Land Suitability Assessment for Distributed Solar Energy, Villupuram District

Land Suitability Assessment For Distributed Solar Energy, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu

The suitability of unused lands for solar is analyzed for Villupuram Dist. Using such lands avoids the use of productive agricultural lands.

The Solar Energy-Land Nexus Sustainable Land use Strategy for Solar Energy in Tamil Nadu

Solar Energy-land nexus

Guidelines to address the solar energy-land nexus are needed to ensure the judicious use of land while meeting solar energy needs.

Briefing Note: Electrification of Top-Performing Industries in Tamil Nadu

Electricity subsidy and a just energy transition in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the most industrialised states in India and accounted for 9.47% of India’s GDP in FY 2020-21. Tamil Nadu aspires to be a leading export state in India at a time when more countries are proposing Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). CBAM includes the introduction of a carbon price on certain

Briefing Note Community Solar: How to Meet Tamil Nadu’s Solar Energy Target & Reduce the State’s Subsidy Burden?

Community Solar: How to Meet Tamil Nadu’s Solar Energy Target & Reduce the State’s Subsidy Burden?

This note explores the potential of a State Government facilitated community solar energy program or rooftop solar program for domestic consumers as a mitigation strategy for a rationalization of electricity tariffs. The combination of (i) phasing out electricity subsidy for all domestic consumers, (ii) a tariff rationalization for the domestic electricity category (I-A), and (iii)