Sector: Undertaken By: International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST), Recent Publication: 2021
Over the past decade, about 1,100 national legislation and policies have been proposed around the world that are directly or indirectly related to climate action. In India, the discussion to enact a national climate change legislation was proposed by advocacy groups after the Paris Agreement (2015). Given the context of India’s climate and enviro...
Sector: Undertaken By: Idam Infrastructure Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd., Prayas (Initiatives in Health, Energy, Learning and Parenthood), Recent Publication: 2021
The power sector in India is undergoing radical transformation. India has embarked upon ambitious renewable energy targets with several initiatives ( utility scale solar, wind farm projects, solar parks, hybrid RE projects with storage and rooftop solar) underway at the national and state levels. A strong and robust transmission system is key to in...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Environment and Energy Development, Recent Publication: 2021
The impacts of COVID-19 on the health, economic, and humanitarian fronts were felt deeply all across the country. According to a survey by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Bihar was one of the states that faced the worst impacts of the COVID-19 induced lockdown. In the wake of pandemic, more than 1.5 million migrant workers have ret...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute, Recent Publication: 2021
Around 63.4 million unincorporated non-agricultural micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are estimated to be engaged in various economic activities in India, contributing to 29% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) and employing nearly 111 million people. Microenterprises alone constitute more than 99% of the entire MSME sector. The cent...
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2021
In 2015, India announced ambitious targets for renewable energy—175 GW by 2022—one of the largest expansion initiatives in the world. Just four years later, at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019, the Prime Minister of India pledged to increase India’s renewable energy (RE) capacity to 450 GW by 2030. India’s journey to reaching t...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute , Recent Publication: 2021
India has set the important goals ensuring financial sustainability of the distribution sector, providing 24X7 affordable power supply, realizing a greater share of cleaner resources and achieving universal household electrification by March 2019. Distribution Utilities will play a key role in helping India meet these goals. The Distribution Utilit...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2021
India is seeking to transform its power sector in a way to promote access, reliability, affordability and sustainability. Several important policies have been announced in this regard, but there are still concerns around high AT&C losses, low quality of service, peak power deficits and high cross-subsidies. In particular, electricity tariff str...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2021
A close tracking of international climate negotiations is essential to assess their implications for India. For this, Shakti supports efforts to track international climate deliberations and inform decision makers on the actions that India should take to effectively deliver on its climate commitments....
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2021
Air pollution is a multi-faceted challenge which requires a comprehensive and integrated approach towards designing plausible solutions. The reports under this initiative investigate the various causes of air pollution across India, and propose recommendations that can be implemented to improve air quality management at the ground level...
Sector: Undertaken By: International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) , Recent Publication: 2021
With heat waves sweeping across cities in India, the need for cooling solutions is more urgent than ever. India’s cooling demand is projected to grow by eight times in the next 20 years. This will lead to a significant increase in cooling demand, stress on the electricity grid and the release of high Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants li...
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2021
Between 2005 to 2012, the demand for primary energy from the industrial sector increased more than two-fold, primarily driven by the economic growth of the sector. But India's manufacturing sector continues to depend heavily on traditional, carbon-intensive fuel sources to meet its energy demands. The share of India’s industrial emissions in over...
Sector: Undertaken By: Creative Footprints, Recent Publication: 2021
India’s rail network is a significant growth engine for our economy, and its expansion must be aligned with robust decarbonization strategies. The Railways has embarked on an ambitious 100% electrification target and announced an ambitious Station Redevelopment programme. Railway stations are dynamic public spaces that act as high-density 24x7...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2021
Bus systems are integral to providing efficient public transport systems in cities due to their low implementation costs, flexible operations and easy scalability. To create a more strategic vision for improved bus services, Shakti has been collaborating with the Bus Karo programme. Bus Karo is a peer-to-peer knowledge sharing network consisting of...
Sector: Undertaken By: entre for Science and Environment, Recent Publication: 2021
Deteriorating air quality in Indian cities is a growing and serious concern. A major cause of this is the increasing emissions from the rapidly growing transport sector. Substantially improving vehicle efficiency has the potential to reduce emmissions as well as enhance energy and enrionment security....
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2021
India’s power sector has been evolving rapidly over the last few years, with several new developments on policy, programs, targets and achievements. Planning, implementation, monitoring of efforts and operations of the power system have become complex and necessitate strong data analytics. Today, various power sector institutions generate and ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2021
Recognizing the need to combat dangerous air pollution, the Indian government launched the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) in 2019 to reduce outdoor air pollution (particulate matter) in 132 non-attainment Indian cities i.e. cities where air quality is worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. India is severely affected by air pollut...
Sector: Undertaken By: ICF Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., Recent Publication: 2020
Rapid growth in energy, transport, and manufacturing sectors, combined with increasing urbanization, has had an adverse impact on air quality. The Government of India has taken a significant step by notifying the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which targets reduction in particulate emission by 20-30% by 2024, over 2017 level, in all the 122 no...
Sector: Undertaken By: SGArchitects, Recent Publication: 2020
To provide assistance to the targeted users (STU officials, bus operators, researchers etc), the FLEET tool is supported with a user manual. This document is developed by the project team for guiding the user regarding usability and functionality of the FLEET tool. The User manual explains step by step data inputs for each of user forms. It explain...
Sector: Undertaken By: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Recent Publication: 2020
The Indian transport sector comprises distinct modes such as railways, road, inland waterways, air, and marine transport systems. Overall, 18% of India’s CO2 emissions come from road transport. The current challenge before India is to evolve a strategy, which ensures rapid economic growth in line with the aspirations of the people and at the same...
Sector: Undertaken By: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations , Recent Publication: 2020
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption in India faces several challenges, with the distinct cost disadvantage of EVs vis-à-vis traditional internal combustion engine vehicles bring a major one. The battery in an EV is its most expensive component, accounting for 50 per cent of its total cost; thus, the affordability of EVs is directly proportional to the ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Intellecap Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. , Recent Publication: 2020
Given India’s extremely high sensitivity to climate-risk , it is important to develop advanced frameworks for our local context that can assist in climate risk identification and quantification for investment portfolios and suggest options for appropriate climate risk mitigation. Doing so requires an understanding of the current level of deployme...
Sector: Undertaken By: Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) India, Recent Publication: 2020
Most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in India are directly or indirectly related to the corporate (both public and privately-owned) sector and their full cooperation is required for India to meet its NDC commitments. Science-based targets (SBTs) provide companies with a clearly defined pathway to future-proof growth by specifying how much and how qu...
Sector: Undertaken By: KPMG , Recent Publication: 2020
A majority India's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are directly or indirectly related to the corporate sector. Therefore, Indian businesses can play an important role in helping India achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement. Increasingly, corporates in India are beginning to recognise and measure climate related out...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability, Recent Publication: 2020
State governments have access to several finance options for climate change mitigation but administrative issues within state governments have led to sizeable under utilisation of available funds for climate-related investments. The reports in this initiative aim to analyse the mitigation-oriented climate finance options available to state governme...
Sector: Undertaken By: Climate Policy Initiative, Recent Publication: 2020
The India Innovation Lab for Green Finance brings together experts from government, financial institutions, renewable energy, and infrastructure development to identify, develop, and accelerate innovative investment vehicles for green growth in India. More details on the website: https://www.climatefinancelab.org/...
Sector: Undertaken By: Society for Development Alternatives, Recent Publication: 2020
State governments in India have well-defined development goals that are met through a variety of programs and investments in social and economic initiatives, infrastructure, industrialization, capacity development etc. Meeting these priorities in a climate-friendly manner requires a greater quantum of investments as compared to investments in stand...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2020
Currently, an estimated 237 million Indians lack access to any form of electricity, while an additional 100 million have less than four hours of electricity per day. At the same time, the Government of India has set a target of generating over 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022. Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) can play a key role in mee...
Sector: Undertaken By: Center for Sustainability, Policy & Technology Management (SusPoT) , Recent Publication: 2020
Developing and evaluating various low carbon electricity transition scenarios can be a powerful way to analyze the role of the power sector in climate mitigation. Long-term scenarios are required for an effective energy transition since they are informed by transparent, fact-based, country-specific parameters that address interdependencies of the e...
Sector: Undertaken By: Ananta Centre, Recent Publication: 2020
The India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change brings together a diverse array of thought leaders from India and the United States – including former senior government officials, industry leaders, and heads of civil society organizations – to inform and encourage India-U.S. partnership at a strategic level and on climate and ener...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2020
Shakti is enabling technical assistance to the Government of Bihar as well as brick makers and entrepreneurs in Bihar to support the adoption of cleaner and more efficient brick making technologies as well as resource efficient building materials like fly ash bricks. Brick makers are being assisted to comply with the recent order of the Bihar State...
Sector: Undertaken By: Respirer Living Sciences, Skymet Weather Services , Recent Publication: 2020
Cities need good quality data on pollution levels, affected areas, sources and related information to be able to design strong air quality management plans. But a number of Indian cities are still outside the ambit of air quality monitoring, whereas other cities (like New Delhi) have a disproportionately high number of real-time air quality monitor...
Sector: Undertaken By: Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, Recent Publication: 2020
Demand side energy management strategies for residential and commercial buildings depend on accurate, comprehensive data that is readily available and up to date. While there are several organizations that map energy use data in India, the available data lacks consistency and granularity, and is not comprehensive, easily accessible, or collected fr...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2020
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) launched the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP)—a 20-year roadmap to address cooling requirements in building, cold chain, transport and refrigeration sectors—in March 2019. The plan is unique in its pioneering attempt to develop adaptive thermal comfort standards for buildings ...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute, Recent Publication: 2020
The Small and Medium Enterprises Energy Efficiency and Knowledge Sharing (SAMEEEKSHA) platform was set up to allow various stakeholders in the MSME ecosystem to pool and share the knowledge of institutions and key stakeholders that work towards promoting energy efficiency in India’s MSME sector. The website of the platform provides a more detai...
Sector: Undertaken By: CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre , Recent Publication: 2020
Indian Railways is the one of the largest consumers of electricity in the country consuming over 17.5 billion units a year. As track and passengers continue to grow, implementing energy efficiency solutions and tapping into renewable energy is central to the Railway’s growth strategy. As a Designated Consumer under the Perform, Achieve and Trade ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2020
Over the last two decades, India has experienced a dynamic transformation with rapid economic growth, urbanisation underpinned by a burgeoning population. These changes have intensified the demand and use of natural resources. Raising the living standards of the Indians through better infrastructure, housing and capital equipment, entails a high ra...
Sector: Undertaken By: Institute of Urban Transport, Recent Publication: 2020
Indian cities are witnessing a rapid increase in the share of trips made by privately owned motorised vehicles. This is leading to externalities like increased air pollution, energy consumption and congestion. It is important to introduce appropriate pricing mechanisms that dis-incentivise the use of private vehicles and curb the related negative e...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2020
In 2017, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) released the National TOD Policy acknowledging the importance for cities to adopt TOD within their development plans. Many states have adopted and released their own TOD policies. However, despite policy action, two critical barriers to implement TOD remained unaddressed. The first was the ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2020
The growing urban sprawl in India is leading to the increased use of private vehicles, congested roads and more pollution as well as adding to the existing infrastructure of our cities. Along with efforts to build smarter and more sustainable cities, the Government of India is also focusing on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) to support the urban...
Sector: Undertaken By: IIT Madras, Recent Publication: 2020
The freight industry has a very complex and disintegrated system with urban freight traffic increasing day by day to meet the growing needs of an increasingly urban population. Urban freight transport is the movement of freight vehicles into, out of and within an urban area. The urban freight system includes manufacturing facilities, seaports, airp...
Sector: Undertaken By: Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP – India), Recent Publication: 2020
The Government of India rolled out Phase-II of FAME Scheme with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore for a period of 3 years commencing from 1st April 2019. The FAME II scheme is aimed at incentivising demand for electric vehicles, especially electric buses, 2- and 3-wheelers and 4-wheeler passenger cars. In order to successfully implement the roll-out of...
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2020
Globally, the electric mobility transition is underway driven by concerns around energy security, climate change and local air pollution. While India is increasingly looking at electric mobility as a viable mode of transport, the e-mobility transition in India is yet to take-off in a full-fledged manner. In 2017, less than 0.1% of the 21 million ve...
Sector: Undertaken By: Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy , Recent Publication: 2020
There is growing interest amongst Indian policy makers to encourage EV based mobility in cities and phase out ICE vehicles running on traditional fuels in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the economy. One of the key components of an electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem is a robust charging infrastructure. But storage technology is still in its na...
Sector: Undertaken By: Climate Policy Initiative, Recent Publication: 2020
Achieving India’s NDC mitigation targets requires approximately $1 trillion in investments till 2030. As India begins to implement its plans for its energy transition, being able to compare the current supply of clean energy investment with the investment needed would allow for the development of clear action points to close the gaps. However, th...
Sector: Undertaken By: cKinetics, Recent Publication: 2020
Over the last few years, decentralized renewable energy (DRE) solutions have witnessed an increased uptake and support from developers, investors and policymakers. This has resulted in the emergence of businesses that are at various stages of evolution ranging from start-ups to established energy enterprises. Additionally, introduction of innovativ...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Institute of Sustainable Energy, Recent Publication: 2020
The power sector in India is transitioning rapidly, and stakeholders are continuously attempting to minimize revenue losses, improve quality of supply, meet emerging customer expectations, and achieve better environmental performance. To achieve these goals, it is necessary to facilitate the implementation of new policies and frameworks to make the...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Celestial Earth , Recent Publication: 2020
The India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP), launched by the Ozone Cell of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) in order to address the status and future scope of cooling and refrigeration demand, provides a long-term policy road-map for addressing India’s vast and unmet cooling demand in a sustainable manner with minimal en...
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2020
Better living standards, disposable income and need for cooling have led to increase in the uptake of Residential Air Conditioners (RAC), Commercial Air-Conditioners (CAC), as well as Mobile Air Conditioners (MAC). Due to rise in the demand of cooling equipment, the market for servicing these appliances have also increased rapidly. Currently there ...
Sector: Undertaken By: SGArchitects, Recent Publication: 2020
To provide assistance to the targeted users (STU officials, bus operators, researchers etc), the FLEET tool is supported with a user manual. This document is developed by the project team for guiding the user regarding usability and functionality of the FLEET tool. The User manual explains step by step data inputs for each of user forms. It explain...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Environment Education, Recent Publication: 2020
Cooling is inter-linked with several aspects of human health and wellbeing. In a warming world, protection of fresh and nutritious food, safe medicines and protection of the population from extreme heat are essential. Cooling is also directly related to work conditions, economic productivity of the working population, and income generation. An esti...
Sector: Undertaken By: IIT-Kanpur, Respirer Living Sciences, Recent Publication: 2019
In this report, data from 5 Indian cities – Mumbai, Lucknow, Raipur, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, has been evaluated for the period of June 2019 to November 2019, and long-term trends like temporal analytics, diurnal trends, calendar visualization and data availability have been presented....
Sector: Undertaken By: Respirer Living Sciences, Skymet Weather Services, Recent Publication: 2019
This report presents the results of an air quality performance evaluation project. The goal of this project is to deploy 50 real-time air quality monitors (known as "Atmos") spread over 10 Indian cities, evaluate the performance of and provide contextual analytics of this data in periodic reports. This is one of the first projects in India which ha...
Sector: Undertaken By: Respirer Living Sciences, Recent Publication: 2019
The report assesses the impact of episodic air pollution in the vicinity of the deployed monitors in ten Indian cities from October 2018 to February 2019....
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2019
For India to be a part of a global governance structure that effectively responds to the threat of climate change, it is essential to have consensus among key domestic stakeholders on the need for India to develop a low-carbon economy. This requires identifying opportunities that demonstrate the advantages of pursuing low-carbon growth pathways in ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Bihar State Pollution Control Board, Recent Publication: 2019
Patna is one of the 122 non-attainment cities identified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the National Clean Air Action Plan that was launched in January 2019. The Patna Clean Air Action Plan, which has been adopted by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), was developed in this context, in order to ta...
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2019
India is steadily emerging as a key player in the global energy markets as well as in climate negotiations. And although India is already doing more than its fair share in terms of mitigation, it, along with other countries, might need to take on additional targets for the world to achieve the global target of a ‘well below Two Degree C temperatu...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute, Recent Publication: 2019
The idea of transparency for reporting and reviewing information on the climate policies and measures taken by Parties has emerged as one of the key elements gaining attention and weightage under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The transparency framework has been evolving in detail and complexity aimed at maximiz...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute, Recent Publication: 2019
This discussion paper focuses on the market-based mechanisms of Article 6 (particularly, Art. 6.2 and Art. 6.4) by assessing various country positions and views on the new market-based regime for trading in emissions or mitigation outcomes....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment, Recent Publication: 2019
Emissions arising from the movement of vehicles is a major cause of deteriorating air quality in cities. More than 70% of Indian cities are classified as critically polluted and vehicles are among the highest source of exposure. In cities like Delhi, vehicles contribute up to 40% of the particulate pollution load. Policy makers have noted the neces...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Agartala...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Allahabad...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Ahmedabad...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Asansol...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Dharwad-Hubli...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Dhanbad-Bokaro...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Gaya...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Guwahati-Dispur...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Gwalior...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Hyderabad...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Jamshedpur...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Jodhpur...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Kolkata...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Kota...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Lucknow...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Mumbai...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Nashik...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Panjim...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Puducherry...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Rajkot...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Shimla...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Srinagar...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Surat...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Tiruchirapally...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Thiruvananthapuram...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Vadodara...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Vijaywada...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2019
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Visakhapatnam...
Sector: Undertaken By: IORA Ecological Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Recent Publication: 2019
Shakti is facilitating the development of The Sikkim Climate Inventory and Monitoring System (SCIMS), which emanates from the state’s vision to remain carbon neutral. The SCIMS is the first step for Sikkim towards realizing the vision of being carbon neutral. The SCIMS is an automated system that annually inventorises GHG emissions by sources and...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment, Recent Publication: 2019
In 2015, the Indian government revised its emission norms for the power sector. In order to encourage compliance, the Ministry of Power issued directions in 2018 that the new environmental norms of 2015 qualify as a “change in law” event. This means that investments in pollution control technologies to meet the 2015 norms will be covered by an ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
The industrial sector is a significant contributor of stack emissions in India, from localised sources such as brick kilns and diesel generator sets, to large centralised facilities such as coal- fired thermal power plants and oil refineries. Industry emission standards have an important role to play in reducing emissions and improving air quality....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment, Recent Publication: 2019
Emissions from brick kilns depend on several factors including kiln technology type, input fuel used, brick setting practices to name a few. This report provides an assessment of stack emission monitoring for a few brick kilns in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The objective of the report is to understand particulate matter readings observed in diff...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment, Recent Publication: 2019
Several regulations have been introduced to promote the use of fly ash as a resource material for brick making. Despite this regulatory push, the uptake of fly ash is still very low. One of the main setbacks is the scepticism around the quality of the fly ash bricks being manufactured. A survey was conducted in Delhi-NCR to examine the quality of f...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
India aims to install 40 GW of rooftop solar capacity by 2022. The SARAL Index is designed to help states achieve this goal. It encourages states to assess initiatives undertaken so far as well as the scope for future improvement by evaluating and ranking all states according to their performance, growth, level of maturity, policy framework, and im...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2019
This report aims to measure the monetary value of the benefits resulting from the use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) data to share real-time information and the value-addition of the open data in sharing information. The report also includes a qualitative assessment of the impact of open data on transport sector start-ups who are one of the...
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2019
The automotive industry in India is facing headwinds – from a general economic downturn to the need to improve emissions performance and the impending shift to electrification. Charting the future course of the auto industry, especially with regard to electrification, will require an in-depth understanding of the opportunities and impacts that ca...
Sector: Undertaken By: Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, Recent Publication: 2019
Launched in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), India Energy Transformations Platform (IETP) is IETP is an independent, multi-stakeholder group that meets periodically to discuss non-linear, radical and transformative opportunities for deeply decarbonizing India’s energy sector by 2050. IETP will conceptualize...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
India’s transition towards low-carbon economic development requires capital inflow at scale. There is a need for the structural transformation of financial policy and regulations to help direct capital towards green economic activities. This is particularly pertinent as India crafts out pathways to meet its Nationally Determined Contributions (ND...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
There is a need to encourage, support, and scale innovation in order to advance to a more sustainable, nimble, and secure energy future. Emerging technologies have a business life cycle: research and development (R&D), demonstration, and eventual commercialisation. Clean energy projects, especially those in their nascent stages, have long timel...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
Wind energy contributes 60 gigawatts(GW) to India’s target of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. However, in the last few years, the sector has witnessed an immense slowdown. The annual capacity addition of wind energy was below 2 GW for the last two consecutive years- a drastic 60 per cent decrease from the financial year 2016–17. F...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
In the last decade the renewable energy sector has made tremendous strides in the country, growing from a fringe player to a mainstream actor in the energy sector. Riding on a favourable policy environment and dipping prices, capacity and generation have grown. According to official estimates, India has hit 73 GW of installed RE power, which is...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
While India's power sector is evolving, public awareness and participation in electricity governance processes is quite limited. On the one hand, utilities must adopt initiatives that can influence consumer behavior, ensure quality of supply and profitability. On the other, consumers need to be aware of their rights, responsibilities, regulatio...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
Uttar Pradesh has the largest population, the largest number of households added under the Saubhagya scheme, and the highest commitment to reforms under the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), and, therefore, the greatest need to address losses incurred by distribution companies (discoms). But discoms in Uttar Pradesh have persistently been f...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
The Indian Renewable Energy Federation (IREF) works to promote policy, regulatory and business solutions that will increase the deployment of renewable energy. Since it was established in 2013, the IREF has provided recommendations to inform several policy developments such as the National Solar Mission Phase II and amendments to the Electricit...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
India has emerged as one of the champions of the global energy transition. At the end of 2017, India represented the world’s fourth largest wind installed capacity and the sixth largest solar installed capacity.1 Investment flow into the renewable energy (RE) sector in India is the second highest among developing countries.India’s RE ambiti...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
India’s renewable energy market has gained increased momentum, stoked by an ambitious target of 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. But stakeholders still face challenges accessing data on the renewable energy sector. This is because information on major trends, growth trajectories, policy and regulatory reforms, market updates, and bottlenec...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
Solar Rooftop has significant potential to contribute to India’s renewable energy targets and energy security. India's target of 40 GW of solar rooftop capacity by 2022 has injected increased ambition into the sector. In the meanwhile, solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has steadily gained wider acceptance with significant global capacity gro...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
Around Rs. 92,000 crores worth of major agricultural produce (at 2014 wholesale prices) is lost in India every year (Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, 2016). The actual economic loss would be compounded if we consider retail price, hunger, farmer distress and farm loan wavers. While many factors contribute to post-ha...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
In the past, support from Shakti helped four cities—Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Jaipur and Udaipur—to include sustainable mobility and built environment components into their Smart City Proposals. Based on the strength of the proposals, all four cities made it to the list of top 20 cities selected for the first round of funding under the Smart...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
The transportation sector is one of India’s major energy consuming sectors. As the country's GDP grows, it will lead to heightened transport activity for moving passengers and freight by the way of rapid motorisation. This will lead to a concomitant rise in energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector as a whole. Thus, ther...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
Consumers are one of the largest and most important user group in an economy; but they are also the only group who are not effectively organized and whose views are often not heard. One of the most effective ways to nudge the transport sector towards an efficient and cleaner future is to understand, and inform the consumer behavior towards low ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
Over the last year, the Government of India has shown clear indications that it is keen to accelerate India’s transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs). However, there still exist ambiguities about the ways in which this transition may occur. Indian travel behaviour, modal split and consumption patterns are quite different from those observed in deve...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
Public transport systems (i.e. buses, metros, suburban rail) are, for the most part, unable to meet the mobility demand in Indian cities. As a result, the ownership of private vehicles (such as cars and two-wheelers) has increased significantly. This in turn has led to more congestion and travel time, worsening air quality and increase in GHG e...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
The transparency framework is an important element of the Paris Agreement. It includes obligations for countries to evaluate their mitigation efforts. But what are the implications of this framework for India? As key parameters of the transparency regime are negotiated and agreed upon, India will have to strengthen its domestic institutional fr...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
India will need to rely upon market-based mechanisms such as internal carbon pricing, carbon taxes, the emissions cap and trade to manage GHG emissions. Shakti is facilitating research and stakeholder consultations to facilitate the emergence of suitable market-based instruments. ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2019
With rapid urbanization and migration, major metropolitan cities as well as tier-2 cities are witnessing a rise in population, infrastructure needs and energy needs. This in turn is increasing pollution levels and worsening the quality of air. There have been attempts to quantify the impact of air pollution and its sources for metropolitan cite...
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2019
Uttar Pradesh has the largest population, the largest number of households added under the Saubhagya scheme, and the highest commitment to reforms under the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), and, therefore, the greatest need to address losses incurred by distribution companies (discoms). But discoms in Uttar Pradesh have persistently been farin...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment, Recent Publication: 2018
Clamps are one of the one of the least efficient and most polluting of all brickmaking technologies. As India strives towards a cleaner brick future, phasing clamps out is a necessary step on the way. Based on a survey carried out in Maharashtra, this report provides insights on the adverse environmental impacts of clamps and suggests recommendatio...
Sector: Undertaken By: Respirer Living Sciences, Recent Publication: 2018
This report assesses the impact of agricultural burning and Diwali firecrackers on the pollution levels in the vicinity of the deployed monitors in 10 Indian cities during October and November 2018....
Sector: Undertaken By: Ernst & Young, Recent Publication: 2018
Internationally, carbon pricing instruments have witnessed growing interest as cost effective policy measures for climate mitigation. A carbon tax is considered by many as an efficient climate mitigation instrument since it can influence decision making of businesses and individuals to enable transition towards low-carbon and energy efficient techn...
Sector: Undertaken By: Ernst & Young, Recent Publication: 2018
Internationally, carbon pricing instruments have witnessed growing interest as cost effective policy measures for climate mitigation. A carbon tax is considered by many as an efficient climate mitigation instrument since it can influence decision making of businesses and individuals to enable transition towards low-carbon and energy efficient techn...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
At a time when many countries have set targets to reduce emissions by 2030 as part of their Nationally Determined Contributions, the importance of the role played by corporations in driving sustainable business models that supplement global efforts is greater than before. A growing number of businesses around the world are turning to internal carbo...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
A leading Indian denim manufacturer—Arvind—has committed to continually improve energy performance across all business units. To strengthen existing energy productivity initiatives, it made energy purchases the focus of activity (operational boundary) for its internal carbon pricing scheme. Introducing a shadow price has led to approval for mor...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
This discussion paper unpacks and analyses the reporting and review process under the existing transparency framework and put forward approaches to inform the modalities, procedures and guidelines (MPGs) for the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) of Article 13 under the Paris Agreement....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment, Recent Publication: 2018
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) revised the environmental standards for coal-based thermal power stations in 2015. The deadline to meet the standards passed in 2017. As the industry fell short of achieving full compliance, the deadline was extended till 2021-22 for over 70% of the total capacity. This report, pr...
Sector: Undertaken By: Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, Recent Publication: 2018
In December 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Central Pollution Control Board notified more stringent emission standards for thermal power plants. This report presents a comprehensive benefit-to-cost analysis to assess the suitability and the impact of the new, more stringent emission standards for thermal power plan...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
India has demonstrated its commitment to fast-track greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation measures that align well with its development priorities. A consideration of co-benefits, such as improvement of air quality, expected reductions in human health impacts, increase in agricultural yields etc. against a business-as-usual (BAU) pathway, can significant...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
Shakti in partnership with WRI India has convened a high-level platform for CEOs and business leaders with the goal of fostering Industry leadership on air quality issues. The platform acts as a forum to deliberate on the role of Indian Industry in supporting ambient air quality improvements, technology advancements, financing and innovation. It ai...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
This issue brief explores opportunities available to integrate GHG reporting within the existing reporting framework of PAT by assessing two sectors included in the PAT scheme....
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
Over the past fifteen years number of national, regional and local governments have established mandates on emissions measurement and reporting. Broadly applicable to the corporate sector, mandatory emissions reporting allows policy makers to evaluate industry related climate impacts from time to time.For India to explore the possibility of designi...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
As India joins the global momentum on carbon pricing, there is a clear need to explore the avenues for implementing a domestic carbon market in India. The briefing paper explores the implementation avenues, opportunities and challenges for carbon markets in India....
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2018
ACCESS 2018 survey revisits the households to understand the changes in their energy access situation over the last three years, and to study the impact of government policies during this period. Its analysis and findings provide a multidimensional view of the nuances associated with electricity access and cooking energy access such as the duration...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2018
Emissions from the transport sector contribute significantly to deteriorating air quality and human health in cities. Transport accounts for 20% of global energy use and contributes 25% to 30% of emissions. With the rapid acceleration of the Indian automobile market, Electric Vehicles (EVs) are a promising pathway towards enhancing air-quality, ene...
Sector: Undertaken By: SGArchitects , Recent Publication: 2018
Bus systems are an integral component of public transport systems in India. However, most existing bus transport undertakings are unable to meet current public transport demand. A significant reason is the limited investments toward increasing the available bus fleets and for creating supportive infrastructure required to maintain and expand existi...
Sector: Undertaken By: Climate Policy Initiative , Recent Publication: 2018
India is pursuing an ambitious goal — significantly expanding the share of renewable sources in its energy supply mix. There is a widespread recognition that financing for renewable energy must be scaled up significantly from its current levels. Going forward, India will have to efficiently and effectively mobilise further financial resources...
Sector: Undertaken By: Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, Recent Publication: 2018
One of the most effective ways to nudge the transport sector towards an efficient and cleaner future is to influence consumer purchase in favour of more fuel efficient and less polluting vehicle models. To bring a change in consumer choices starts with reliable and straightforward information—on impacts of pollutants and CO2 emissions—as they p...
Sector: Undertaken By: MP Ensystems Advisory Private Limited, Recent Publication: 2018
The Indian regulatory framework supports the design and implementation of Demand Side Management (DSM) measures by utilities, for their consumers. DSM regulations have been notified by 19 states and Union Territories in India and a number of DSM programs have been initiated across the country. To support the implementation of DSM in India, Shakt...
Sector: Undertaken By: Prayas (Initiatives in Health, Energy, Learning and Parenthood), Recent Publication: 2018
Energy efficiency will be crucial to meeting India’s goal of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable access to energy to its citizens. A number of policies and programmes aimed at conserving energy, improving energy efficiency, and managing energy demand have been implemented in India in recent years. Both the scale and the scope of these ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2018
Traditionally, the electricity generation in India has been dominated by conventional fuels. With the increasing focus on clean growth, India plans to incorporate a total of 175 GW of renewable energy installed capacity by 2022. This is expected to be account for around 37% of the installed power generation capacity in 2022. The successful operatio...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2018
Agriculture contributes to 15 per cent of India’s GDP and employs 50 per cent of the workforce. Reliable irrigation, therefore, is a critical requirement not just for the farmer but also for the country. Solar irrigation pumps are a promising alternative to traditional water pumping systems which usually operate on grid electricity, diesel and ke...
Sector: Undertaken By: TERI School of Advanced Studies, Recent Publication: 2018
India's ambitious target of 175 GW renewable energy by 2022 will require an estimated 120,000 hectares of land at a deployment rate of over 10 GW over 15,000 hectares of land each year. The issue of land availability is viewed as a major hurdle to meeting this target. Lessons from other parts of the world suggest it is possible to fast-track projec...
Sector: Undertaken By: cKinetics, Recent Publication: 2018
India has seen progressive developments on the DRE and mini-grid policy front. But have these policies led to an increased quantum of finance or better access to it? What is the investor perception of these changes? Studies commissioned by Shakti attempt to provide some answers by assessing the nature and form of finance available along with pr...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
The India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary initiative to measure and manage GHG emissions. The Program aims to establish a robust and effective institutional set-up providing Indian businesses with access to relevant GHG measurement and accounting tools, customised training and capacity building initiatives. It also provides expertise on ap...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2018
The India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary initiative to measure and manage GHG emissions. The Program aims to establish a robust and effective institutional set-up providing Indian businesses with access to relevant GHG measurement and accounting tools, customised training and capacity building initiatives. It also provides expertise on ap...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Recent Publication: 2018
India’s rising population coupled with rapid urbanization will augment the demand for newer buildings in the country. According to estimates, India’s building sector is forecasted to grow fivefold from 2005-30. This will translate into creating a similar sectoral energy demand which currently accounts for almost 33% of total energy consumption ...
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Recent Publication: 2018
The Internet of Things, popularly known as IoT, is an emerging disruptive technology that transforms the way physical objects and assets operate and add value in any industry vertical. India has become a rapidly growing hub for IoT solutions. It is estimated that the Indian market for IoT is likely to touch USD 15 billion in the next five years. On...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2018
As engines of economic growth, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in India’s economy. SMEs contribute to around 45% of the country’s manufacturing output and are growing at a rapid pace. The energy savings potential from the SME sector is pegged at more than 15%. This could potentially translate to 3.5 Million ToE. Shakt...
Sector: Undertaken By: Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP – India), Recent Publication: 2018
Bus systems are key to providing efficient public transport service in our cities. Most formal public transport services are owned and operated either by the State Road Transport Undertaking (STUs) or a Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) constituted for this purpose. But most of these are unable to cater to the demand for transport in an adequate manne...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute , Recent Publication: 2018
The India GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary initiative to measure and manage GHG emissions. The Program aims to establish a robust and effective institutional set-up providing Indian businesses with access to relevant GHG measurement and accounting tools, customised training and capacity building initiatives. It also provides expertise on ap...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Agra...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Amritsar...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Bengaluru...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Bhopal...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Bhubaneswar...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Chandigarh...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Chennai...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Coimbatore...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Dehradun...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Indore...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Jaipur...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Kanpur...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Kochi...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Ludhiana...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Nagpur...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Patna...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Pune...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Raipur...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Ranchi...
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info, Recent Publication: 2017
Air Pollution Knowledge Assessment – Varanasi...
Sector: Undertaken By: Meghraj Capital Advisors Private Limited, Recent Publication: 2017
Shakti commissioned the development of a practical guidebook to help existing high-rise residential buildings implement clean energy projects and smart technologies. The guidebook, targeted at residential communities and resident welfare associations, explores opportunities to reduce the overall electricity consumption of existing high-rise buildin...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Environment and Energy Development, Recent Publication: 2017
This conference brought together high-level stakeholders from Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh to deliberate solutions for mitigating air pollution as well as to identity key areas of collaboration. One of the underlying themes of discussion was the need for regional cooperation for a clean air action plan. Collaborative and coordinated action wi...
Sector: Undertaken By: Edelman India, Recent Publication: 2017
'The Hazy View', a national survey on air pollution was conducted across 11 Indian cities to gauge public awareness, perceptions and attitudes towards air quality.The survey reveals that while most respondents claim to be reasonably aware about air pollution, the actual of knowledge appears to be lower. A similar gap between awareness and understan...
Sector: Undertaken By: Integrated Research and Action for Development, Recent Publication: 2017
This report evaluates the case for reducing the existing price differential through a revenue neutral equalisation of the central excise duties that are levied on diesel and petrol. It assesses the impact of the revision in excise rates on state government finances, truck freight, farmers, car manufacturers and bus operators and passengers, and con...
Sector: Undertaken By: KPMG, Recent Publication: 2017
The paper is fourth of the briefing paper series that is designed to provide an up-to-date account and analysis of India’s efforts to address climate change. This briefing paper covers an update on trends in renewable energy prices and other domestic as well as international developments to address climate change....
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2017
This brief focuses on the progress of the ‘Solid Waste Management’ component under the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban, and analyses the impact of the programme on GHG emissions from the solid waste management sector....
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2017
India is the world’s third largest producer and fourth largest consumer of electricity. In March 2016, the total installed capacity (including non-utilities) was 349.2 GW, and the total generation was 1351.97 terawatt hours (TWh). Industries are a major consumer of electricity contributing to 44.11% of the total share followed by the domestic (22...
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2017
India's transport sector is a heavy consumer of petroleum products. It contributed to around 10% of total GHG emissions including Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) in 2010. Around 13% of energy-based emissions are attributed to the transport sector, based on the estimates published in India's Biennial Update Report. Emissions in the t...
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2017
Through India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) commitment, India envisages a target to reduce the emissions intensity of GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030, from 2005 levels, using low carbon emission strategies. In this context, it is important to create a GHG emission inventory every year, which will assist policy makers to de...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Institute of Sustainable Energy, Recent Publication: 2017
This report synthesizes a host of developments in the renewables sector during the year 2016-17 covering power generation from various renewable energy technologies, advances in policy and regulatory frameworks, growth in manufacturing capacity and investment flows, and contribution of renewables to emissions reduction. The analysis shows that 2016...
Sector: Undertaken By: Intellecap Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd., Recent Publication: 2017
Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) enterprises have immense potential to meet India's energy needs, particularly in rural areas. Shakti facilitated the development of a multi-approach programme to enhance access to finance for DRE enterprises by : providing technical assistance services to DRE enterprises and financial institutions, designing alt...
Sector: Undertaken By: India Smart Grid Forum , Recent Publication: 2017
The Smart Grid Handbook for Regulators and Policy Makers is the first of a kind reference guide for stakeholders to make the optimal use of smart grid technologies for the integration of renewable energy into the grid. Smart grids can play a crucial role in the transition to a sustainable energy future. Smart Grids are also very relevant in the con...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2017
It is estimated that around 237 million Indians remain unconnected to the discom grid and do not have access to reliable electricity. In the last few years, DRE-based mini-grids have emerged as an effective solution to provide clean and reliable power using locally available resources. On the policy front, mini-grids have been gaining prominence wi...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2017
The distribution sector is an important segment of the power sector value chain. In the last decade, India has taken several steps improve to the sector’s commercial performance and financial viability. However, progress has been slower than envisaged. The sector is not very efficient owing to significant energy and revenue losses.The financial h...
Sector: Undertaken By: Prayas (Initiatives in Health, Energy, Learning and Parenthood), Recent Publication: 2017
Shakti is engaging with a broad spectrum of civil society organizations to facilitate knowledge sharing as well as to build their capacity to contribute to decision-making processes in the power sector in a more informed manner. These resource papers provide an important reference point for stakeholders with the goal of finding long-term solutions ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2017
The momentum for renewable energy has increased at a rapid pace, and especially so for solar and wind energy. India's ambitious renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022 makes it imperative to assess the challenges of domestic availability and manufacturing of different renewable components. It is also necessary to create enabling policy and regula...
Sector: Undertaken By: Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, Recent Publication: 2017
With the ratification of the Paris Agreement, India has committed to clean and renewable energy targets. However, there are several myths and perceptions regarding renewables, which restrict the mainstreaming of renewable energy in the country. For example: renewable energy is expensive, it requires too much land, and can lead to instability in the...
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation , Recent Publication: 2017
India's emissions will continue to grow in the coming years but there are significant mitigation opportunities that exist across various sectors and sub-sectors. The GHG Platform is a collective civil-society initiative providing an independent estimation and analysis of India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across key sectors such as energy, wa...
Sector: Undertaken By: KPMG, Recent Publication: 2017
To help inform the domestic actions on climate change, Shakti launched a briefing paper series to provide an up-to-date account and analysis of India’s efforts to fight against global climate change. The goal of this series is to promote informed discussion and debate on important developments that are likely to shape climate policy in India....
Sector: Undertaken By: Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Recent Publication: 2017
India has adopted a positive stance on the phase down of HFC production and consumption by proposing an amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Despite this affirmative action, there are relevant concerns amongst domestic stakeholders with respect to the alternative substances that are expected to replace HFCs. In particular, there are concerns regardi...
Sector: Undertaken By: Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, Recent Publication: 2017
India is at the cusp of an exponential growth in the air-conditioner (AC) market. The growing demand for cooling will lead to a significant increase in overall energy demand for space cooling, stress on the electricity grid and more emissions. The criticality of addressing India’s escalating demand for cooling energy cannot be overstated, particu...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple , Recent Publication: 2017
The growing energy deficit coupled with fluctuating global energy prices has led to greater focus on energy efficiency. One of the most important ways to realize energy efficiency potential in industries is through Energy Services Companies (ESCOs), which implement energy efficiency projects though Energy Savings Performance Contracting. ESCO-based...
Sector: Undertaken By: Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, Recent Publication: 2017
Over the next 20 years, India’s cities will require an investment of at least USD 800 billion to meet the growing demand for civic services. While some of this can be met through government funding, increasingly cities will have to seek recourse through other means, including the issuance of municipal bonds. While the potential of India’s munic...
Sector: Undertaken By: CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, World Resources Institute, Recent Publication: 2017
The Green Power Market Development Group (GPMDG) India is an industry-led initiative aimed at rapidly increasing the share of renewable energy in the overall energy consumption of commercial and industrial establishments. GPMDG works towards finding solutions to the policy, regulatory and market barriers that currently impede the growth of the rene...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Environment and Energy Development , Recent Publication: 2017
The Indo-Gangetic plain is characterized by high population density, pollution causing activities like brick manufacturing and mining, and thermal inversion in the winter, all of which contribute to severe levels of ambient air pollution in the region. According to WHO estimates, several of the most highly polluted cities in the world lie in the In...
Sector: Undertaken By: LNC Pvt. Ltd., Recent Publication: 2017
Indian cities have some of the most polluted air in the world, according to most global air quality databases. A majority of cities, including both mega cities as well as smaller cities are emerging as pollution hotspots with ordinary citizens facing severe health impacts. It is clear that public participation plays a key role in the successful imp...
Sector: Undertaken By: Integrated Research and Action for Development, Recent Publication: 2017
This report evaluates the case for reducing the existing price differential through a revenue neutral equalisation of the central excise duties that are levied on diesel and petrol. It assesses the impact of the revision in excise rates on state government finances, truck freight, farmers, car manufacturers and bus operators and passengers, and con...
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2017
India's emissions will continue to grow in the coming years but there are significant mitigation opportunities that exist across various sectors and sub-sectors. The GHG Platform is a collective civil-society initiative providing an independent estimation and analysis of India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across key sectors such as energy, wa...
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2017
India's emissions will continue to grow in the coming years but there are significant mitigation opportunities that exist across various sectors and sub-sectors. The GHG Platform is a collective civil-society initiative providing an independent estimation and analysis of India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across key sectors such as energy, wa...
Sector: Undertaken By: LNC Pvt. Ltd. , Recent Publication: 2017
India recently commenced stage II of the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP-II) under the Montreal Protocol. As part of the Plan, India seeks to phase out the consumption of HCFC-141b by 2020. HCFCs are primarily used in the foam sector as a blowing agent. While most large-scale foam manufacturers in India have been able to shift to alternate sol...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2017
With the right policies and investments, India’s cities can be much more livable and prosperous. India’s Smart Cities Mission is an ambitious multiyear effort in this direction. The Mission aims to improve the quality of life in over 100 fast growing urban centres by strengthening their core infrastructure and making them more liveable and sust...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2017
Rapid urbanization has made sustainable urban transport an urgent development priority. The transport sector is already the second largest consumer of primary energy and a leading contributor to air pollution. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a sustainable model of urban transport systems in our rapidly growing cities. To create a more strategi...
Sector: Undertaken By: SGArchitects, Recent Publication: 2017
Developing safe and convenient bus systems is a key requirement for developing low-carbon transport systems in the country. An essential requirement of a good bus system is the availability of adequate supporting infrastructure like bus terminals and depots. However, most Indian cities do not have adequate supporting infrastructure. Towards address...
Sector: Undertaken By: Institute of Financial Management and Research, Recent Publication: 2017
India's climate finance requirements are enormous. Public finance can play a catalytic role in combating climate change and in meeting the target set under India's Nationally Determined Contributions. When combined with private financing and international climate finance, public finance can push climate change related mitigation and adaptation rela...
Sector: Undertaken By: Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Recent Publication: 2016
The manual prepared by experts explains the design, construction and operation of cleaner brick kiln technologies like high draught zigzag kilns, natural draught zigzag kilns, vertical shaft brick kilns etc. The manual is a means to provide technical assistance to brick kiln entrepreneurs of the Patna district in Bihar to shift to cleaner technolog...
Sector: Undertaken By: Society for Development Alternatives, Recent Publication: 2016
The Bihar brick industry is currently based on decentralized production activity using energy intensive, resource depleting and highly polluting technologies and production methods with Fixed Chimney Kilns (FCKs) being the predominant firing technology. In order to ensure that the state’s economic growth is not at the cost of environment and publ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Ricardo India Private Limited, Recent Publication: 2016
The report assesses the existing process for setting air emission standards in India, the degree to which this process is followed in practice, the level of communication, engagement and transparency at each stage of the process and, it carries out a comparison against international practices and processes for emission standard development....
Sector: Undertaken By: KPMG, Recent Publication: 2016
The paper is second of the briefing paper series that is designed to provide an up-to-date account and analysis of India’s efforts to address climate change. This paper covers the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) communicated by India, other recent developments, and an update on climate finance....
Sector: Undertaken By: KPMG, Recent Publication: 2016
The paper is third of the briefing paper series that is designed to provide an up-to-date account and analysis of India’s efforts to address climate change. This paper covers an update on climate finance, new policies announced by various states in India, and other recent developments....
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2016
This brochure presents an analysis of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission trends from 2007-2012...
Sector: Undertaken By: Vasudha Foundation, Recent Publication: 2016
The report provides an analysis of India's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission estimates across key emission intensive sectors namely Energy, Industry, Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, and Land-use and Land-use Change and Waste, for the years 2007 to 2012. The report also documents sector wise trend analysis and existing policy interventions to mitigate...
Sector: Undertaken By: IBI Consultancy India Private Limited, Recent Publication: 2016
Signalised road intersections in Indian cities are hotspots of vehicular emissions and poor air quality as inappropriate signal timing cycles increase delays and vehicle idling at intersections. Improving efficiency of traffic signals to handle traffic can reduce vehicular emissions at signalised intersections by 20-30 per cent in most situations. ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Cambridge Systematics Consulting and Technology Pvt. Ltd., Recent Publication: 2016
This report provides a framework for the preventive maintenance of buses. It draws on national and international practices and provides guidelines for bus operators to develop data inventory practices and implement the inspection and maintenance regime....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Recent Publication: 2016
The report evaluates the current status of air quality monitoring in India. It also evaluates the potential of upcoming, alternative technologies such as low-cost air quality monitors, to fill the existing data gap and inform policy and public opinion on issues related to air pollution....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Recent Publication: 2016
The report is a comprehensive assessment of the existing laws, regulations and policies, at the central and state level, related to preventing, abating and controlling air pollution in India....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) , Recent Publication: 2016
This tool assesses the adequacy of air quality management strategies in Indian cities based on some simple but comprehensive tool. Based on this tool, action and progress on air pollution was assessed across 10 major Indian cities....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Recent Publication: 2016
This report documents an analysis of the factors that led to Delhi experiencing one of its worst smog episodes in recent years in November of 2016. It recommends source-wise action status and a detailed plan of action for Delhi to combat the worsening air quality in the city....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Recent Publication: 2016
The report highlights the contribution of emissions from heavy duty vehicles, particularly trucks, in elevating levels of pollution in Indian cities and towns....
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Recent Publication: 2016
The report assesses how switching from biomass-based solid fuels to cleaner liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking of midday meals in anganwadis in Bihar can help reduce exposure of children to toxic air....
Sector: Undertaken By: Lawyers Initiative for Forests & Environment, Recent Publication: 2016
The Air Law Policy Reporter is an update on legal and policy development in the field of Air Pollution in India. The first volume was issued in December, 2016....
Sector: Undertaken By: McKinsey & Company, Recent Publication: 2016
The report provides a detailed description of an India-specific, customised energy security index. The index is designed to assess and impart a holistic perspective on the country’s energy security with a view on its unique challenges of accessibility, affordability, and environmental sustainability. Website Link: http://www.indiaenergysecurityin...
Sector: Undertaken By: Institute of Financial Management and Research , Recent Publication: 2016
Appropriate consideration of climate co-benefits such as reduced health effects and improved agricultural yields, among others, should inform policy decisions on climate change. Shakti is supporting efforts to characterise co-benefits that will be derived through policy actions designed to mitigate climate change....
Sector: Undertaken By: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, Recent Publication: 2016
The Smart Cities Mission will require significant amounts of capital to meet the rapidly growing requirements of cites. One way for cities to generate additional funds is Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The Smart Cities Mission has placed significant emphasis on the PPP model encouraging the private sector to mobilize capital, technology and ot...
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Recent Publication: 2016
Shakti conceptualized the Utility CEO Forum on Demand Side Management to engage in knowledge and experience sharing around DSM-related aspects in India. The Forum’s vision is to provide Indian utilities with a platform to facilitate the design, development and delivery of large-scale DSM programmes. It brings together key individuals in the elect...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment , Recent Publication: 2016
Air pollution is a growing problem in India, especially in urban areas. While Delhi has been the predominant focus of media attention, air pollution is a challenge endemic to many other cities. About half of India’s cities have extremely high PM levels and several other cities are seeing an increase in other pollutants, like nitrogen oxides and o...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment, Recent Publication: 2016
Indian cities also need to tap into the emerging global learning curve. Evolved measures need to be absorbed into policy and public awareness campaigns in India to address pollution and other climate impacts....
Sector: Undertaken By: McKinsey & Company , Recent Publication: 2016
The report provides a detailed description of an India-specific, customised energy security index. The index is designed to assess and impart a holistic perspective on the country’s energy security with a view on its unique challenges of accessibility, affordability, and environmental sustainability. Website Link: http://www.indiaenergysecurityin...
Sector: Undertaken By: Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy , Recent Publication: 2016
The Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme is a market-based scheme designed to encourage energy efficiency in energy intensive industrial subsectors. The first phase of the PAT scheme concluded in March 2015, and the second phase began in April 2016. This briefing paper series provides a comprehensive analysis of the PAT scheme, drawing from evide...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Science and Environment , Recent Publication: 2016
In October 2016, India along with nearly 200 other countries adopted an agreement in Kigali, Rwanda to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). India agreed to move forward its proposed freeze year by three years from 2031 to 2028 and its proposed baseline by four years from 2028-2030 to 2024-2026. Efforts facilitated by Shakti have informe...
Sector: Undertaken By: Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, Recent Publication: 2016
The Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme is a market-based scheme designed to encourage energy efficiency in energy intensive industrial subsectors. The first phase of the PAT scheme concluded in March 2015, and the second phase began in April 2016. This briefing paper series provides a comprehensive analysis of the PAT scheme, drawing from evide...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute, Recent Publication: 2016
The transport sector is a significant contributor to air pollution in urban areas. Research has shown that poorly maintained and older vehicles are responsible for a major share of pollution in cities. Therefore, the management of India's in-use vehicle fleet is an important step for the control of vehicular emissions. The Inspection and Maintenanc...
Sector: Undertaken By: Adapt Technologies and Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd., Recent Publication: 2016
Providing real-time, accurate and reliable information on bus operations can help increase the declining mode share of buses in Indian cities. Shakti has commissioned the development of a public transport information system for buses in Hyderabad, as a case city, through the innovative use of information technology based web and mobile applications...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute, Recent Publication: 2016
The transport sector is a significant contributor to air pollution in urban areas. Research has shown that poorly maintained and older vehicles are responsible for a major share of pollution in cities. Therefore, the management of India's in-use vehicle fleet is an important step for the control of vehicular emissions. The Inspection and Maintenanc...
Sector: Undertaken By: Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment Recent, Recent Publication: 2016
Over the years, the problem of air pollution has reached gigantic scale in India with many of the world's most polluted cities being located in India. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 was the first comprehensive legislative recognition of the problem of air pollution. There is a critical need to ensure that the Air Act is imp...
Sector: Undertaken By: cBalance Solutions Hub, Recent Publication: 2016
Shakti is facilitating efforts to integrate building energy efficiency themes into the academic curriculum of engineering and architecture institutions. This is based on the premise that the next generation of building professionals must be better equipped to work in India’s rapidly growing buildings sector, which is increasingly placing a greate...
Sector: Undertaken By: Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Recent Publication: 2016
Inter-city and intra-city public bus services in India are operated by State Road Transport Undertakings (STUs). In the process, STUs generate a huge amount of data on bus operations. This data can be used to improve operations management and increase customer satisfaction. Shakti supported a review of the existing data maintenance practices and pe...
Sector: Undertaken By: Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit Systems , Recent Publication: 2016
An efficient public transport system is a key pre-requisite for the sustained development of a city. It helps citizens meet their travel needs in an economical, safe, and energy-efficient manner. But many Indian cities lack the institutional and financial support required to strengthen bus systems. As a result, there is a deterioration in the capac...
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute (WRI), Recent Publication: 2015
A methodology to estimate India specific air transport emission factors to aid Indian corporates for strengthening its GHG accounting process....
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute (WRI), Recent Publication: 2015
A methodology to estimate India-specific rail transport emission factors to aid Indian corporates in strengthening their GHG accounting process and exploring GHG reduction opportunities....
Sector: Undertaken By: World Resources Institute (WRI), Recent Publication: 2015
A methodology to estimate India-specific road transport emission factors to aid Indian corporates to strengthen their GHG accounting process....
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2015
One of the key highlights of the report is that it assesses the extent of the financial support required to meet the target of 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. Taking this forward, the report analyses the various financial and policy mechanisms to cover the incremental cost of renewable energy until grid parity is achieved. It also explores the ...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre For Policy Research, Recent Publication: 2015
The limited reach of public transport systems in cities has led to the emergence of informal privatised services such as the Intermediate Public Transport (IPT). These services provide shared transport services along predetermined routes through modes like three wheeled auto-rickshaws. In Kolkata, IPT modes have been mainstreamed into the regulator...
Sector: Undertaken By: Institute of Urban Transport (IUT), Recent Publication: 2015
Indicators have been developed for five categories of projects namely transport planning, public transport, non-motorised transport, transport infrastructure and urban freight....
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2015
In 2015, the National Institution for Transforming India or the NITI Aayog, formed an Expert Group to assess the financing support required to meet the target of 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. Shakti was part of this group, which consisted of two other civil society organizations. The final report prepared by the group has contributed to the d...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2015
The Standard Offer Programme is an innovative approach to promote energy efficiency. It treats energy efficiency as a ‘commodity’ similarly to renewable energy or conventional resources. Under this approach, an energy efficiency resource acquirer purchases energy savings from third party energy efficiency implementation agencies (such as ESCOs)...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2015
The Standard Offer Programme is an innovative approach to promote energy efficiency. It treats energy efficiency as a ‘commodity’ similarly to renewable energy or conventional resources. Under this approach, an energy efficiency resource acquirer purchases energy savings from third party energy efficiency implementation agencies (such as ESCOs)...
Sector: Undertaken By: Institute of Financial Management and Research , Recent Publication: 2015
The challenge of climate change is often referred to the most defining issue of our time. In the last few years, India has announced several policies and programmes, including several national missions and state-level action, all of which have significant implications for India's abilities to meet its climate goals. Shakti is supporting research to...
Sector: Undertaken By: ICLEI – SA , Recent Publication: 2015
The built environment and within that specifically, environmental norms and energy efficiency are subject to a number of policies, laws and regulations handled in different capacities by a range of Ministries and Departments. These policies and programmes very often refer to a set of overlapping and sometimes conflicting norms for efficiency in the...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Green Mobility , Recent Publication: 2015
Non motorised transport modes such as walking and cycling provide first and last mile connectivity to and from public transit systems. But given the lack of good NMT infrastructure, people avoid public transport and instead prefer to use private vehicles. It is here that Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) systems can serve as an alternative for need-base...
Sector: Undertaken By: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Recent Publication: 2015
Land use policies and development control regulations adopted by a city have a significant impact on its mobility patterns. Development plans that limit population densities within city boundaries by imposing limits on built up areas, cause city to sprawl to accommodate the land requirements of a rapidly growing city population....
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute , Recent Publication: 2015
Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs) comprise only 8 percent of the total vehicle fleet in India but consume nearly 38 percent of the total diesel consumed in the country and contribute approximately 60 percent of the total carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector. Given that the HDV sector will grow massively in the next few years, Shakti is suppo...
Sector: Undertaken By: Ananta Centre, Recent Publication: 2014
The Joint Letter shares key insights and recommendations that can help to bolster clean energy and climate cooperation and help in better collaboration between India and the U.S....
Sector: Undertaken By: UrbanEmissons.Info , Recent Publication: 2014
Considering the rapid development in Bihar and especially in the Patna region, this study report provides an understanding of the sources that contribute to air pollution in the city and assesses intervention opportunities to improve Patna’s air quality....
Sector: Undertaken By: IIT-Bombay, Recent Publication: 2014
Shakti has supported the creation of a technical resource hub on DSM at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), dedicated to providing assistance to policymakers and other stakeholders on DSM-based interventions. In this capacity, IIT-B has been developing knowledge resources and conducting training programmes targeted at distribution c...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2014
Demand response is a Demand Side Management measure that can help balance supply and demand by encouraging customers to curtail usage during times of high demand. Shakti is engaging with utilities and other stakeholders to develop best practices and models that promote Demand Response programmes across the country....
Sector: Undertaken By: Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective, Recent Publication: 2014
Shakti has supported the development of a briefing paper series on decentralized renewable energy (DRE) that capitalizes on practitioner experience to inform new DRE interventions. Rural energy practitioners have systematically identified critical themes relevant to DRE in India. Each theme is presented in the form of a briefing paper. The papers p...
Sector: Undertaken By: Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, Recent Publication: 2013
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the capacity, role and needs of key State Designated Agencies (SDA)s in India and proposes a capacity building roadmap for SDAs to support SDAs in the more meaningful implementation of the NMEEE....
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers , Recent Publication: 2013
The Forum highlighted the relevance of Measurement and Verification (M&V) of utility-driven DSM programmes....
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Recent Publication: 2013
The Forum disseminated best practices for undertaking electric utility load research and designing utility driven DSM programs through case studies....
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Recent Publication: 2013
This paper illustrates some of the commonly adopted methods for load research and successful programme designs for rolling out DSM measures. Load research forms a critical component in the overall DSM process cycle as it helps electric utilities to identify strategic DSM measures and also quantify the resource potential for those measures. The pape...
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Recent Publication: 2013
The Forum discussed a model state policy on utility- driven DSM focusing on the need for a state DSM policy and its proposed elements....
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers , Recent Publication: 2013
The model DSM policy is a guiding document for State Governments striving to accelerate large-scale utility-driven DSM investments. The policy was extensively discussed amongst the Forum participants and covers a range of elements including definition and scope of DSM, policy objectives, DSM targets, loading order, financing of DSM programs, reward...
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Recent Publication: 2013
The Utility CEO Forum was launched in early 2013 to provide a platform for Indian Electric Utilities to facilitate the design, development and delivery of large-scale DSM programs in India. The Forum discussed the barriers around advancing megawatt DSM in the country, acknowledging the need to sensitize public sector utilities on the advantages of ...
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Recent Publication: 2013
This paper identifies the barriers to advancing mega-watt scale utility supported DSM programs in the country, and solutions to address these barriers. It also captures examples of best practices (both local and international) that have been adopted by DSM stakeholders to demonstrate mechanisms that can successfully promote utility DSM in the count...
Sector: Undertaken By: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Recent Publication: 2013
A summary of the Utility CEO Forum’s activities in 2013 providing an assessment of the Forum’s objectives, achievements, tactics pursued, challenges faced and lessons learnt during the first year of its inception....
Sector: Undertaken By: Mercados Energy Markets India Pvt. Ltd., Recent Publication: 2013
This study identifies the technical, policy, regulatory, and institutional mechanisms that will facilitate smoother grid operations with the higher penetration of wind in the power system. It focuses on the Renewable Regulatory Fund (RRF) mechanism, which was introduced by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), to improve the forecas...
Sector: Undertaken By: Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy , Recent Publication: 2013
Shakti has supported a study to estimate the wind potential of two wind-rich states - Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. This study also attempts to identify and address the challenges in integrating wind power with the grid, suggesting policy recommendations to promote wind power development....
Sector: Undertaken By: CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions Limited, Recent Publication: 2013
Renewable energy is characterized by a relatively high initial investment, followed by low variable costs. Since a much greater share of the cost of energy is determined by the initial investment, higher financing costs have a disproportionate impact on renewable energy. This puts renewable energy at a relative disadvantage in India. Access to fina...
Sector: Undertaken By: Multiple, Recent Publication: 2013
With the official estimate at 50 GW in 2011, India’s wind potential was viewed as quite limited. However, it was realized that this estimate did not take into account the availability of better technology, more advanced mapping techniques and a higher than previously thought land availability. A quick global comparison underscored this when our r...
Sector: Undertaken By: ICF International, Recent Publication: 2013
As India's economy continues to grow, power security remains a key concern for sustaining this economic growth. Given the state of the domestic fuel market, the volatility in prices of imported fuels and the concerns about climate change, conventional sources alone may not be enough to offset the growing demand stress. There is a need to stimulate ...
Sector: Undertaken By: The Energy and Resource Institute , Recent Publication: 2012
The study assesses the load pattern in Tamil Nadu. It looks into the consumption pattern of each consumer category–agricultural, industrial, domestic and commercial, and identifies possible intervention opportunities for DSM in each category. It also recommends a set of regulatory and institutional measures to promote demand side management and e...
Sector: Undertaken By: Mercados Energy Markets India Pvt. Ltd., Recent Publication: 2012
Integrating variable renewable energy with the grid is a barrier to effective deployment and therefore scale. To mainstream renewable energy, it is important for the country to have an effective grid integration and management framework. Shakti had supported the development of a national level blueprint to provide recommendations towards this....