Electricity
Weathering Climate Risks
Resilience is a system’s ability to plan and prepare for, absorb, recover from, and adapt to adverse events over time. To that extent, resilience is a complementary attribute to risk management since it uses strategies not just to mitigate, but also to adapt and learn. Climate risks with their long-term,…
One Nation, One Grid, One Price
This OpEd was originally published on PV Magazine’s site. Something remarkable is happening in the Indian power market that could revolutionize the way electricity is procured in the country. It could also signal the realization of “One Nation, One Grid, One Price” ambition, promising uniform pricing and facilitation…
Benefits of Rooftop Solar for Municipal Buildings in India
Originally published on The Climate Centre for Cities (C-Cube) website. If there’s one word to describe India’s goal of achieving 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy installation by 2022, it is “ambitious.” Of this, 40 GW need to come from rooftop solar (RTS) systems, which are installed on building…
Mapping the Path to DISCOM Transformation Success
In June 2020, RMI India co-hosted its first virtual convening on the Discom Transformation Platform along with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and NITI Aayog. The event brought together 16 leading civil society organizations (CSOs) to identify new ways of collaborating and supporting distribution companies (DISCOMs), following the recent…
Electricity Reforms in India Can Deliver Economic, Social, and Climate Benefits
“Innovations rarely occur when everyone’s happy and safe, or when the future looks bright. They happen when people are a little panicked, worried, and when the consequences of not acting quickly are too painful to bear.” – Morgan Housel The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially slowed the global economic engine, forcing…