Informing India’s Stance on the Global Phase-Down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Date : January 19, 2022
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 informed India’s stance on the global phasedown of HFCs...
PAT Pulse: A Briefing Paper Series on the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme
Date : January 19, 2022
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 evidence-based market assessments and robust stakeholde...
Energy Efficiency Through ESCOs
Date : January 17, 2022
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 projects can help launch large-scale energy proje...
Sustainable and Smart Space Cooling Coalition
Date : January 17, 2022
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, particularly against the backdrop of its global climate c...
Advancing Domestic Dialogue and Action in Support of an HFC Phase-Down
Date : January 17, 2022
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 regarding their technical viability in the high-ambient t...
Cleaner and More Energy Efficient Cold chains in India
Date : January 17, 2022
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-harvest losses in India, one of the major causes is ...
Low Carbon Pathways for India’s Industrial Sectors
Date : January 15, 2022
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 rate of material consumption of resources. In order ...
On the Right Track : Energy Efficiency in the Indian Railways
Date : January 15, 2022
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 (PAT) Scheme, the Railways has been assigned energ...
Small and Medium Enterprises Energy Efficiency and Knowledge Sharing (SAMEEEKSHA) Platform
Date : January 15, 2022
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 detailed description of the objective of SAMEEKSHA and ...
Mainstreaming Thermal Comfort For All and Resource Efficiency in Affordable Housing
Date : January 15, 2022
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 to reduce energy guzzling. ICAP recommends the ‘...