Navneeraj Sharma

A power warning India needs to heed

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

Electricity: Overhauling tariff policy for a renewables-driven future

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

The good and simple tax? All eyes on GST Council's two high-rate slabs

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

The stealth reform of India's electricity sector gains quiet traction

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

India's climate goals: Navigating a complex dilemma

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