India Can Avert Power Shortages and Cut Consumer Bills by Requiring More Efficient Air Conditioners
India is experiencing a rapid surge in electricity demand driven by the widespread adoption of room air conditioners (ACs), propelled by rising incomes, urbanization, and increasingly severe heat waves. We estimate that between 2025 and 2035, India will add an additional 130 million new room ACs, and without targeted interventions, room ACs alone could contribute over 180 GW to India’s peak load by 2035, straining the power system and necessitating costly investments in new capacity.
Rapid Deployment of Solar and Storage Is the Main Option for Avoiding Power Shortages in India
Related Files Technical Report PDF Date Published 07/2024 Authors Nikit Abhyankar*, Tarannum Sahar, Amol Phadke*corresponding author Executive Summary 1. Power shortages likely: Due to rapid electricity demand growth, India will likely experience significant evening power shortages by 2027 (20-40 GW), even if all the thermal & hydro capacity currently under construction comes online as planned. 2. […]
Indonesia can cost-effectively supplant captive Coal-fire power plants with Solar energy
The Case for a Zero Emission Vehicle Obligation in India
Related Files Report PDF (Working Paper) Date Published 01/2024 Authors Deepak Rajagopal, Narayan Gopinathan Abstract Public policies to replace fossil-fuel based internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE) with zero emission vehicle (ZEV) technologies such as battery electric vehicles (BEV) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCEV) are fast becoming commonplace worldwide. The two main types of policies […]
Review of Grid-Scale Energy Storage Technologies Globally and in India
Related Files Report PDF Date Published 08/2023 Authors Priyanka Mohanty, Emilia Chojkiewicz, Epica Mandal Sarkar, Rohit Laumas, Akash Saraf, Avanthika Satheesh, Nikit Abhyankar Abstract India has set an ambitious target to reach 500 GW of installed non-fossil energy capacity by 2030. However, increasing penetrations of renewables – mostly wind and solar – will require the […]
Pathways to Atmanirbhar Bharat: Harnessing India’s Renewable Edge for Cost-Effective Energy Independence by 2047
Prime Minister Modi’s commitment to Atmanirbhar Bharat aims to make India energy independent by 2047. However, India currently imports 90% of its oil and 80% of industrial coal.
Freight Trucks in India are Primed for Electrification
Feasibility and Impact of Biomass and Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems
Electricity demand in South Asia – data gaps and pathways for research and modeling
Least-Cost Pathway for India’s Power System Investments through 2030
This study assesses a least-cost and operationally feasible pathway for India’s electricity grid through 2030 that validates—and surpasses—India’s 2030 target of 500 GW of installed non-fossil capacity.