The United Nations General Assembly declared 2012 the 'International Year of Sustainable Energy for All', officially recognizing the urgent need to put energy at the centre of the global development agenda. In parallel, a strong international policy effort is being made to achieve the goal of...

Empowering farmers with solar energy5 year medium term planning Farmers should be empowered with additional incomes other than agriculture income so that they do not depend upon the government for subsidies.According to latest reports, the number of total farmers is 14 crores approximate. There...

The paper explores options for a 2050 carbon free energy future for India. Onshore wind and solar sources are projected as the dominant primary contributions to this objective. The analysis envisages an important role for so-called green hydrogen produced by electrolysis fueled by these carbon...

India is often taken as a microcosm for much of the developing world because people living in many different circumstances in the country are representative of what is found in large parts of the developing world. This is particularly relevant for clean technologies that are consumer-led and...

Over the last decade, the cost of producing electricity from solar power has reduced substantially, yet the usage of solar power has not increased proportionately. This Note analyses the constraints in power transmission and distribution, including infrastructural constraints and demand-side...

This paper studies the bids of Government run solar auctions in India (JNNSM Phase II Batch I). Using an econometric model, it is found that the government firms bid lower than the private firms and the energy firms have a higher bid. It is also speculated that their could be collusion between...

Renewables-based mini-grids have the potential to improve electricity access with lower emissions and better reliability than national grids. However, these systems have a challenging cost to revenue ratio, hindering their implementation. Combining residential loads with an anchor load, a...