The Energy Blog

May 6, 2020

Time for Big Bold Steps

As one sits down to write this piece, the number of COVID-19 cases in India is over 50,000,
May 6, 2020

COVID-19: To Pause and Look Back To See The Future

The COVID-19 outbreak has deracinated life across the globe to expose the structural weaknesses of our system, such
May 6, 2020

COVID-19 and Renewable Energy: Challenges, Prospects

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected all sectors of the global economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
March 17, 2020

Climate Action is So ‘Now’

We are living through the Anthropocene, a geological age defined by the influence of humans on our environment.
February 24, 2020

Behavioural Change In The Use Of Transport

A nudge is any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people’s behaviour in a predictable way without
January 8, 2020

Energy Transformation in Indian Industries: The Overlooked Emission

India has endorsed the long-term UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) target of limiting the increase
August 20, 2019

5 Individual Actions Against Climate Change You Can Take Today

“It’s the individual effort of everybody working together towards a collective goal that causes real, effective change”. -David
August 5, 2019
Energy Horizons 2019

Watch: Energy Horizons 2019 – Keynote Address by Shakti CEO Mr. Krishan Dhawan

Mr. Krishan Dhawan, CEO of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, delivered the keynote address at ‘Energy Horizons’ organized by
June 27, 2019

Power and Public Services Need To Be Affordable, Available and Sustainable

As the country seeks to provide power and other basic public services, it needs to do so on
July 6, 2018

Watch: Shakti’s CEO Mr. Krishan Dhawan on nurturing India’s renewable energy sector

Mr. Krishan Dhawan, CEO of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation delivered a special address at the CEEW Renewable Energy
May 15, 2018
electric mobility

The Electric Mobility Opportunity

There are many reasons to encourage electric mobility (EM) in India. These include environmental – replacing ICE engines
December 28, 2017
Dealing with energy poverty

Dealing With Energy Poverty – TEDx by Krishan Dhawan at Ashoka University

This is a transcript of a talk delivered on 31.8.2015 Good afternoon, it is really a pleasure to
December 14, 2017
Hybrid Vehicles

Hybrid Vehicles are an Effective Pathway to Full Electrification

Under the recently announced GST guidelines, the Government made clear what it thought about hybrid cars, which will
December 11, 2017
U.S. – India Subnational Energy Workshop

U.S.-India Subnational Energy Workshop

In a first-of-its-kind event, Shakti and U.S.-based think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), hosted the U.S.