CSTEP is working with the Government of Karnataka and other state governments to develop a more holistic approach whilst developing RE plans for the near future.
CSTEP studied the implementation of the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) in Karnataka.
This project was a part of the Indo-US collaborative research platform Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS; www.
The developmental challenges faced by India are too big to be solved by the conventional linear approach.
The Government of India has ambitious targets of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022.
The agricultural sector in Karnataka accounts for 39% of the state’s electricity (~21,344 MU).
Karnataka is the second most arid state in India, after Rajasthan.
Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS) is a joint research consortium for clean energy research.
An important concern with distribution companies (DISCOMs) is the wide gap between the costs incurred and the revenue realised by them.
In the race to achieve India’s National Solar Mission (NSM) targets, one important solar technology is slowly disappearing.
Bengaluru's history of multiple (and often competing) transport agencies is a major reason for such unsustainable projects being proposed and implemented.
CSTEP has observed a lack of awareness amongst employees about AT&C losses, a lack of accountability, inadequate manpower and resources, poor operation and maintenance of the infrastructure, etc.
The electricity distribution sector in India is considered to be the most important link in the entire power sector value chain.
By mobilising community platforms to identify sanitation issues and empowering them to access facilities through the municipality, the Intersectionality-Informed Gender Integration in Sanitation project is enabling sanitation for all in three towns of AP (Anantapur, Kovvur, Narsapur).
