Indian States Energy Transition

Indian States Energy Transition

News: Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis(IEEFA) along with EMBER has released a report — ‘Indian States Energy Transition’.

Background:
 The report has analyzed a total of 16 Indian states which account for 90% of the country’s annual power consumption.
 It has measured performance of the states across four dimensions: 1) decarbonisation 2) performance of the power system 3) readiness of the power ecosystem and 4) policies and political commitments.
 These dimensions help in tracking how much a state is prepared to shift away from fossil-fuel based power plants, its capability to incentivise the green market and its government policy to push for power sector decarbonisation.

Key Findings:
 Karnataka is the only state among the 16 analysed that scored well across all four dimensions of clean electricity transition identified in this study. It also has conducive policies and political commitments for a smoother transition, the study noted.
 Rajasthan is second only to Karnataka, with renewables supplying 29% of the state’s power mix.
 Gujarat was a little behind Karnataka in terms of decarbonising its electricity sector. Haryana and Punjab have shown promising preparations and implementations for electricity transition, the report stated.
 Maharashtra, with the highest power demand in India, was found to be mid-table, mainly due to slow renewable energy uptake in the state and the inability to shut down older polluting coal power plants.