Social Impact of Energy Transition

Energy Analytics Lab

ACPET’s Energy Analytics Lab is dedicated to advancing sustainable energy development through innovative research, data-driven insights, and stakeholder collaboration. Operating on a “Hub and Spoke” model, the lab develops a central hub of analytical and decision-making tools while engaging institutions as knowledge spokes. Its focus areas include Decarbonization strategies, Energy efficiency and renewable energy integration, Social impact of energy transition , Modeling future scenarios—an essential tool for exploring net-zero energy solutions, informing renewable energy policy and shaping investment decisions. By balancing technological innovation, societal needs the lab strives to empower equitable clean energy research. Through cutting-edge analysis and collaboration, ACPET’s Energy Analytics Lab aims to shape a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient energy future.

Energy Policy

India has set ambitious goals for energy transition and sustainable energy development, actively shaping renewable energy policy and implementation measures to address the challenges of energy security, energy affordability, and environmental sustainability. Some of these steps predate the Paris Climate Agreement. But given the large nature of the transition one is seeking and the constantly evolving landscape of the country’s development needs, one has to be vigilant about the challenges that may emerge. The response has to come in form of research that can inform policy and markets alike.

One also has to keep in mind the unintended consequences of certain implementation actions. They may need to be studied using spatial, temporal and equity-related lenses. Such a study can help establish reparatory and capacity building measures that need to be instituted through revised or new policies.

To do this one will need to inform theoretical knowledge with lived experiences and bring into one’s fold practice-based reality-checks to better shape policies and strategies to achieve transformative changes.

Decarbonisation

The transition towards decarbonization strategies is complex, requiring engagement with clean energy research and emerging technologies, Identifying system transformation pathways and their drivers ,understanding unintended consequences and potential fallouts and developing net-zero energy solutions within defined timelines

Technological innovations not only mitigate climate change but also enhance renewable energy integration and resilience. However, no single technology serves as a silver bullet. Achieving energy transition in India demands pushing multiple levers across interlinked contexts.

The centre would adopt a trans-disciplinary approach to undertake such evaluations in a speedy, yet robust, manner bearing in mind the specific contexts within which these frameworks need to be deployed.