Indian States’ Electricity Transition

The document describes the methodology for the Indian States’ Electricity Transition analysis, which evaluates 16 states representing approximately 90% of India's annual power requirement. The analysis uses 17 parameters across four dimensions: Decarbonisation, Performance of the Power System, Readiness of the Power Ecosystem, and Policies and Political Commitments. Data for financial year 2021-22 was primarily sourced from government entities such as the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and NITI Aayog, then normalised and weighted by sectoral experts to produce state-wise scores.

• The analysis focuses on 16 specific Indian states and Union Territories because their combined electricity demand accounted for roughly 90% of the country's annual power requirement over the previous three financial years. The selected entities are Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar.
• The SET scores are based on four broad dimensions containing 17 total parameters: Decarbonisation, Performance of the Power System, Readiness of the Power Ecosystem, and Policies and Political Commitments.
• The methodology prioritizes data from financial year (FY) 2021-22, utilizing official government sources where possible and private sources when official data was unavailable. Qualitative data for the 'Policies and Political Commitments' dimension was captured using specific data rubrics.
• The scoring process involved normalising parameters to a standard scale and applying weightages determined by sectoral experts from organisations such as Tata Power, CEEW, Wood-Mackenzie, and Ember to calculate weighted average scores for each dimension.

APA

Ember (n.d.). Indian States’ Electricity Transition. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Methodology-Indian-States-Electricity-Transition-by-IEEFA-Ember.pdf

Chicago

Ember. Indian States’ Electricity Transition. n.d. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Methodology-Indian-States-Electricity-Transition-by-IEEFA-Ember.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{emberndindian, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Indian States’ Electricity Transition}}, institution = {Ember}, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Methodology-Indian-States-Electricity-Transition-by-IEEFA-Ember.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }