Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall The Renewable Energy India Expo 2024 has concluded, leaving behind a trail of ambitious announcements from Indian solar module manufacturers[1]. While many declared plans to expand their module manufacturing...
MoreIndia’s Power Outlook Series – Volume 7 | Building Power Sector Resilience Under Extreme Weather Conditions
The Power Outlook Series developed by Vasudha Foundation provides an overview of the current status of India’s power sector with a focus on significant and emerging developments. The outlook series aims to develop a more informed understanding of...
MoreIndia’s Electricity Transition and Challenge of Peak Power Demand – Part 1
By Raghav Pachouri, Shubham Thakre, Sonam Sinha Since Independence, the paradigm for the Indian power system was one of shortage due to deficiency in energy production. Electricity consumption was a mere 17 kWh per capita in 1947, and installed...
MoreIndia’s Power Outlook Series – Volume 6 | A Compendium of the Latest Clean Energy Initiatives
The Power Outlook Series, developed by Vasudha Foundation, provides an overview of the current status of India’s power sector with a focus on significant and emerging developments. The series aims to develop a more informed understanding of...
MoreConsiderations for India’s Climate Change Mitigation Future
By Varun B. R. & Jaideep Saraswat In its latest report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as part of its sixth Assessment Report (AR6) expounded on various facets of climate change mitigation. Addressing a ‘code-red to...
MoreJust Sit Tight – Even Wind Sector is Innovating
By Jaideep Saraswat & Nikhil Mall The Paris Agreement has 197 signatory countries aiming to limit global warming to well below 2°C and make efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. A 50 percent probability to meet this target leaves the world with...
MoreWEBINAR | Launch of Vol 5 of India’s Power Outlook Series & Uttar Pradesh Briefing Paper
Vasudha hosted a webinar to launch Volume 5 of its India Power Outlook Series and a Briefing Paper that assesses Uttar Pradesh’s electricity value chain on March 9, 2022. Speakers included Ulka Kelkar, Director, Climate, WRI India, Ashwini K...
MoreIndia’s Power Outlook – Volume 5 | India’s 2030 Targets: A Stepping Stone to Net-Zero by 2070
The Power Outlook Series developed by Vasudha Foundation with support fromChildren’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) provides an overview of the currentstatus of India’s power sector with a focus on significant and emerging...
MoreIndia leads the way with ambitious climate goals at COP 26 meet
This piece is the take of the Vasudha Foundation on the recent announcements made by the Honourable Prime Minister of India at COP 26. For the last 3 decades, United Nations (UN) has been bringing together all the countries for global summits...
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