Enabling the energy transition technology politics institutions in indias energy system

Suravee Nayak, a member of CASAS, and colleagues have recently published their latest article on the Sustainable Futures Collaborative website.

Abstract:

This policy perspective paper makes a case for rethinking the configuration of technology,
politics and institutions in Indian energy as a necessary complement to techno-economic
solutions for enabling the transition. To explain the configuration and suggest priorities for
change, three interlinked areas are identified: the economic viability of electricity distribution,
subnational preparedness, and just energy transition. While an emphasis on productivity
enhancement, and therefore paying capacity, that electricity access can bring – an approach
one might call productive power – may provide a useful basis for structuring electricity reforms,
meeting India’s energy transition goals requires bridging the ambition and implementation gaps
between the Centre and States. Moreover, given that energy transition will have implications
for the wider economy, there is a case for expanding the conversation on just transition from
the narrow, albeit very important, agenda of managing the social costs of transition, to the
broader discussion of the economic transformation opportunities and challenges.

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