Mohd. Sahil Ali

India's journey to net zero is not simply a climate commitment -- it is emerging as a defining national development strategy. As electricity demand accelerates alongside industrialization, urbanization and electrification, the power sector will sit at the center of this transformation, according to S&P Global Energy CERA analysis. The question is no longer whether India will decarbonize, but how it will balance growth, affordability and energy security while doing so.

By Mohd. Sahil Ali At the recently concluded 27th Conference of Parties (COP) in Egypt, India unveiled its long-term low-emission development strategies (LT-LEDS). Analysis shows that India’s ratcheted Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs) made a year earlier at COP26 will not be easy to achieve. While India reached 40% share of non-fossil in energy capacity in 2021, it will achieve 33-35% reduction in GDP emission intensity over 2005 levels only by 2026.