We will be at the The @BharatRESummit & Expo 2026 to discuss financing distributed renewable energy with J.V.N. Subramanyam (@mnreindia), Ashish Khanna (@isolaralliance), Satyaki Rastogi (SIDBI), Zoe von Batenburg (ARENA) and Rajashree Nambiar (Ecofy). 3 Nov, 09:30 IST, L2 Summit Room at Bharat Mandapam. Register now: bresummit.in/register #BRES2026

We will be at The @BharatRESummit & Expo 2026 to discuss how we can strengthen the solar value chain. With Sonia Dunlop (GSC), Walburga Hemetsberger (@SolarPowerEU ), Ditte Juul Jørgensen (EC), Subrahmanyam Pulipaka (@NSEFI_official), moderator Akanksha Tyagi (CEEW). 3 Nov, 11:00 IST, L1 MR #7 at Bharat Mandapam. Register now: bresummit.in/register #BRES2026

In FY25, discoms collectively billed INR 2.40 lakh crore in tariff subsidies for agricultural and residential consumers, nearly double the amount in FY20. Rooftop solar is meant to ease that burden. But our #NewBlog by Sanskriti Gupta, Debanjan Bagui and Bhawna Tyagi shows how the way systems are sized could push it up instead. Under net metering, households that undersize their systems could keep residual grid consumption within free or subsidised tariff slabs. They then stack central and state capital subsidies on top of recurring tariff subsidies. In an aggressive undersizing scenario, this overlap could add ~INR 1 lakh crore to the cumulative fiscal burden nationally. Shifting towards a net billing system and using utility-led aggregation models to solarise low-income households could help prevent duplication of benefits. 🔗 Read more at: ceew.in/blogs/rooftop-solar-…

🛺 In Bengaluru, commercial vehicles are a small share of traffic but account for about half of transport’s PM2.5 emissions. Electric freight light commercial vehicles are part of cutting that down. A new CEEW paper, published in the World Electric Vehicle Journal, turned to the people driving them. Among drivers who have already gone electric, nearly 9 in 10 say they feel proud driving one. For them, the vehicle has become part of how they see their work, and how peers and customers see them. Whether that pride drew them to electric or grew with time behind the wheel is still an open question. Most electric drivers first heard about EVs from friends and family, while drivers of conventional vehicles mostly came across them on social media, which suggests the people already driving electric may be its most credible messengers. The authors suggest leaning into that alongside cost and charging support, by recognising electric drivers as champions and setting up peer ambassador programmes where experienced drivers mentor others and share what the switch has meant for them. 📖 Read ‘Urban Freight Drivers’ Symbolic Perceptions and Identity-Related Experiences of Electric Light Commercial Vehicles (E-LCVs): A Bengaluru Case Study’ at ceew.in/publications/urban-f… ✍️ Aditya Umeshkumar Swarankar, Himani Jain

Sab Jenga Si? From food and water security to early warnings, let’s stack solutions and strengthen resilience, says What On Earth!® See more cartoons at ceew.in/what-on-earth #WhatOnEarth

#Opinion | India’s new climate targets must navigate geopolitical uncertainty India’s updated climate target—60% non-fossil power capacity by 2035—sets a clear direction. But can the country achieve it amid geopolitical shocks, uncertain economic growth, rising electricity demand and shifting clean energy costs? In a new commentary for @MongabayIndia, @Dr_VaibhavCh (Senior Fellow) and @pallavi_saice (Programme Lead) examine how these competing forces could shape India’s clean energy transition. CEEW modelling suggests the share of non-fossil capacity could range from 60% to 68% by 2035, depending on economic growth, electricity demand and technology costs. They also highlight an opportunity: higher oil and gas prices could accelerate electrification, strengthen energy security and support greater investment in clean power. As COP31 approaches, the challenge is to ensure India’s climate ambitions remain on track in an increasingly uncertain world. Read here: india.mongabay.com/2026/10/i…

Come find CEEW at Ahmedabad Cultural Week! Here is what we have lined up at Shreyas Foundation, Ambawadi. All free. 👇 🎨 23 to 26 Oct | Climate Cartoon Exhibition and Mural Painting: Cartoons sparking conversations and chuckles in equal measure 🗑️ Sat 24 Oct | Zero-Waste Workshop for Students! Auditing your school waste made cool 💧Sat 24 Oct | More From Every Drop! Gujarat’s water story, told with data and experts. 🎬 Sat 24 Oct | Making a Song and Dance about Climate Change! Short films, music, poetry & vlogs that inspire climate action 💼 Sun 25 Oct | Green Is the New Gold: where the green skills shape careers ✍️ Sun 25 Oct | I Have a Dream! Does your dream have some green in it? Bring it to life through cartoons & poems. Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/1VcP… See you there! #AhmedabadCulturalWeek

Today, senior @CEEWIndia leaders, led by CEO James Abraham, met @SantoshSarangii, Secretary, and Mayank Tewari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy @mnreindia, Government of India, to discuss India’s evolving energy priorities. The conversations revolved around strengthening India's energy security through its energy transition. In the coming decade, the role of renewables will be to supply reliable and affordable clean power while expanding the grid and the local manufacturing ecosystem. At CEEW, we remain committed to advancing sustainable development at scale through data, integrated analysis, and strategic outreach that inform policy and support implementation. @disha_agarwal12 @rjain88 @ShuvaRaha

#Opinion | Are MSMEs ready for the EU’s new carbon rules? The direction of global trade is changing, and the issue of emissions is moving from the margins into the mainstream. The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) rules will start reaching very deep into supply chains. In Rajasthan Patrika, Sandhya Subrahmanyan and Aparna Sharma write that Indian industry cannot afford to wait for the policy picture to become fully clear. @rpbreakingnews Read the full piece 👇

#Opinion | Should India join the global carbon coalition? As carbon pricing expands worldwide and the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) reshapes trade, India has a strategic choice: stay on the sidelines or help shape the rules. In The Hindu today, CEEW’s Vaibhav Chaturvedi (Senior Fellow) and Catherine Wolfram (The William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management, U.S.) make the case for joining the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets. The coalition could help India align its carbon market with emerging international systems, exchange knowledge and prepare for a world where carbon pricing increasingly influences trade and competitiveness. The case for engaging now is not just about carbon markets—it’s about being prepared to shape what comes next. @the_hindu @Dr_VaibhavCh @MITSloan Read the full op-ed 👇

Interview | James Abraham, CEO, CEEW, on building markets that make climate action economically viable. Solar went from an expensive alternative to competing with fossil fuels. Can the same thinking unlock solutions for extreme heat and air pollution, creating businesses that address local needs? Speaking to @htTweets, Abraham discusses the role of business in climate action, India’s priorities for @turkiyecop31, and the equity questions surrounding the EU’s CBAM. 📰 Read more: hindustantimes.com/india-new…

🇮🇳 What if part of India’s energy future lies beneath our feet? In today’s #CEEWExplains, Karan Kothadiya explains what we know about white hydrogen, the evidence emerging from India, and the research and policy steps needed to assess its potential.

We are pleased to join Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 as a Knowledge Partner. As one of the world’s leading renewable energy platforms, the summit brings together policymakers, industry leaders, investors, and innovators to discuss the future of clean energy. As a Knowledge Partner our sessions focus on financing renewable energy, skilling, geothermal energy, solar energy, and wind. Register now: bresummit.in/register #BRESummit2026 @BharatRESummit @mnreindia

Under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, more than 5 million households have already adopted rooftop solar systems. To generate electricity consistently over their 25-year lifetime, they must be maintained regularly. But is that happening? A recent CEEW study revealed that only half of adopters monitor daily system performance. Our #NewBlog by Debanjan Bagui and Prateek Aggarwal looks at how India can build a rooftop solar maintenance ecosystem. Irregular maintenance reduces electricity generation, consumer savings, and system performance. In worst-case scenarios, electricity bill savings may decline to zero. Three recommendations to change that: standardise maintenance services, improve consumer awareness, and support scalable public and private-sector business models for rooftop solar maintenance. 🔗 Read more at: ceew.in/blogs/how-can-india-… ✍️ Debanjan Bagui, Prateek Aggarwal

If clean energy livelihood technologies are viable, why is finance so slow to follow? ⚡ That was the question when CEEW and NIBM launched “Affordable Financing for Decentralised Renewable Energy Technologies” with bankers, policymakers and clean energy enterprises. The end-user credit needed for just five of these technologies could reach USD 5.7 billion. Two barriers hold lenders back: a missing middle, where assets are too big for microfinance and too small for most banks, and an inverse interest-rate pattern, where the smaller the asset, the higher the rate and the shorter the loan. A related panel discussion focused on what clean energy lending could look like beyond rooftop solar and key barriers to scale. The takeaway: lenders scale faster with anchor institutions and ground partners beside them, for leads, repayment evidence, collections and after-sales service. The paper’s answer is to match the lender to the asset. 🧵 Small assets like solar sprayers and charkhas suit microfinance and SHG-bank linkages. ⚙️ Mid-sized assets like dryers and looms suit small finance banks, regional rural banks and NBFCs. 🚀 Large assets like cold storage and milk chillers suit public sector banks, backed by NABARD refinance. 📖 Read the full white paper here: ceew.in/publications/afforda…