Topic · 17 episodes
Power Market in India
India’s power market decides who sells electricity, to whom and at what price. Most power is still bought by state-owned distribution companies (discoms) through long-term contracts, while a growing share is traded on power exchanges. Discom finances, tariff design, open access for industry, transmission and the grid’s ability to take in more solar and wind all shape how fast the energy transition can move.
These episodes of The India Energy Hour look at the market from many angles: reforms for a deeper power market, fixing discoms, rebuilding the grid, record peak demand, round-the-clock renewables, evening shortages after the sun sets, and why so much depends on individual states. Newest episodes are first.
Episodes on the power market in India
Solar after Sundown: Building Futuristic Energy Systems
UC Berkeley’s Dr. Nikit Abhyankar on India’s solar paradox: surplus power by day, shortages by evening, and how storage and flexibility can bridge the gap.
Aligning India’s Power Systems with Energy Transition
Ember analyst Ruchita Shah on making India’s power system flexible: storage, grid integration and the changing role of coal in the energy transition.
How India’s Energy Transition is a States Story
IEEFA’s Saloni Sachdeva Michael on why India’s energy transition is a states story, and why adding renewables gets complex at the state level.
Why India’s Energy Transition Is a States Story
Neelima Jain of UC Berkeley’s IECC on why India’s energy transition is a states story: power markets, regulation and industrial decarbonisation.
Risks to Rewards: Tale of building an RE company in India
Resolven CEO Parag Sharma on building a gigawatt-scale renewable energy company in India: the risks, the rewards and lessons from three decades.
Pathways to Round the Clock RE in India
TransitionZero’s Irfan Mohamed on pathways to round-the-clock renewable energy (24/7 CFE) and decarbonising India’s power sector by 2070.
The leaking pipe: Fixing India’s Discoms
AIDA Director General Alok Kumar on fixing India’s power distribution companies (discoms): the financial and operational losses holding back reform.
Transformation of India’s Power Grid. Part 2: A New Era beckons
REConnect Energy co-founder Vishal Pandya on the next era of India’s power grid: integrating renewables, energy storage and smarter grid operations.
Transformation of India’s Power Grid. Part 1: The Building Blocks
Grid India’s first CEO S K Soonee on the building blocks of India’s power grid and how it evolved from a coal-based backbone to handle renewables.
New Records, New Challenges: Is India’s Power Supply System Equipped?
EKI Power Trading CEO Rajiv Goyal on India’s record 260 GW peak electricity demand and whether the power supply system is ready for what’s next.
Energy Transition: 1 Nation, 28 Pathways
Prayas’s Ann Josey and IIT Delhi’s Dr. Rohit Chandra on why India’s energy transition needs 28 state pathways, not just national targets.
Tailor Fit Green Energy
Fourth Partner Energy co-founder Vivek Subramanian on decentralised green energy for businesses in India: market trends and his entrepreneurial journey.
Changing face of India’s Green Energy sector
Hero Future Energies CEO Srivatsan Iyer on the changing face of India’s green energy sector and its rise as a global clean energy leader.
India’s Wind Sector: Phoenix or Ashes?
IWTMA’s D V Giri on why India’s wind energy sector struggled for a decade after incentives faded, and whether it can stage a comeback.
India’s annual summer affair with Coal/Power Crisis
Energy journalist Sarita C Singh on India’s annual summer coal and power crisis, and how heatwaves and coal shortages trigger power cuts.
Towards a thriving power market in India
IGX CEO Rajesh K Mediratta on building a thriving power market in India: long-term PPAs, short-term trading and real-time electricity markets.
Renewable Energy in India: Blip, Boom or Bust?
Bridge to India’s Vinay Rustagi on a decade of renewable energy growth in India: blip, boom or bust? The inaugural episode of the podcast.
