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.
Electrifying Industrial Heat in India
On June 3rd, 2026, the India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) at UC Berkeley and Energy Innovation hosted a webinar on industrial heat decarbonization in India. Authors from both organizations present the report’s key findings — including why solar-powered electric heat is already cheaper than oil and gas for Indian manufacturers, and what policies can accelerate the transition. The presentation was followed by an engaging open Q&A session.
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.
The dawn of 24/7 solar power
The plunging cost of large-scale battery storage is a potentially game-changing development for the
electricity sector — one that is just starting to get the attention it merits.
Could this usher in a new wave of 24-hour solar and wind power?
Minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with a delegation of experts from the India Energy & Climate Center (IECC)
The conversation covered green-hydrogen-based steel production, strategies to reduce reliance on coking coal imports, the growth of low-carbon export markets, clean power delivery for industry, and India’s potential to become a leading destination for sustainable digital infrastructure.