NITI Aayog recently released the draft National Energy Policy (NEP) for public consultation. The NEP has been a work in … More
Tag: Renewable Energy
Forecasting and scheduling of renewable energy in India
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has mandated Forecasting and Scheduling (F&S) for wind and solar assets in the state with … More
Is solar power development sustainable?
I got an opportunity to speak at the Times Renewable Energy Expo, a Renewable Energy (RE) conference in Pune this … More
Many Sparks but Little Light…
A review of the book on electricity reforms by Prayas
Getting wind and solar: Lessons for India
International Energy Agency (IEA) recently launched a report ‘Getting Wind and Solar onto the grid: A manual for policy makers‘ … More
National Clean Energy Fund : a review
Why is the fund from coal cess under utilised?
What the union budget (2017-18) means for Renewable Energy?
Approaching the half-way mark of the 2021-22 targets for Renewable Energy (RE), there was huge expectation from the 2017-18 budget … More
India energy outlook
BP released its annual energy outlook and this year’s projections look into the energy markets up to 2035. As expected, … More
What’s next for the energy storage sector in India?
The Indian electric grid is now certain to have over a 100GW of Renewable Energy (RE) even under the worst … More
Five years on…
Setting things straight, I don’t write anything personal but this post is intended to be a little different. I have … More
Market for Ancillary Services in India
As India takes giant strides in the integration of renewable energy in the grid mix, in addition to a big … More
What the union budget (2016) means for Renewable Energy?
After a successful year for renewable energy (2015), the budget 2016-17 was eagerly anticipated by the Renewable Energy (RE) sector … More
A proven policy yet to find takers
This was one of the first policies in Renewable Energy that I worked on. It was already existing for a … More
Energy Arithmetic without the hot air
It is over two years since I first read the book ‘Sustainable Energy without the hot air‘ by Prof. David … More
Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index
E&Y recently released its RECAI (Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index) report. The report is highly influential and has been followed … More