2021
July 4, 2022
The United States Agency for International Development (USAlD) is an independent government agency that provides economics, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States. USAID’s mission is to dvance broad-based economics growth, democracy, and human progress in developing countries and emerging economies.
June 29, 2022
The report benchmarks various rooftop solar (distributed solar) engineering, procurement and construction companies (EPCs or vendors) on a uniform set of parameters, which will provide a sense of the quality of the work carried out by these firms.
June 29, 2022
This study examines the scope for optimization in the operation of the existing supply side resources of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL), India.
June 29, 2022
This paper provides a value of solar analysis to quantify the net impact of rooftop solar on DISCOMs and ratepayers in two states: Gujarat and Jharkhand.
June 26, 2022
India is making steady progress toward its target of 175 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2022
June 25, 2022
Power systems in South Asia are rapidly evolving to increase reliability and resilience in the face of climate change impacts, continued demand growth, emerging technologies, and increased renewable energy generation.
June 25, 2022
Electrical energy plays a vital role in our socio-economic activity; therefore, ensuring the reliability of the electric grid is critical—from generation to transmission to distribution.
June 23, 2022
Hotter years are associated with lower economic output in developing countries. We show that the effect of temperature on labor is an important part of the explanation.
June 22, 2022
The report titled “Water Harvesting and Recharge Structures in Yavatmal District: A Status Check” examines the current status of the water harvesting and recharge structures and measures their effectiveness based on an analysis of the hydro-geology of the area.
June 22, 2022
Climate Change Impacts on Maharashtra Agriculture What are the likely impacts of soaring temperatures and increased rainfall on these rural farmers? Maharashtra faces an increasing risk from climate change which is likely to impact.
June 22, 2022
SAWIE in its attempt towards this goal has partnered with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA), and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) to form the Gender and Energy Compact.
June 22, 2022
SAWIE, a joint initiative of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), aims to increase representation of women at the leadership levels in the energy, industrial and manufacturing sector thereby enabling diversity in decision making.
June 22, 2022
This note examines the technical, financial, and economic viability of replacing electricity supplied by the DISCOM-by solar power, expected per kWh electricity cost to Indian Railways (IR), and percentage replacement of DISCOM power at the various capacity of energy storage system (ESS), at the Dahod site near Ahmedabad.
June 22, 2022
The Demand Forecasting, Resource Mapping and Power Procurement Optimization Factsheet highlights the overview of demand forecasting, resource mapping, and power procurement optimization under strategic energy planning for distribution companies (DISCOMs).
June 22, 2022
The user manual provides step-by-step guidance on how to perform end to end demand forecasting, integrated resource mapping and power procurement optimization using the modules in the software.