Electricity: A strategic view

Heavy lifting is now required in electricity and financial reforms

The age of carbon is coming to an end. We can debate precisely when fossil-fuel use in India will be over. But to achieve net zero by 2070, decarbonisation will have to take strong hold by 2050. A great question of the age lies in thinking about how this will pan out. Scientists worldwide have done their job by delivering near-miraculous gains with renewable energy (“RE”), energy storage, and energy efficiency. Now the puzzles lie in economic adjustment.

We sometimes lose sight of the immensity of the electricity sector. Let’s examine the projects “under implementation” in the CMIE