State of The Indian Decentralized Renewable Energy Sector
The Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN), India’s industry body representing the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector, launched its first annual “State of the Sector” report. The report highlights the significant progress and innovation made by the sector. It also calls for increased public partnership to scale DRE solutions and to build a modern energy system for India that serves the hundreds of millions of people still without access to electricity or clean cooking....
Access to clean cooking energy is not solely an energy access issue. Given that traditional cooking methods disproportionately impact women in terms of drudgery, adverse health outcomes, and lost opportunity cost of time, it is imperative to include them in the design and execution of solutions....
Prior to introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), multiple indirect taxes were levied on transactions in India. Some of the taxes such as Central Excise Duty on manufactured products, Service Tax on specified services, and the Central Sales Tax (CST) on interstate sale of products were levied and collected by the Central Government. Other taxes like Value Added Tax (VAT) on intra-state sale of products and Entry Tax/ Octroi Duty (as applicable) were collected by the State Governments....
Energy is acknowledged as a key input towards raising the standard of living of citizens of any country, as is evident from the correlation between per capita electricity (a proxy for all energy forms) consumption and Human Development Index (HDI)....
State of The Indian Decentralized Renewable Energy Sector
The Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN), India’s industry body representing the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector, launched its first annual “State of the Sector” report. The report highlights the significant progress and innovation made by the sector. It also calls for increased public partnership to scale DRE solutions and to build a modern energy system for India that serves the hundreds of millions of people still without access to electricity or clean cooking....
India is one of the youngest nations in the world with more than 62% of its population in the working age group (15-59 years), and around 54%, below 25 years of age. To take advantage of this demographic dividend, India needs to equip its workforce with employable skills and knowledge so that they can contribute to the economic growth of the country....
India is a tropical country, which receives adequate solar radiation for 300 days. However, solar power has not been able to contribute to a significant share in the Indian energy mix....
