Navneeraj Sharma

Though few dare to speculate about it publicly, an economic and political perfect storm is bearing down on China

India's power sector faces a growing gap between rising electricity demand and investment in conventional generation and grid infrastructure, risking supply shortages during peak hours

Rising demand and power shortages underscore the need for stronger grids, better planning and reliable electricity supply

Unless tariff policy is revamped, India's discoms will be more obstacles than catalysts in the transition to a renewables-driven electrostate

This article visually summarises, in two tables, how not-simple the GST is, which leads to serious but under-recognised problems of arbitrary and coercive implementation

To ease utility opposition and win approval, renewables are framed as captive generation-meant to meet the developer's own energy needs

Its experience underscores that unanimous advocacy for carbon taxation can be misguided, as it ignores country-specific realities