Indian Railways Global Ceiling Fan Competition      ||      Clean Energy Investment Facilitation Platform      ||      South Asia Clean Energy Forum (SACEF) 2024      ||      Inviting applications for the SAREP Grants Annual Program Statement (APS) – FY2024. “[ON HOLD]: In light of the recent Executive Order titled “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” signed by President Trump on January 20, 2025, the South Asia Regional Energy Program (SAREP) Project has been placed in a “Stop Work” status by USAID. As a result, this solicitation is currently on hold until further notice. RTI cannot receive or answer any questions or accept bids at this time. Please check back at a later date for updates.” For more information click Here.
Opportunities: I. Request for Proposal (RFP) – Bhutan Power System Operator (BPSO) e-Monitoring Digitalization Solution. For more information click here. Last date: February 10, 2025.      ||      II. Request for Proposal (RFP) – Provide Technical Services to Support the Saturation of Government Buildings with Rooftop Solar in Haryana. For more information click here. Last date: February 7, 2025.

All Knowledge Library

OR

INDC

Implementation of NDCs for Renewable Energy in Sri Lanka Addressing Gaps in Policies and Regulations

SLYCAN Trust wishes to thank our partners United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe) for their valuable contribution to the research.

Download:

INDIA-BANGLADESH

Economic Benefits of Bangladesh–India Electricity Trade-Full Report

We are pleased to present the report, ‘Economic Benefits of Bangladesh–India Electricity Trade’, carried out under the South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) project supported by USAID.

Download:

india-nepal

Economic Benefits of Nepal–India Electricity Trade-Full Report

On the Nepal side, we thank our partners IIDS, Nepal, and Dr. Bishnu Dev Pant, Executive Director IIDS and Mr. Pramod Rijal, Economist, IIDS, in particular for the administrative and logistical support in organising the two stakeholder Workshops.

Download:

Gains from Multilateral Electricity Trade among BBIN Country

We thank members of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for their support in assessing the Nepal power system model (IRADe Nepal Technology model- INTec) results and for validating the model assumptions for appropriately reflecting the features of Nepal’s power system in a bilateral India-Nepal study.

Download:

OA

Framework & Guidelines for Non-discriminatory Open Access in Transmission for Facilitating Cross Border Electricity Trade

Reliable power supply and access to energy are critical for economic development of any nation. Sustained poverty reduction is possible through electricity as it supports industrialization, especially through small and medium-sized enterprises.

Download:

cp

SARI Regional Conference Proceedings:”Conference on Enhancing Energy Cooperation and Integration in South Asia” held under South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration Program

We are happy to present these proceedings of the regional conference on “Enhancing Energy Cooperation and Integration in South Asia”. IRADe achieved a major six-year milestone of successful completion of the stage-1 of the fourth phase of SARI/EI.

Download:

Gaurav

South Asian Regional Power Exchange Need of a Day Ahead Market and its Possible Implication

South Asian Regional Power Exchange Need of a Day Ahead Market and its Possible Implication- Gaurav Jain, Senior Research Analyst, IRADe, SARI/EI

Download:

SK-Ray

SARPEX: Market Design, Mock Exercise results & Rules and Recommendation

SARPEX: Market Design, Mock Exercise results & Rules and Recommendation-Mr. S.K. Ray, Technical Specialist, SARI/EI, IRADe

Download:

sa-sea

Linking South Asia with South-East Asia and synergizing regional/ sub-regional initiatives for Energy Cooperation

Linking South Asia with South-East Asia and synergizing regional/ sub-regional initiatives for Energy Cooperation by Tushar Sud

Download:

Linking South Asia with South-East Asia and synergizing regional/ sub-regional initiatives for Energy Cooperation
investment-1-1

Theme Presentation Session -III Investments in Infrastructure for Cross Border Projects: Catalyzing Private Investments and Mitigating risks

Theme Presentation Session -III Investments in Infrastructure for Cross Border Projects: Catalyzing Private Investments and Mitigating risks by V.K.Kharbanda

Download:

GRID-CODE

Theme Presentation Session-IV “Need for Coordinated Interconnection Transmission Planning and for Technical Institutional Mechanism in South Asia for Secure Reliable Grid Interconnection

Theme Presentation Session-IV “Need for Coordinated Interconnection Transmission Planning and for Technical Institutional Mechanism in South Asia for Secure Reliable Grid Interconnection by Rajiv Ratna Panda

Download:

POLICY

Theme Presentation Session-2 “Policies/Regulations and Institutional Mechanisms for Promoting Energy Cooperation & Cross Border Electricity Trade in South Asia”

Theme Presentation Session-2 “Policies/Regulations and Institutional Mechanisms for Promoting Energy Cooperation & Cross Border Electricity Trade in South Asia” by Rajiv Ratna Panda

Download:

i

Presentation on Overview of South Asian Power Sector & SARI/EI Program

Presentation on Overview of South Asian Power Sector & SARI/EI Program by V K Kharbanda

Download:

BBIN-2

Electricity Trade in BBIN region- Long Term Trading Volumes and Prospects

Electricity Trade in BBIN region- Long Term Trading Volumes and Prospects by Dr. Probal Ghosh and Mr. Vinay Saini

Download:

Press-Release

Press Release – Regional Conference on Enhancing Energy Co-operation and Integration

At a public event organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), Shri RK Singh, Honorable Minister of Power of the Government of India, and Kenneth I. Juster, U.S. Ambassador to India.

Download:

force-3

TASK FORCE III Terms of Reference for Task Force III on South Asia Regional Energy Market

A regional energy market creation in the South Asia region is a key development challenge towards advancing energy integration.

Download:

force-2

Terms of Reference of SARI/EI Task Force 2 on “Advancement of Transmission System Interconnections”

The objective of the TF-2 on Advancement of Transmission Systems Interconnection activity shall be to create the enabling conditions for a sustainable market for investment and implementation of regional bilateral transmission interconnections in South Asia (SA) Region.

Download:

Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference of SARI/EI Task Force 1 on “Harmonization of Policy, Legal and Regulatory Issues

The key objective of TF-1 is harmonization of policy, legal and Regulatory Issues for fair allocation of costs and risks in order to create the enabling systemic conditions for a sustainable market for investment and implementation of Cross Border Energy Trade (CBET) projects.

Download:

lda-vission-preview-img

Vision Roadmap for Green Affordable Housing for Lda

The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) scheme by Government of India, intends to provide 11.2 million affordable houses for all urban poor by the year 2022. Alongside, the program also employs eco-friendly and sustainable construction. Under the PMAY Scheme, various parts of the Lucknow city are undergoing construction by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA). MAITREE has facilitated large scale deployment of green and energy efficient strategies in Lucknow.

Download:

EE-Finance-Guideliens-1

Guidelines for Financing Energy Efficiency Projects in India

This report, developed in partnership with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), aims to assist financial institutions to understand the nuances of energy efficiency financing and make informed credit decisions.

Download:

ntpc

White paper on Design Approach for Wind-solar Hybrids

This white paper explains the basic design approach to be adopted for deployment of wind-solar hybrid power projects in India covering aspects such as design methodology, identification and evaluation.

Download:

Updates

Updates on Sri Lanka Electricity sector in terms

6th Task Force-1 Meeting on Coordination of Policy, Legal and Regulatory Framework –19th-20th July’ 2017-Peace Pagoda Hall, Hotel Water Front Resort, Pokhara, Nepal, Workshops & Conferences

Download:

Presentation-by-Syed-Safeer-Hussain-NEPRA

Presentation by Syed Safeer Hussain, NEPRA

NEPRA established as sole regulator of power sector in Pakistan through promulgation of the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power, Act No. XL of 1997 on 16th December, 1997 (i.e. NEPRA Act).

Download:

Presentation

Presentation by Raju Maharjan,MoEN, GON, Nepal

Date: 19th July 2017 , 6th Task Force-1 Meeting on Coordination of Policy, Legal and Regulatory Framework –19th-20th July’ 2017-Peace Pagoda Hall, Hotel Water Front Resort, Pokhara, Nepal, Workshops & Conferences

Download:

Updates

Update on Policy and Regulatroy framework

Electricity Act 2001 – Institutional level, clarity – policy vs. regulatory, political vs apolitical, internal vs external etc.

Download:

preparing distribution

Preparing Distribution Utilities for Utility Scale Storage and Electric Vehicles

Emerging distributed energy resources (DERs)—such as solar photovoltaics (PV), battery energy storage systems (BESS), and electric vehicles (EVs)—are expected to increase substantially in India in the coming years following policy-driven targets of the Government of India.

Download:

Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts

GREENING THE GRID: Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India’s Electric Grid

This report was produced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Power System Operation Corporation, and the United States Agency for International Development.

Download:

greeing the grid

GREENING THE GRID: Pathways to Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into India’s Electric Grid, Vol. I—National Study

This report was produced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Power System Operation Corporation, and the United States Agency for International Development.

Download:

according

Accelerating the transition of India’s power sector

The GTG program combined four intertwined components, led by specialized partners, to validate the key building blocks of grid flexibility and inter-state power trade and create enabling conditions to scale.

Download: