The Indian power-distribution sector has been plagued with inherent issues of high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses and a wide gap between the cost incurred and revenue realised. Most distribution companies (DISCOMs) continue to struggle with these issues even after the implementation of Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY), launched for the revival of the distribution sector. This study puts forth a framework developed with the intention to ameliorate the position of Indian DISCOMS.

The year-long study identified source-specific control measures (CMs) and assessed their technological and economic feasibility for implementation. The study included the development of an emission inventory for Patna and several focused group discussions with stakeholders to understand the pollution landscape.

• For India, thorium-based nuclear power has been the endgame, and will form the final phase of the three-stage Indian nuclear programme for energy security developed by Dr Homi J. Bhabha in the 1950s. This report assesses strategies for thorium adoption in the Indian nuclear power sector.

This work proposes a method which can provide a rational area estimate of a PV plant factoring sizing considerations from electrical, maintenance, and shading aspects.

The future of EVs looks bright in India. As the technology matures, India must prepare itself to make the most of this opportunity to move towards a cleaner and greener future.

• Long-term planning models give an insight into possible energy scenarios and do not examine technologies in detail.

• Renewable energy sources have spatial and temporal intermittency that causes challenges for short-term system operations.

• Including operational details of generators directly in a planning model reduces intricacy of handling separate models.

• Operational constraints increase usage of conventional generators and reduce overall capacity needs in planning model.