Are we ready for the increase in energy intensity from a growing economy and yet be able to transition to clean energy? Deepak Sriram Krishnan, Associate Director for WRI India's Energy Program, walks us through the challenges in entire power system from producer, distributor to consumer. At WRI he also leads work on Clean Energy Initiatives (Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency) for different consumer categories; Clean Energy Transitions and Water-Energy nexus.
Prior to this, he worked with the energy consulting practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte. He is a certified Energy Risk Professional. He is an electrical engineering graduate and holds a master’s degree in electric power systems.
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Timecodes
00:00 - Introduction & context
01:19 - Power crisis
04:54 - Power sources
08:04 - Solar & wind
13:39 - Coal, gas & nuclear
18:10 - Projections
20:50 - The grid
36:04 - Building as energy source
41:44 - Rooftop solar failure
46:39 - Regressive regulation?
57:22 - Opportunities
01:03:13 - MNRE Vs. MoP
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Profile of Deepak Sriram Krishnan - https://www.wri.org/profile/deepak-sriram-krishnan 
CEA document - https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/document_upload/2023/06/NEP_2022_32_FINAL_GAZETTE.pdf 
Bureau of Energy Efficiency - Impact assessment of EE measures in the country https://beeindia.gov.in/sites/default/files/publications/files/Impact%20Assessment%202021-22_%20FINAL%20Report_June%202023.pdf 
Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Residential Buildings - https://beeindia.gov.in/en/programmes/buildings-0 
Blockchain in rooftop solar, pilot project - https://www.mercomindia.com/uttar-pradesh-blockchain-rooftop-solar-trading
Reading material on EAct amendment - https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-electricity-amendment-bill-2022; https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_parliament/2022/Electricity%20(A)%20Bill,%202022.pdf 
Money control article on demand supply mismatch, industry complaints over frequent power cuts - https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/karnataka-industries-fume-over-frequent-power-cuts-seek-proper-supply-11546281.html 
Econivas Samhita - https://econiwas.beeindia.gov.in/tools.php 
Ministry of power guidelines on renewable energy - https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/ministry-of-power-releases-comprehensive-framework-to-transform-indias-energy-storage-landscape/103385154#:~:text=In%20a%20major%20push%20for,storage%20duration%20of%201%20hour . 
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