Plugged in but underused: The arithmetic behind India’s charging boom
India had 29,151 public EV charging stations by December 2025, of which 8,805 were fast and 20,346 slow. In 2022,...
10 October 2026
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Who carries the risk? The US$15.5-billion bill for India's e-buses shows why only state fleets are going electric
India’s electric bus market is finally behaving like a market. Sales rose about 35% to 5,412 units in FY26. The...
09 October 2026
India’s US$89.5-billion heat budget is missing the children it was built to protect
For most of India’s history, a child’s exposure to dangerous heat was seasonal, unpleasant, and largely unmeasured. That has changed....
24 September 2026
India’s US$3.6-b solar pump scheme is quietly draining the water it was built to protect
For a farmer in rural India, water has always cost something to pump — diesel, or a metered electricity bill....
28 August 2026
India's floating solar push: Making room for clean power without running out of land space
India's solar story has, until recently, been told largely in terms of open land. Vast arrays in Bhadla, Pavagada and...
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Prasad Nair
20 August 2026
India's rooftop revolution is winning the numbers game and losing the share game
Distributed solar capacity has grown from 1.8 gigawatts (GW) in the 2018 financial year to 31.5GW in FY2026. That figure...
09 August 2026
Delhi’s EV pivot from subsidy to mandate signals a $130-bn test for India’s electric transition
Start with the figure that ought to concern every transport planner in Delhi: 1 per cent. That is electricity's share...
17 July 2026
India’s solar challenge is no longer about capacity, as solar glass emerges as a strategic link
A solar panel may be the most visible symbol of India’s clean-energy transition, but some of the most important battles...
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Prasad Nair
09 July 2026
India’s biogas ambition faces its next challenge: Making plants work efficiently
India's engagement with bioenergy is not new. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), biomass and biogas...
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Prasad Nair
07 July 2026
Rural India's solar reckoning: Why village grids need more than panels to work
A new IISD report shows village-level solar can undercut grid tariffs by nearly half, but storage costs, seasonal surplus and...
02 July 2026
India's rooftop solar has two economies, and only one of them is working
India's rooftop solar revolution is fracturing into two very different stories. Textile factories from Tiruppur to Coimbatore are slashing electricity...
23 June 2026
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India tightens solar sourcing rules: Can domestic manufacturing justify higher costs?
India's solar sector entered a new phase on June 1. A policy change that received relatively modest public attention could...
02 June 2026