner. Our work focuses on:

• Universal access to reliable and affordable energy: We use evidence-based research to deeply understand on-ground realities. Our research informs policies and programmes targeting the last mile to further equitable access to electricity and clean cooking energy.
• Accelerated and diversified deployment of renewable energy: We engage with governments to inform the development and implementation of policies and programmes that help accelerate the deployment of utility-scale and distributed renewable energy (DRE) applications.
• A people-centric energy transition: Our work focuses on ensuring that the transition towards renewable energy remains socially equitable and environmentally responsible. This includes identifying the differential impact of the transition on local marginalised communities and solving for challenges by developing policy interventions, highlighting employment prospects of the green economy and supporting skilling and re-skilling efforts. 

We gather and analyse primary data, and evaluate policies, and programmes. We undertake techno-economic studies, design bespoke solutions such as business models and pilot programmes, and create collaborative platforms to mainstream clean energy.