The State’s capacity addition plans seem inadequate to meet projected demand in the next 5 years.
CSTEP conducted a training session on energy auditing and AT&C loss calculation process in Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC).
The optimal approach to decarbonise cooking is to start using a clean and low-carbon fuel.
Solar power plants are expected to play a significant role in India’s power sector.
The subsidy to the agricultural sector in Karnataka has seen a whopping increase of 86% - from INR 4,993 crore in FY13 to INR 9,295 crore in FY18 - in just five years.
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) entered into a tripartite agreement with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) to promote RTPV in Bengaluru.
AT&C loss reduction is one of the key elements in UDAY’s strategy for making DISCOMs financially viable.
Wet cooling towers (WCT) are widely used to reject the unutilized heat in coal thermal power plants (TPPs).
'CSTEP's Rooftop Evaluation for Solar Tool' (CREST) was launched online on 2 September 2020.
CSTEP launched the Empower series of blog articles to simplify the power sector for non-technical readers.
Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)—a flagship scheme of the Government of India that ran from November 2015 to March 2019—was aimed at reducing the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of state-owned distribution companies (DISCOMs) by 6%, from 21% in FY15 to 15% in FY19.
CSTEP has developed the Planning Tool for Electric Bus Deployment to support state transport undertakings and electricity distribution companies in their decision-making process while deploying e-buses.
Interventions from the central government have saved electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) from financial crunch numerous times in the past.
•The study estimated the investment required to meet new emission standards for coal power plants in India till 2030.
