India’s Energy Demand Is Rising Fast: How the Country Is Preparing for 2030 and What It Means for Industries
India is at a defining moment in its energy journey. As one of the fastest-growing major economies, the country’s energy demand is expanding rapidly driven by industrial growth, urbanisation, electrification and digitalisation. At the same time, India is attempting one of the world’s most ambitious energy transitions: scaling clean energy while ensuring reliability, affordability and […]
Energy Efficiency vs New Renewable Capacity: Why Industries Are Rethinking Their Energy Strategy
For the last decade, India’s industrial energy strategy has been defined by one dominant trend:Add more renewable capacity — especially solar — to reduce energy cost and improve competitiveness. But a quiet shift is underway. In field conversations across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and beyond, CXOs and plant heads are increasingly confronting a new reality: “We […]
The Coming Shift in India’s Solar Policy: What Mandatory DCR Could Mean for Captive Industrial Projects
India’s renewable energy sector is entering a new phase, one defined not by capacity targets alone but by a growing emphasis on domestic value creation. Among the many policy levers under discussion, the one slowly gaining traction is the extension of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) norms beyond government or PSU-linked programs; potentially reaching private, captive […]
