A land assessment for the Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India was carried out using a geospatial digital tool LiLa (LifeLands).
Land Suitability Assessment for Distributed Solar Energy Mayiladuthurai District, Tamil Nadu
Category: Renewable Energy Policy Advisory
Unlocking Offshore Wind in Tamil Nadu
Offshore wind technology has advantages such as eliminating the need for land and harnessing energy from better wind conditions than onshore.
Electric Cooking as an Alternative to Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Tamil Nadu
Traditionally, India’s domestic fuel consumption was met with firewood. Over the years due to high indoor household pollution and health implications of firewood, LPG was adopted for domestic cooking with the help of many government schemes and subsidies. As of July 2022, over 2,895 lakh households in India and 217 lakh households in Tamil Nadu
Battery Energy Storage Systems as an Alternative to Diesel Generators – A Comparative Cost Analysis for Tamil Nadu.
This report compares the economic and environmental performance of a Li-ion-based BESS with a conventional DG set, as power backup solutions.
Briefing Note 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)
Briefing Note: Financial Attractiveness of Rooftop Solar Energy for Domestic Consumers in Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2019, set an overall solar energy target of 9,000 MW. 40 percent of this target, or 3,600 MW, is meant to be met from the consumer category (behind-the-meter) or rooftop solar segment. As of 31st March 2021, a cumulative rooftop solar capacity of 325 MW has been recorded in