Project team and Contributors
An Integrated Energy Policy Approach to India’s Net Zero Energy Transition
The Ashoka Centre for a People-centric Energy Transition (ACPET), at its launch event in March 2023, announced that its first research project would be on drawing up an integrated energy policy approach to achieving a net-zero transition by 2070, and other milestones, along the way. Prepared over a short period of just about six months, this project is a first attempt to address one of the most complex challenges facing India today – defining the policy environment that would open up potential energy transition pathways for more fully achieving India’s stated goals in a cost-effective, inclusive manner.
Duration – April to October, 2023
Project Leader: Dr Anil Jain, Advisor ACPET
Project Coordinators: Vaibhav Chowdhary, Sr. Fellow ACPET; Pawan Kumar, Former ED, OIL
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Authors |
Collaborators |
| Oil, Gas and Coal Supply in India |
Dr Anil Kumar Jain, Chairman Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) |
Mr Pawan Kumar, former ED, Oil India Limited |
| Future of Electricity Supply in India |
Ms Nidhi Srivastava, Independent consultant |
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| Renewable Energy for India’s Energy Transition |
Mr Ronnie Khanna, Director Partnerships, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) |
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| Building Heating and Cooling Demand |
Mr Tanmay Tathagat, Director, EDS |
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| Mobility Demand for Energy |
Dr. O.P Agarwal, Prof. of Practice IIT-Rourkee |
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| Role of Green Hydrogen in India |
Mr Vivek Jha, Independent consultant |
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| Industrial Energy and Agriculture Demand |
Mr Vaibhav Chowdhary, Sr. Fellow ACPET, |
Mr Vikas Ranjan, CEO, Pledge4Earth |
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Future of Nuclear Energy in India
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Mr Anshu Bharadwaj, Former India Head, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation,
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Ms Riya Bhandari, Assistant Program Manager, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, Mr LV Krishnan, Former Director of the Safety Research and Health Physics Program, IGCAR |
We would like to acknowledge the review comments received from Dr Anandajit Goswami at various points in the report, and across chapters.
The Publication, drawing upon relevant inputs harvested from the above contributions, is titled: “Energy Policies for India’s Conversion to a Net-Zero Economy” (EPIC)
