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Energizing  States:    A  Strategic  Vision  

for  U.S.  –  India  Cooperation  September  20,  2017    

Dr.  Kar.keya  Singh  Deputy  Director  and  Fellow  

Wadhwani  Chair  in  U.S.-­‐India  Policy  Studies  CSIS  |  ksingh@csis.org  |  202-­‐775-­‐7314  

U.S.-­‐India  State  and  Urban  Ini/a/ve

Purpose:  To  expand  U.S.-­‐India  energy  coopera4on  by  strengthening  direct  engagement  with  India’s  powerful  states.    

•  promo.ng  energy  security  and  energy  sector  reform  through  direct  engagement  between  U.S.  and  Indian  subna.onal  en..es;    •  by  establishing  close,  sustainable  working  rela.onships  between  Indian  subna.onal  officials,  their  U.S.  counterparts,  research  ins.tu.ons,  civil  society  organiza.ons  working  in  the  areas  of  governance  and  renewable  energy,  and  the  private  sector.    

India’s  Key  Power  Projects 24  x  7  “Power  for  All”   Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance  Yojana  

(UDAY)    

175  GW  of  Renewable  Energy  by  2022    

Objec&ve:  to  supply  24x7  “quality,  reliable  and  affordable  power  to  all  domes.c,  commercial  and  industrial  consumers  by  2019.”    Ac.ons  taken  under  the  ini.a.ve  include:      

Objec&ve:  to  improve  the  financial  health  of  state  distribu.on  companies  (DISCOMs)  through  four  ini.a.ves:      

Objec&ve:  The  BJP-­‐led  government  has  revised  the  country’s  renewable  energy  targets  and  aims  to  install  175  GW  by  2022.    Distribu.on  of  na.onal  target:  

1)  village  electrifica.on  2)  providing  access  to  households    3)  feeder  separa.on    4)  strengthening  of  sub-­‐transmission  

and  distribu.on  network  and    5)  roll  out  of  meters    

1)  improving  opera.onal  efficiencies;    2)  reduc.on  of  cost  of  power;    3)  reduc.on  in  interest  cost  of  

DISCOMs;  and    4)  enforcing  financial  discipline  on  

DISCOMs  through  alignment  with  State  finances.    

 

1)  Solar:  100  GW  2)  Wind:  60  GW  3)  Biomass:  10  GW  4)  Small  Hydro:  5  GW    

Energized  Indian  States CSIS  surveyed  senior  power  sector  ofOicials  from  13  Indian  states:      •  Key  Stakeholders:    

•  Secretary/Principal  Secretary  of  Power  •  Secretary  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  Nodal  Agencies  

•  Chairman  or  Managing  Director  of  the  State  Genera.on,  Transmission,  or    Distribu.on  Companies  

•  Regulators  •  Directors  of  Na.onal  Research  Ins.tu.ons  

   Group  of  all  13  Indian  States  engaged  by  CSIS  for  the  U.S.-­‐India  State  and  Urban  Ini&a&ve  

Assam Status  of  Projects  

•  Power  for  All:  53%  •  UDAY:  25.09%  

State  Energy  Needs  •  Formula.on  of  strategies  and  iden.fica.on  of  specific  measures  

to  be  taken  to  curtail  Transmission  and  Commercial  losses  

•  Formula.on  of  policy  for  promo.on  of  private  investment  in  renewable  energy,  specially  solar  energy,  in  Assam  •  Designing  of  Power  Purchase  Agreements  •  Principles  of  tariff  fixa.on  for  private  producers  •  Incen.ves  for  private  producers  

•  Provision  of  inputs  on  technology  /  best  prac.ces  for  harnessing  of  biomass  /  solar  /  small  hydel  etc.  resources  of  Assam  

   

Haryana Status  of  Projects  

•  Power  for  All:  79%  •  UDAY:  25.92%  

State  Energy  Needs  •  Technologies  needed:  micro-­‐hydel,  biomass  energy  to  deal  with  

agricultural  residue,  smart  power  technologies  for  urban  areas  including  piezoelectric  and  more  efficient  use  of  draught  animal  power  

•  Technical  exper.se  on  grid-­‐connected  solar  water  pumps,  DC  off-­‐grid  appliances,  research  on  use  of  sand  for  storing  heat      

•  Capacity  building  assistance  to  establish  an  energy  curriculum  or  educa.onal  ins.tu.ons  and  develop  partnerships  with  consumer  advocacy  groups  for  renewable  energy  technologies  (par.cularly  solar)      

   

Rajasthan Status  of  Projects  

•  Power  for  All:  75%  •  UDAY:  23.61%  

State  Energy  Needs  •  Renewable  energy  integra.on  into  the  grid/  thermal  power  plant  

flexibility  and  management  of  DISCOMs  is  a  key  focus  of  the  state  •  Need  to  demonstrate  storage  pilot  

•  Technologies  that  can  help  clean  high-­‐Sulphur  content  coal  to  be  able  to  u.lize  stranded  assets  

•  Need  to  understand  what  to  do  with  surplus  power,  par.cularly  solar  build-­‐up  (how  to  store,  how  to  export,  addi.onal  ver.cals  for  the  DISCOMs)  

•  Research  opportuni.es  with  IIT  Jodhpur  on  solar;  state  is  also  hotbed  of  off-­‐grid/energy  access  technology  deployment  

   

Tamil  Nadu Status  of  Projects  

•  Power  for  All:  100%  •  UDAY:  14.53%  

State  Energy  Needs  •  Want  to  learn  from  the  experience  of  U.S.  states  on  how  to  

integrate  renewables  into  the  grid  

•  Training  in  best  management  prac.ces  for  energy  officers  in  the  state’s  various  corpora.ons  

•  Assistance  in  semng  up  the  Renewable  Energy  Management  Center  in  Chennai  

•  Deployment  of  smart  grids,  energy  storage  technologies  and  concentrated  solar  thermal  power    

   

Telangana Status  of  Projects  

•  Power  for  All:  82%  •  UDAY:  14.2%  

State  Energy  Needs  •  Technologies  and  technical  exper.se  in  thermal  power  plant  

flexibility  and  grid  integra.on  of  renewables  •  Interested  in  wind-­‐solar  hybrid  

•  Energy  storage  technologies  including  pilot  projects  to  manage  peak  energy  demand  •  They  want  to  be  “Best  in  Class”  for  deployment  and  

management  of  energy  storage  technologies  •  Energy  efficiency  improvements  to  their  exis.ng  thermal  power  

and  hydro  plants  •  Interested  in  collec.ng  feedback  on  their  smart  meter  pilots  •  Signatory  to  the  “Under  2  MoU”  

   

UGar  Pradesh Status  of  Projects  

•  Power  for  All:  48%  •  UDAY:  30.21%  

State  Energy  Needs  •  Need  strategies  for  integra.ng  many  mini-­‐grids  into  the  state’s  

expanding  central  grid  network.    

•  Looking  for  feedback  on  new  draq  solar  rooqop  policy  (immediate)    

•  Technical  and  entrepreneurship  training  to  build  a  workforce  capable  of  dealing  with  new  energy  technology  deployment.    

•  Interested  in  deploying  or  pilo.ng  technologies  that  make  the  most  of  the  state’s  agricultural  residue  and  animal  waste  into  energy  

   

West  Bengal Status  of  Projects  

•  Power  for  All:  99%  •  UDAY:  30%  

State  Energy  Needs  •  Want  to  be  the  “East  India  Energy  Hub”    

•  Technologies  and  best  prac.ces  for  berer  use  of  West  Bengal’s  coal  reserves  (including  boiler  efficiency  improvements  at  power  plant,  fly-­‐ash  u.liza.on,  and  coal  bed  gasifica.on  technologies)  

•  On  solar,  could  use  guidance  on  best  prac.ces  for  procurement  and  capacity  building  on  roll  out  of  solar  rooqop  for  urban  areas  as  well  as  off-­‐grid  

•  Interested  in  best  management  prac.ces  and  technologies  to  help  integrate  more  renewables  into  the  grid  and  in  electricity  transmission  planning  

•  Want  to  set  up  an  energy  R&D  hub  in  Kolkata  •  Open  to  the  idea  of  innova.on  challenges  that  the  state  can  design  

and  sponsor    •  Will  be  hos.ng  an  energy  session  at  the  next  Bengal  Business  Investors  

Summit  in  Kolkata  (January  2018)  

   

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