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India’s next phase of steel expansion could lock the country into more than US$1 trillion in coking coal imports, increasing energy import dependence, foreign-exchange exposure, and vulnerability to carbon border measures in export markets. Our analysis finds that green steel, produced through hydrogen-based direct reduced iron with electric arc furnaces (H2-DRI/EAF), can become cheaper than new blast-furnace steel by 2030.
India’s Aviation Opportunity: Turning Agricultural Residue and Low-Cost Solar into Competitive Sustainable Aviation Fuel with Power-and-Biomass-to-Liquids
IECC and Energy Innovation analysis indicates that India can produce power-and-biomass-to-liquids (PBtL) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at costs up to 40 percent below prevailing global benchmarks. Two domestic advantages underpin this result: among the lowest green-hydrogen costs observed internationally, and a large, increasingly organised supply of agricultural residue.
Opinion: India’s cheapest power is here, the grid must catch up
The country’s clean-energy future depends on faster, smarter grid expansion and optimisation
Opinion: Why India’s Heat Planning is in the Hot Seat
India’s cities are facing record heatwaves, with temperatures nearing 48°C and rising risks to public health, workers and urban livability. This in-depth analysis explains why India’s heat planning is under scrutiny, how Heat Action Plans, early warning systems and tools like CHAITRA and EHI-N aim to build targeted, people-centric heat resilience, and why integrated, long-term strategies are critical for climate adaptation.
Estimating heatwave-induced excess mortality in India’s districts
India is among the world’s most heat-exposed nations, with hundreds of millions of people facing dangerous temperatures each summer and a mortality burden that remains poorly understood at the district level.
Power consumers in India can save ₹2.5 trillion by doubling AC efficiency
As India’s power grid strains under another intense summer, a new study has found the country can avoid power shortages and save consumers up to ₹2.5 lakh crore ($25 billion) by doubling the energy efficiency of room air-conditioners (ACs) over the next decade.
India can prevent power shortages, help cut power bills by doubling efficiency of ACs: Study
India can prevent power shortages and help consumers save up to Rs 2.5 lakh crore by doubling energy efficiency of room air conditioners (ACs) over next decade, a new study from India Energy and Climate Center (IECC) at University of California, Berkeley has said, as the country’s power grid strains under another intense summer.
Doubling AC efficiency could save India ₹2.5 lakh crore, prevent blackouts: Study
Efficient ACs, with slightly higher upfront prices could deliver net savings of ₹90,000–2,40,000 crore ($9–25 billion) by 2035
Beating the Heat: How Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Help India Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills
India’s power grid is buckling under the summer heat. Air conditioners (ACs) are fast becoming the single largest driver of peak electricity demand – contributing as much as 60-70 GW or 25%. ACs are power guzzlers, each consuming 100-150 times the electricity of an LED bulb.
Opinion: Beat the heat, don’t break the grid
India’s power grid is buckling under the summer heat. Air conditioners (ACs) are fast becoming the single largest driver of peak electricity demand — contributing as much as 70 GW, or 25%. ACs are power guzzlers, each consuming 100-150 times the electricity of an LED bulb.