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The India Energy Hour Presented by 101Reporters
The India Energy Hour podcast features in-depth conversations with leading energy, development & climate experts from academia, civil society, & the government. Through these interviews, we explore Indian energy transitions’ most pressing hurdles & promising opportunities. We look at the...
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Wires, Transformers and Knights of the Grid | ft. Pratik Agarwal
Since the dawn of the Electricity Act, 2003, India's power transmission sector has undergone a transformation during the last two decades. The gates o...
From Labs to Laws: How Science Can Shape India’s Climate Future | ft. Dr. Jai Asundi
Solving the climate crisis—whether by scaling renewable energy or phasing down fossil fuels—requires rigorous, science-based policy that delivers win-...
The leaking pipe: Fixing India's Discoms | ft. Alok Kumar
If there is one common issue that all electricity reforms face in India it is the state of power distribution segment. State owned power distribution...
Hard to Abate, Harder to Ignore: Decarbonizing India’s Heavy Industry | ft. Girish Sethi
As India moves to reduce its coal dependence and reach its climate goals, the spotlight is turning to hard-to-abate sectors that are both energy-inten...
Transformation of India’s Power Grid. Part 2: A New Era beckons | ft. Vishal Pandya
The evolution of India’s electricity grid reflects the ever-changing dynamics of the country’s economic and infrastructure growth. Built as a backbone...
Transformation of India’s Power Grid. Part 1: The Building Blocks | ft. S K Soonee
The evolution of India’s electricity grid reflects the ever-changing dynamics of the country’s economic and infrastructure growth. Built as a backbone...
Slips and Hits of India’s Oil & Gas Story | ft. Jyoti Mukul
The oil and gas sector in India has been a story of evolution from once private entities turning into nationalised companies and then again the entry...
From Declarations to Delivery: How Climate Diplomacy Works | ft. Madhura Joshi
As the impacts of climate change intensify and clean energy deployment becomes crucial, energy and climate diplomacy have emerged as powerful tools to...
From Mines to Markets: Unpacking India’s Critical Mineral Strategy | ft. Abhinav Sengupta
Like other peers, India has increasingly started focusing on securing critical minerals for its energy and industrial sectors. From lithium and cobalt...
From cow burps to garbage mounds: The Methane Fix | ft. Hisham Mundol
Methane is often overlooked in the climate change discourse, as against carbon. Methane is over 80 times more potent at trapping heat in the atmospher...
Can Green Hydrogen Drive India’s Clean Energy Future? | ft. Vijay Shekhawat
Hydrogen is gaining significant traction as a key element in the global and Indian transition to clean energy. However, with different types of hydrog...
Catching the Carbon: India's baby steps in CCUS | ft. Atanu Mukherjee
As India eyes its net zero targets, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) is becoming central to decarbonizing core industries like steel, c...
Future-Proofing Indian Businesses: The ESG & Sustainability Imperative | ft. Prarthana Borah
As India transitions toward a low-carbon future, the private sector’s role in embracing sustainability and ESG is paramount. While top corporations le...
Role of State Owned Enterprises in the Energy Transition | ft. Mr. Deepak Tandon
State-Owned Enterprises (SoEs) in the Oil & Gas sector play a critical role in ensuring energy security for the country. They are among the most diver...
Role of State Owned Enterprises in the Energy Transition | ft. Dr. B. Veera Reddy
The role of State-Owned Enterprises (SoEs) in India's energy transition cannot be overstated. SoEs, or Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), control majo...
Role of State owned Enterprises in the Energy Transition | ft. Mohit Bhargava
India's foray into renewable energy (RE) started with its thermal power giant NTPC Ltd.In the mid-2000s, NTPC, which is also the country's largest pow...
Climate Change On Your Plate | ft. Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Climate crisis unfolding in India will first impact our plates!
Farms lands, agri commodities, coastal areas are in ten first line of impact fr...
Global South’s G20 Streak: A Turning Point for Climate and Energy Leadership? | ft. Dr. Prabhat Upadhyaya
The consecutive G20 presidencies of Indonesia (2022), India (2023), Brazil (2024), and South Africa (2025) has resulted in four consecutive G20 presid...
Donald Trump is back and so are Climate Fears | ft. Anisha Dutta
With Donald Trump scheduled to take over as the 47th President of the United States of America, there is widespread anxiety on the impact on global cl...
Climate Adaptation Challenge for Indian Agriculture | ft. Rishika Pardikar & Rakesh Nannewar
Climate change is already impacting many rural areas of India. Farmers in rural areas of India are facing rise in temperatures and changes in rainfall...
Sweat, Drown, Parch: Why India's megacities can't handle extreme weather? | ft. Jaya Dhindaw
Every year, between May to September, the same images make the rounds. The national capital first sweats and then drowns with even a few millimetres o...
New Records, New Challenges: Is India's Power Supply System Equipped? | ft. Rajiv Goyal
This summer was all about breaking records - from temperature to electricity demand. India clocked the highest ever electricity demand of 260 Gw durin...
India’s Energy Security and the Transition from Coal Power | ft. Dr. Joshua Busby & Deepshika Arora
Energy security remains a top priority for India as it seeks to balance growth with sustainability. A critical question emerges: Can India ensure ener...
The Right to Save our Future | ft. Shibani Ghosh
Can political leaders be taken to court over climate change impacts? Can the Indian Constitution recognize climate change under the right to live? A r...
Accelerating Clean Cooking Revolution | ft. Abhishek Kar
Nearly 2.8 billion people around the world depend on solid fuels such as firewood and biomass for their cooking needs. Majority of such people reside...
Going off grid: Greening India's power needs | ft. Dr. Debajit Palit
Imagine a future where every rooftop is a mini power station, contributing to a cleaner and greener environment. This isn't just a dream—it's the pote...
Get Ready for India's Clean Energy Boom: Hitting the 2030 Target | ft. Vibhuti Garg
India has ambitions to install 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030. Achieving this target would require large scale finance, sound policies and much mo...
Gazing into the Crystal Ball: What's next for India's energy transition?
Season 4 of The India Energy Hour Podcast is here.
To kickstart the season, the hosts are here to give a primer on what all to expect in India'...
COP28: Hits, Misses and Vested Interests | ft. Jacob Koshy
This year’s Conference of Parties (COP28), hosted in the oil-rich UAE, was full of ironies. There were apprehensions over the host, which has oil well...
State of the Indian Energy Transition | ft. Aditya Ramji
India’s energy transition is central to global climate action. But where does India’s energy transition stand? What are the key challenges and opportu...
Energy Transition: 1 Nation, 28 Pathways | ft. Ann Josey & Rohit Chandra
India's energy transition currently comprises a set of ambitious targets, the pathway for which is yet to be designed.
While at the Central lev...
From Star Rating to Efficient Fans: Why Energy Efficiency Matters? | ft. Saurabh Kumar
Energy efficiency in India has become an important focus due to the country's growing energy demands, environmental concerns, and the need to reduce e...
Coding Climate Action: Can AI save the Earth? | ft. Himanshu Gupta
Climate tech is one of the emerging areas in the technology landscape offering a variety of new-age solutions for adapting to changing climate. Largel...
How Green is your Money? | ft. Akshat Rathi
How many trillions would be required to reach zero? Are global dialogues enough to rake up funds? As countries race to meet their net carbon zero targ...
India's G20 Presidency: Navigating Complex Geopolitical Waters | ft. Swati D'Souza
As the G20 host, India deftly managed geopolitics, especially Russia-Ukraine, while driving energy and climate discussions. Topics like renewable ener...
India's G20 Presidency: Balancing Energy Security and Climate Goals | ft. Arunabha Ghosh
India's G20 presidency started amidst major geopolitical events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These events reshaped energy markets and c...
G20 Special: Will India change the tone for Global Energy Transition? | ft. Sudarshan Varadhan
India has taken over the presidency of G20 at a time when the conventional geopolitics around key sectors is witnessing a shift - be it fossil fuels,...
Tailor Fit Green Energy | ft. Vivek Subramanian
In this episode, Vivek Subramanian - Co-founder and Executive Director of Fourth Partner Energy discusses the market dynamics and trends in the decent...
State of the Indian Power Sector | ft. Abhinav Jindal
In India, the coal based electricity dominates the power sector. But the country has set ambitious renewable power targets. This will bring about many...
Changing face of India's Green Energy sector | ft. Srivatsan Iyer
India's green energy landscape has witnessed remarkable growth and transformation in recent years, positioning the country as a global leader in the c...