Integrating Renewable Energy Into India’s Grid̶- Harder Than It Looks
Tongia, Rahul; Harish, Santosh; Walawalkar, Rahul | November 2018
Abstract
In this paper, we focus on the major knowledge gaps when it comes to planning for and adapting to the rapid expansion of renewable energy power in India. The note is structured as follows. In section 2, we give an overview of the power grid in India, and what the broad challenges of RE integration are. We identify major questions that need to be addressed by the government and the energy policy research community in terms of understanding the system-level costs of RE. In section 3, we discuss in some detail the results of Greening the Grid (GTG) report — an important effort in this direction. We summarise the salient features of this modeling exercise and their policy implications. We then discuss the assumptions and limitations of the GTG report. The last section concludes with a discussion on modeling and analytic gaps that could be addressed in the future.
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Tongia, Rahul; Harish, Santosh; Walawalkar, Rahul. 2018. Integrating Renewable Energy Into India’s Grid̶- Harder Than It Looks. © Brookings India. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9489.Keywords
Alternative Energy Development
Asian Development Bank
Development
Development Cooperation
Rural Development Projects
Energy Development Finance
Renewable Energy
Energy
Rural planning
Aid coordination
Industrial projects
Infrastructure projects
Natural resources policy
Educational development
Development policy
Energy Demand
Alternative energy program
Domestic Energy
Energy
Energy Demand
Energy Sources
ADB
Communication in rural development
Communication in community development
Economic development projects
Development banks
Economic forecasting
Environmental auditing
Cumulative effects assessment
Human rights and globalization
Rural manpower policy
Biogas
Biomass chemical
Biomass gasification
Biomass energy
Demand
Energy Security
Renewable Energy Source
Supply and Demand
Technology
Solar energy policy
Development banks
Infrastructure
Joint venture
Energy policy
Renewable energy source
Solar energy
Energy development
Technology
Sun
Energy resource
Water power
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