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ANNUALREPORT

2015-16

Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)C-80 Shivalik, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi - 110017

Tel.: 91 (11) 2667 6180, 2667 6181, 2668 2226Web: www.irade.org

Partners and Sponsors

Governing Council 2015

Prof. Kirit S. Parikh, ScD Chairman, Former Member Planning Commission

Mr. Suresh Prabhu Minister of Railways, GoI

Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, PhD Former Director General, Council for Scientific & Industrial Research

Ms. Renana Jhabvala President, SEWA Bharat

Ms. Meera Shankar Former Ambassador, GoI

Prof. Deepak Nayyar, D. Phil Economist, Former Vice Chancellor Delhi University

Prof. Jyoti K. Parikh, PhD Member Secretary, Executive Director, IRADe

Mr. Hemant Sahai Advocate, Treasurer

Founding Members 2002


Dr. Manmohan Singh Former Prime Minister, India

Ms. Ela BhattFounder, SEWA

Mr. Adi Godrej Industrialist

Mr. Keshub Mahindra Industrilaist

Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, PhD Former Director General, CSIR

Mr. Shirish Patel Consulting Civil Engineer, Treasurer

Dr. Jyoti K. Parikh, PhD Member Secretary, Executive Director, IRADe

Mr. Nitin Desai Former Under Secretary General, United Nations

Prof. Amartya Sen Professor, Harvard University

Prof. Joseph Stiglitz Professor, Columbia University

Lord Nicholas Stern Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science

Prof. Gustav SpethFormer Professor, Yale University

International Advisory Board

S.No. Title Funding Agency Status

1.Modelling Studies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) and Emission Intensity of Indian Economy

Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), GoI

Completed

2.

Review of status of Marine National Park (MNP), Jamnagar and evolving vision statement for management of MNP

GIZ and the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

Completed

3.Environmentally Sustainable and Integrated Energy Strategies for Gujarat

Gujarat Energy and Petrochemicals Deartment and Guarat Power Cororation Limited (GPCL)

Completed

4.Clean Cooking fuel: Issues and Challenges

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Completed

5.South Asian Regional Initiative For Energy Integration SARIEI

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Ongoing

6.Global Technology Watch Group (GTWG) on Advanced Coal Technologies (ACT) for Power Generation

Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Ongoing

7.Energy Sector Reforms and impact on Gender

ENERGIA Ongoing

8.

Policy engagement work in India to educate decision maers at nationalstatecity level to urban climate change resilience and integrate the concepts into wider planning discourse

Rocefeller Foundation under ACCCRN Proect Ongoing

9. Udaipur Solar City Master Plan Udaiur Municial Cororation, Government of Rajasthan, MNRE funded scheme

Ongoing

List of Projects

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Governing Council 2015


Mr. Suresh Prabhu Minister of Railways, GoI

Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, PhD Former Director General, Council for Scientific & Industrial Research

Ms. Renana Jhabvala President, SEWA Bharat

Ms. Meera Shankar Former Ambassador, GoI

Prof. Deepak Nayyar, D. Phil Economist, Former Vice Chancellor Delhi University

Prof. Jyoti K. Parikh, PhD Member Secretary, Executive Director, IRADe

Mr. Hemant Sahai Advocate, Treasurer

Founding Members 2002


Dr. Manmohan Singh Former Prime Minister, India

Ms. Ela BhattFounder, SEWA

Mr. Adi Godrej Industrialist

Mr. Keshub Mahindra Industrilaist

Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, PhD Former Director General, CSIR

Mr. Shirish Patel Consulting Civil Engineer, Treasurer

Dr. Jyoti K. Parikh, PhD Member Secretary, Executive Director, IRADe

Mr. Nitin Desai Former Under Secretary General, United Nations

Prof. Amartya Sen Professor, Harvard University

Prof. Joseph Stiglitz Professor, Columbia University

Lord Nicholas Stern Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science

Prof. Gustav SpethFormer Professor, Yale University

International Advisory Board

S.No. Title Funding Agency Status

1.Modelling Studies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) and Emission Intensity of Indian Economy

Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), GoI

Completed

2.

Review of status of Marine National Park (MNP), Jamnagar and evolving vision statement for management of MNP

GIZ and the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

Completed

3.Environmentally Sustainable and Integrated Energy Strategies for Gujarat

Gujarat Energy and Petrochemicals Deartment and Guarat Power Cororation Limited (GPCL)

Completed

4.Clean Cooking fuel: Issues and Challenges

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Completed

5.South Asian Regional Initiative For Energy Integration SARIEI

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Ongoing

6.Global Technology Watch Group (GTWG) on Advanced Coal Technologies (ACT) for Power Generation

Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Ongoing

7.Energy Sector Reforms and impact on Gender

ENERGIA Ongoing

8.

Policy engagement work in India to educate decision maers at nationalstatecity level to urban climate change resilience and integrate the concepts into wider planning discourse

Rocefeller Foundation under ACCCRN Proect Ongoing

9. Udaipur Solar City Master Plan Udaiur Municial Cororation, Government of Rajasthan, MNRE funded scheme

Ongoing

List of Projects

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Preface v

About IRADe vi

Climate Change and Environment 1

1.1. Modeling Studies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) and Emission Intensity of Indian Economy 1

1.2. ReviewofStatusofMarineNationalPark(MNP),Jamnagarandevolving visionstatementformanagementofMNP 2

Sustainable Urban Development 5

2.1. PolicyEngagementforDevelopingClimateResilientSmartCities 5

Energy and Power Systems 6

3.1. SouthAsianRegionalInitiativeforEnergyIntegration(SARI/EI) 6

3.2. SustainableIntegratedEnergyPlanforGujarat 9

3.3. GlobalTechnologyWatchGroup(GTWG)onAdvancedCoalTechnologies (ACT)forPowerGeneration 11

3.4. ImpactofGrowthandMitigationonConsumptionPatternsandSectoral StructureinDevelopingCountries:AcasestudyofIndia 13

3.5. UdaipurSolarCityMasterPlan 14

Poverty Alleviation and Gender 15

4.1. ProvidingCleanCookingFuelinIndia:Challengesandsolutions 15

4.2. GenderandEnergySectorReform 16

Events, Meetings and Workshops 18

5.1. COP21DIALOGUEHowcanlongtermsustainedfinancingbestructured formitigationandadaptation 18

5.2. StakeholderDinnerMeetingonCatalysingCross-BorderElectricityTradein SouthAsia:SouthAsiaForumofElectricityRegulators(SAFER) 18

5.3. TheCombinedMeetingofSARI/EITaskForces,on5-6August,2015atNewDelhi,India 18

5.4. InternationalVoluntaryLeadershipProgramunderthethemeofClimateChange 19

5.5. SARI/EIdelegationtoLahore,Pakistanforparticipationasresourcepersonsinthe SAARCworkshoporganisedbySAARCEnergyCentreonSAARCPerspectiveWorkshop onthePast,PresentandFutureofHighVoltageDC(HVDC)PowerTransmission 19

5.6. ClimateandDisasterResilientSmartCities 20

5.7. InternationalStudytoNordPoolPowerMarket(NorwayandDenmark), 12th16thOctober2015 20

5.8. COP21DIALOGUE-CitiesResiliencetoClimateChange 20

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5.9. NationalStakeholderConsultationonNewEnergyPolicy(NEP):Environment andClimateChangePerspectives 21

5.10.The4thMeetingofProjectSteeringCommittee,9thDecember2015,Mumbai,India 21

5.11.SustainableIntegratedEnergyStrategiesforGujarat-MeetingwiththeMinister ofEnergyandotherStakeholders 22

5.12.WorkshoponSustainableDevelopmentofPowerSectorandEnhancementof ElectricityTradeintheSouthAsianRegionandtheWayForward:Policy, RegulatoryIssues/Challenges 22

5.13.GujaratEnergyStrategiesEnergyReportReleasebyHonbleChiefMinisterof GujaratSmt.AnandibenPatel 23

5.14.StakeholdersConsultationWorkshop:ReviewofStatusofMarineNationalPark, JamnagarandEvolvingVisionStatementforManagementofMNP,Jamnagar,Gujarat 23

5.15.StakeholderConsultationsforMacroeconomicandAnalyticStudyFocusingon BenefitsfromNepal-IndiaElectricityTrade 23

5.16.SARI/EIDelegationtothe2ndMeetingofSAARCEnergyRegulators,8thFebruary2016,Colombo,SriLanka 24

Professional Activities 25

IRADes outreach and partners 26

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Itismygreatpleasuretopresentthe2015-2016AnnualReportoftheactivitiesofIRADe.ThisAnnualReport provides an opportunityto reflect on the significance ofresearch and development thatmakes an impact on economic

growth and sustainable development by IRADe. Thisyear,IRADehasworkedonnineprojectsofwhichfouraresuccessfullycompletedandfiveareindifferentstagesofaccomplishment.

IRADewas one of the two institutions that providedinputs for Indias Intended Nationally DeterminedContributions (INDCs) prior to Paris negotiation onClimate Change.We also organized two events withFrench embassy on Climate Change and Cities andClimateFinance.

IRADe flagship programe on South Asia RegionalInitiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) is reachingcrescendo in multiple dimensions. Engagement withthe powermanagers and policymakers in the sevencountries through task forces and studies, detailedanalytical studies and modeling studies for bilateraltrade issues and how can countries transform economies, especially through Nepal-India trade as

well as abeginningof anew forumof think tanks inthese South Asian countries. Many events and studies are enriching our understanding. Do visit IRADe andSARI/EIwebsites(www.sari-energy.org).

Our continuing stress on energy access and genderleads to several activities including research andsurveys on subsidies through Energia-DFID project inChhattisgarhandJharkhand.

We are happy to complete the final reports of ourprojectsonMarineNationalPark,SustainableEnergyStrategies for Gujarat and Smart Climate ResilientCities.

ThisyearwebroughtoutIRADehighlights2002-2015givingaccountof13yearsofourwork.

Itakethisopportunitytoexpressmysincerethankstoalloursponsors,well-wishersandGoverningCouncilofIRADefortheircontinuedsupportandencouragement.I expressmy sincere appreciation to the IRADe teamandthankthemfortheircooperationanddevotiontowork.

Wewelcomeyoursuggestionsandrequestyoutovisitwww.irade.org.

Preface

Professor Jyoti Parikh, PhD ExecutiveDirector,IRADe

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IRADeisanindependentadvancedresearchinstitutewhichaimstoconduct researchandpolicyanalysisto engage stakeholders such as government,non-governmental organizations, corporations,academicand financial institutions.Energy, climatechange, urban development, poverty, genderequity, agriculture and food security are some ofthe challenges faced in the 21st century. Therefore,IRADeresearchcoversthese,aswellaspoliciesthataffectthem.IRADesfocusiseffectiveactionthroughmulti-disciplinaryandmulti-stakeholderresearchtoarrive at implementable solutions for sustainabledevelopmentandpolicy research that accounts forthe effective governance of techno-economic andsocio-culturalissues.

IRADe was established under the Societys Act, in2002atNewDelhi. It iscertifiedasaResearchandDevelopment Organization by the Department ofScientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministryof Science and Technology (MoST). It has also been selected as a Centre of Excellence by theMinistry of Urban Development (MoUD) for urbandevelopment and climate change. In addition, itprovidesexpertisetootherministries,nationalandinternational institutions and partners with otherreputedorganizations.

Our Mission

Toexplorenewopportunitiesandpromoteparadigmshifts to provide optimum solutions in sustainabledevelopmenttoincludevulnerablegroupsindecisionmakingprocess.

Our Vision

Tobealeadingindependentpolicyresearchorganizationand think tank that suggests implementable policiesto focus on poverty alleviation, gender equity andinclusivegrowth,withafocusonenergy,environmentand climate change using multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder framework so as to integrate variousperspectivesandfield-levelunderstanding.

Our Objectives Integrate multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholderperspectivesconcerningissuesofdevelopment.

Promote wider consensus, through research andanalysis,oneffectivepolicies.

Engage and work at local, district, state, national,South Asia regional and global levels.

Provide research support to developing countriesfor development and for negotiation process forinternationalagreements.

Carry out policy research that accounts for thepoliticaleconomyofthesocietyandeffectivenessofgovernance.

Thematic Areas of IRADeKeyProgrammeAreasorThematicAreaofIRADeare:

1. ClimateChangeandEnvironment2. SustainableUrbanDevelopment3. EnergyandPowerSystem4. PovertyAlleviationandGender5. AgricultureandFoodProgram

IRADeactivities intheaboveareashavecross-cuttingthemes such as technology assessment and policyreforms.Thekeyactivitiesare:

1. PolicyDialoguesandDissemination2. TrainingandCapacityBuilding3. ResearchandAnalysisforDecisionSupport4. Research in Action, Monitoring and Evaluation

Projects

CorporateSector,

Financial andTechnical

Institutions

NGOs, Farmers,Gender Groups

Multilateral, Bilateral,

Internationaland RegionalOrganizations

AcademicCommunity

and Think Tanks

Policy andAdministrative

Bodies

IntegratedResearch and

Action forDevelopment

(IRADe)

OurPartnersinDevelopment

About IRADe

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1.1. Modeling Studies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) and Emission Intensity of Indian Economy

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change (MoEF&CC)assigned the tasks toanswerkey

questionsrelatingtoclimatenegotiations.TheProject

focused on key sectors such as energy and power,

transport buildings, industries, agriculture, land use

andlandusechangeandforestry(LULUCF)andwastes

among others. Further, the project also includes

assessment of implications of various developmental

pathways,structuralshiftsortechnologicalchangeson

nationalGreenhouseGasEmission (GHG) trajectories

in the time frames 2007-2050. The project carried

outanalysisof theongoingandplannedpoliciesand

assessment of their impact on the GHG emission

intensity of Indian economy, including the cost/

economicimplicationsthereof.

To achieve the project objectives, IRADe developed

a model version IRADe-Neg-50 which is a dynamic

multi-sectoral, inter-temporal, linear programming

activity analysis model based on an inputoutput

framework. The model incorporates interventions

in these areas to achieve low carbon pathways.

Further, the household consumption along with

Governmentconsumptionisapartofthefinalsector

finalconsumptionintheeconomy.Thegrowthrateof

householdconsumptionanditscompositionovertime

is what drives the economy. Themodel projects the

changingdemandstructureoftheeconomytill2050in

adynamicmannerusingacombinationoflognormal

populationdistributionandexpenditureclassspecific

linear expenditure systems which are consistent

alongclassesas theyreflectanunderlyingnon-linear

demand system.

The project work was monitored by the ministry inconsultations with the project steering committee(PSC). There were seven meetings through a course

Climate Change and Environment

of two years during which various scenarios were run to assess the possible GHG emissions and emissionsintensity for 2020, 2030, 2040 and 2050. IRADeassessed the GHG emissions and emissions intensity and associated energy and power generation mixundervarioussocio-economicscenariosofgrowth,lowcarbonmeasuresinpowerandtransportsector,energyefficiency, and fall in costs of renewables. Currentlyavailable calculations were used with expected ascost reductions in future as well as current policyfor e.g. nomore sub-critical coal powerplant shouldbe constructed after 2016. Additionally, through thescenarios, the IRADe team showed that India wouldnotpeakunderanyof theenvisagedsocio-economicpathways even by 2050. In the run up to the ParisCOP, IRADe team summarized possible range forGHG emissions and emissions intensity through three scenarios, Dynamics as Usual (DAU), Determinedactionsscenario(DETA)andAmbitiousActionsscenario(AMBA). The DAU scenario incorporated currentpolicies and programs as well as current trajectoriesin falling costs, renewable penetration and energyefficiency. The DETA scenario is about increasingefficiency and achievable technological intervention.The AMBA scenario on the other hand is about Increased Rate of Capacity Creation, Cost reduction of technologies, drastic lifestyle change, and energyconservationwithAmbitioustargets.TheresultsfromIRADes analysis showed that the emissions intensitytargetintheINDCisnearlyrealizedintheDAUscenarioitselfwhile thenon-fossil fuelcapacity isonly30% inDAU. However, in the DETA & AMBA scenario Indiaachievesanemissions intensityreductionof39%and43%by2030andanon-fossilfuelcapacityof40%and51% in DETA and AMBA respectively. In addition tothesescenarios,thePSCrequestedIRADeteamtoalsodoasensitivityanalysisofvariouspoliciestotestfortherobustnessoftheresultthatwithdeterminedactionsIndiawouldbeabletoreachitsINDCtargetsby2030andalso suggestpossible INDC targets for 2050. TheIRADeteamshowedthatthroughaggressivenuclearoreventherenewableenergyprogramoracombination

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ofboth, INDCs canbe achievedeven if oneor someoftheothertargetsfortechnologicaloptionsinpower,transportandenergyefficiencyarenotreached.Someof themore important conclusions arrived at by the studyaresummarizedasunder:

India canbringdown itsper capitaGHGemissionsto less than 6 tonnes by 2050 where non fossilelectricitygenerationwouldbe47%and60%inthetwo scenarios.

INDCsannouncedbyIndiaareachievable.

This will require support from internationalcommunity on two fronts: Financial support formeeting the additional investment needed andaccesstotechnologyorinternationalco-operationintechnologydevelopment.

Financial support aswell as low interest long termloanswithinterestpaymentmoratoriumfor20years.

Technology access at low reasonable costs to advances in solar, wind and other power sectortechnologies as the installed capacity for solar andwindbecomes829GWand1064GW inDETAandAMBAin2050.Ofthesesolarwithstorageis135GWand360GWin2050.

Thus, access to technology becomes criticalincluding that for storage technologies, smart grid,ICTtechnologiesforpromotingenergyefficiencyandenergyefficienttransporttechnologiesetc.

Supported by: MOEF & CC, GoI

1.2. Review of Status of Marine National Park (MNP), Jamnagar and evolving vision statement for management of MNP

IRADe conducteda study forMoEF&CC toundertakemacroassessmentoftheecologicalstatus,governancestructure,managementplansofMarineNationalParksinceitsestablishmentin1982andtheimpactsofalltheinvolvedstakeholdersbymeansofprimarysurveys,stakeholderconsultationsandmapping.Furtherfocusof the study was to understand existing governanceandmanagement structure, reviewof the concernedpolicies,regulationsandnotificationsandidentificationof the loopholes associated with MNP structure andpolicies.

Stakeholders perception surveyTo identify therelevantactorsandtheir relationshipsamongst each other, stakeholdermapping was donethrough extensive stakeholders discussions andconsultation. Stakeholdersmap below provides theirrelationshipindiagrammaticform.

IRADealsoconductedprimarysurveystoinvestigateperception of Local community (chiefly fisher folk)and to determine if the presence ofwellmanagedMNPhasanypositiveeffectontheadjacentfishingcommunity.Fishermenatsixsites(Sachana,Jodiya,

StakeholderMap-MarineNationalPark,Jamnagar

Symbolize relaonship of dominance.

Symbolize relaonship of tensions,clashes of Interest and conflict.Symbolize close relaonship interms of informaon

Symbolize alliance and cooperaon that areformalized contractually or instuonally.

Symbolize gateway for alliance and cooperaon

Industrial Associaons: Gujarat Cleaner Producon Centre (GCPC)Jamnagar Chamber of Commerce

Industries:Oil & Refineries Industries Ferlizers & ChemicalSoda Ash Cement IndustriesMachine tools industries Salt work industriesBauxite, Brass and metal industries

Local Village Communies dependent on MNPFisher folksFarmersVillagersPanchayats

Marine Naonal Park and itsConservaon

LC

LC

LC

SmallIndustry

DIC

IndustrialAssociaon JMC

LargeIndustry

CPCB

CPCB

GIDCMoEF & CC

GTD

ICG

GMBGFD and

MNP dept

GEC SAC

ResearchInstutes

BISAGMoEf & CC: Ministry of Environment, Forest

and Climate ChangeCPCB Board: Central Polluon ControlGPCB Board: Gujarat Polluon ControlGFD: Gujarat Forest DepartmentMNP Dept. : Marine Naonal Park Department,

JamnagarLC: Local CommunityGEC: Gujarat Ecology CommissionGEER: Gujarat Ecological Educaon and

Research FoundaonGMB: Gujarat Marime BoardICG: Indian Coast GuardJMC: Jamnagar Municipal CorporaonSAC: Space Applicaon CentreDOF: Department of Fisheries, GOGGTD: Gujarat Tourism DepartmentGCZMA: Gujarat Coastal Zone Management

AuthorityBISAG: Bhaskarcharya Instute for Space

Applicaons and Geo-Informacs

Research InstutesGujarat Ecological Educaon and Research Foundaon (GEER)Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC)Space Applicaon Centre (SAC)Naonal Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM)Naonal Instute of Oceanography (NIO)Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Instute (CSMCRI)Integrated Research and Acon for Development (IRADe)Marine Bio Resource Centre (MBRC)Gujarat Environment Management instute (GEMI)M.S. UniversitySaurashtra UniversityGujarat Ecology SocietyCentral Marine Fisheries Research Instute

Primary Stakeholders

Secondary Stakeholders

Key Stakeholders

DoE

GEER

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Sikka, Salaya, Arambada and Bet Dwarka) weresurveyedusingstructuredquestionnaires.Perceptionsurvey was conducted to investigate fisherfolkopinionsand theiracceptanceofMarineProtectedAreas in vicinity to fishing areas. Outcomes of thesurvey highlighted that the total fish catch has been observed to increaseover theyears,but there is adrop/declinenoticed in total catch in recent years.Similarly, while the total fish catch data recordedan increasing trend, discussionwith the fishermenrevealedasharpdeclineincatchperuniteffortinrecentyears.Fisherfolkfromallthestudysitesshowmore of an interest and were keen to be involvedin planning for conservation or management plan forMNP.

Collageofthebiodiversityphotographs, MNP,Jamnagar

Dense Mangrove Sparse Mangrove Total Mangrove

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2001 2003 2005 2009 2011 2013 2015

Changesinmangrove(sq.km)coverin Jamnagarsince1998

The study found out that the mangrove cover has increasedinMNP,butthediversityofmangroveshasdecreased. Mostly, the area comprises of Avicennia,withsporadicoccurrencesofRhizophoraandCeriops.

The coral reefs have been subjected to intensivepressureofsedimentation,anthropogenicexploitationandclimatechangeimpacts.

CoralreefmapofMNP,Jamnagar,GulfofKachchh,Gujaratfor2014

IRADes team mapped the coral reefs along theJamnagar coast using Landsat 8 Operational landImager (OLI) data of 2014 and found the total areaofreefsas443.49sq.km. In2014,someof thecoralcolonies on Pirotan Island were found bleached.Increase in SST due to delay in onset of southwest monsoon and sedimentation were suggested to bethe probable reasons for bleaching of coral colonies.BleachingwasalsoobservedinsomecoralcoloniesofNararareefwhentheteamofresearchersfromIRADevisitedtheislandin2015.

Way Forwards and Recommendation

I. Management and Coordination Coordination: Role of all the authorities that aremanaging the protected area (Forest Department,MNP, GMB etc.) should be streamlined in orderto avoid coordination issues and improve theiraccountabilityfortheassignedresponsibilities.

Coastal governance mechanisms need to bestrengthened through Gujarat State Coastal zonemanagement authorities. Seascape approachshould be designed for management along with a coordination mechanism among research groupsworkinginMarineProtectedAreas.

II. Monitoring, Regulation & Surveillance Monitoring and surveillance for protection Base stations should be established at specified

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islands such as Pirotan, Kalubar, Bural Chank, etc.for surveillance. Joint surveillance teams withinvolvement of forest department, navy, coastalguards,localcommunitiesneedtobeestablished.

Urban Waste Management: There is need forimprovement of trash and solid waste collectionbothinresidentialandindustrialareas.

Proper planning and regulation of the fishingactivities. Monitoring mechanisms should be setto control the incidences of overfishing and illegalfishinginandaroundMNP.

III. Research Ensuring that scientific exercises are done fordocumentingthefloraandfaunaofMarineNationalPark. Assessment of the same would help tounderstandclearly thechanges,associatedreasonsanddevisingmeasuresforbettermanagement.

Vulnerabilityassessmentstudiesshouldbedoneforthe Gulf of Kachchh region and Coastal Resilience

Plan shouldbedeveloped inwakeof uncertaintiesarising due to climate change.

IV. Community Participation There is a need to increase the involvement of local communities and village Panchayats (assign themroles and responsibilities) in themanagement andconservation of framework of Marine ProtectedAreas.

Alternateandsustainablelivelihoodoptionsforlocalcommunitiessuchasseaweedcultivation(involvingendogenous species), aquaculture, mericultureand eco-tourism should be further explored inconsultation with community should be promotedandsupported.

Sponsored by Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH & Ministry of Environment

Forests and Climate Change

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2.1. Policy Engagement for Developing Climate Resilient Smart Cities IRADe, supported by the Rockefeller foundation hasstrived to position urban challenges in the largerpolicy framework provided by the state and nationalinstitutions. IRADe engaged decision makers andinformed them on urban climate change resilience while integrating the concepts into wider planningdiscourses.

IRADealsoproposed inclusionof climate resiliencecomponent in the recently landed smart city plansengagement at various levels in the Ministry of Urban Development, state and city level urbanbodies for climate resilient smart city framework.IRADe engaged with two cities viz. Ahmedabadand Guwahati for integrating climate resilience in their smart city plans, the Ahmedabad MunicipalCorporation welcomed IRADes inputs andincorporated Climate Resilience component intotheir smart city plans. Also IRADes Inputs forintegrating disaster resilience in Master plans andSmart city planswere considered by 9 smart cities in India.

To put forth the importance of climate and disasterresilient urban development IRADe organized andparticipated in several events at city, national andinternationallevelsforbuildingcapacityoftherelatedstakeholders and for stressing the mainstreaming ofclimate resilience in urban development, some oftheseare:

Roundtable in Ahmedabad: With Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner and other key citystakeholders at AhmedabadMunicipal Corporation(AMC),Ahmedabadon22ndDecember2015

Road to COP Dialogue: I -Cities Resilience to Climate Change; in collaboration with the French Embassyin India on 30th October, 2015. Recommendationslargely focused on the importance of mitigationtechnologies and adaptation which were largelyattributedtosustainableplanningforclimateresilient

Sustainable Urban Development

infrastructureandthusaddressedasignificantissueincontextofCOP21,Paris

Road to COP Dialogue: II -How can long-term and sustained financing be structured for mitigation and adaptation? with French Embassy in India incollaboration with Integrated Research and ActionforDevelopment(IRADe)on29thJune,2015

Session on Climate and Disaster Resilient Smart Cities - inpartnershipwithTechnology,Information,Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), DST,GoIandInternationalSocietyforIntegratedDisasterRiskManagement(IDRiM)on28thOctober,2015

Climate Resilient Smart City Reports have beenpreparedforcityofAhmedabadandGuwahati.Thekeyrecommendationsofthestudyare:

Master Plan/Development Planning and TownPlanning Schememechanisms are instrumental forlocallevelactions.Toaddressclimatechange,urbanresiliencefactorshouldalsobeincorporatedinSmartActionPlans.

UseofGISandRemoteSensingfordevelopinghazardassessmentmaps,spatialmappingofurbanutilities/critical support services and land use planning areessential tool for decision makers and should beusedinprioritizingtheCityClimateResilientAgendaandmobilizingtheactionswhereneeded

Urban development must be inclusive, ecosystembased planning should be prioritized and ClimateResilienceandDisasterRiskReductioncomponentsshouldbeessentialcomponentsofcitydevelopmentplansandsmartcityplans

Prioritize a climate resilient agenda: Cities needto identify priority activities that respond to theirurgentneedsforadaptationtoclimatechange.

Rejuvenation of water bodies: Restorationmayalsohelpovercomethegrowingwaterscarcityandalsothe risk of flooding can be reduced. Drought andfloodscanalsobeaddressedsimultaneouslyifcitieslookafterurbanlakes,pondsandwetlands.

Sponsored by Rockefeller Foundation

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3.1. South Asian Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI)

3.1.1. The macroeconomic and analytic study focusing on benefits of electricity trade between Nepal-India Under the USAID SARI/EI program IRADe hascommenced The macroeconomic and analytic study focusing on benefits of electricity trade between Nepal-India withtheprimarypurposetobuildtheconsensusforCross-BorderElectricityTrade(CBET).Theobjectiveof the study is to critically assess the need for CBETamong the nations of the South Asia region throughcomprehensive analytical studies that quantify the

Energy and Power Systems

technical,economic,environmentalandenergymarketbenefitsofcross-borderinterconnectionintheregion.Thestudyinvolvesmulti-countryanalysisandbringingout the economic (macro and micro) importanceof power trade besides other country benefits. Theconsensus building activities undertaken under thisstudyarebringing together stakeholders frompowersector, financial and diplomatic communities andotherenergyexperts.Theoutcomeofthestudieswillrigorously form estimates of benefits to inform thediscussionbyall threeTaskForcesoftheSARI/EIandpavethepathtoprepareanddevelopregionalenergymarketsandmakethemsustainableinordertofostereconomic growth of this region.

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Nepal-IndiaMacroeconomicandAnalyticStudyModelling

Nepal Model

India Model

Opmizing assumpons for Nepal Model

Opmizing assumpons for India Model

Power ExportPotenal

Power ImportPotenal

Electricity Price from Exisng

Pricing Scenario/TF-II Studies

Selected Price forElectricity

Export to India

RevenueInflows from

electricityexports

NepalInternal

consumpon

Impact of higherenergy on Economy

StakeholdersConsultaon for

Nepal and Review

Legend

Model

Model-Outputs

Model Output-Nepal Model

Integrated Nepal-India Model

StakeholdersConsulaon for

India and Review

Integraon of Nepal-India ModelOpmizing assumpons for Nepal-India Model

Indias SectoralConsumpon

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Progress made so far: In the month of May the study wasawardedtoIRADeandinJuneInceptionmeetingfortheprojectprovidingkeyinsightsanddetailsofthestudywas organised at IRADe. In themonths of JulytoSeptember,Dr.AnjanaDasprovided7daystrainingon Answer-TIMES to IRADe SARI/EI team,whichwasspreadover50daysstarting.Inaddition,afive-dayvisittoNepalbyDr.PradeepKumarDadhichandDr.ProbalGhoshwasundertakenbetween31August2015to4September 2015 tomeet potential stakeholders anddata agencies of Nepal such as ADB, Central Bureauof Statistics, Ministry of Finance, National AccountsStatistics,NepalRastraBank,WorldBank,UNDP,etc.In December, the Reference Energy System of NepalandIndiaintheAnswer-TIMESmodelwerecompleted.Initial Nepal results were generated at variousexogenousexportpriceswithstandaloneNepalModelwithout considering theabsorption capacityof India.Dr.PradeepDadhichandDr.ProbalGhoshconducteda stakeholder consultation workshops on the 18thand19thJanuary2016inKathmanduwhereinthepreliminaryresultsfromNepalTIMESmodelandNepalMacroeconomic model were shared.

AnswerTIMESTrainingbyDr.AnjanaDas (inCentre)

Subsequentlysamefollow-upmeetingswithMinistryofEnergy(MEA),GovernmentofNepal;NepalElectricityAuthority (NEA), Water and Electricity CommissionSecretariat (WECS) and theWorld Bankwere carriedout. In the month of March, the integration of thetwoTIMEsmodeli.e.IndiaandNepalwassuccessfullyundertaken.ThiswasfollowedbyinteractionbetweenTIMES and macro-economic model of Nepal. Thestakeholder consultation for India model and Nepal-Indiaintegratedmodelwillbeundertakeninthenextfinancialyear.

3.1.2. Regional Regulatory Guidelines for Promoting Cross-Border Electricity Trade in South Asia

IRADeistheimplementingpartnerforUSAIDsSouth

AsiaRegional Initiative/Energy Integration(SARI/EI)

program for advancing regional energy integration

andCross-BorderEnergyTrade(CBET)ineightSouth

Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,

India,Pakistan,Nepal,SriLankaandtheMaldives).

The SARI/EI program critically fills the important

role of advancing regional energy integration and

thus increasing CBET through focus on

(i) Coordination of Policies and Regulatory

Mechanisms, (ii) Advancement of Transmission

Interconnection and (iii) The establishment of South

Asian Electricity Market. To this end IRADe has

constitutedthreeinter-governmentalTaskForcesand

a Project Steering Committeewith representations

of SAARC country governments where in-depth

analysis/studies are being completed with

specific recommendations on policies/regulatory

mechanisms, technical grid standards and market

rulesforpromotingelectricitytradebetweenSouth

Asian countries. The findings and outcomes are used

towardsgainingconsensusandsupportfromthekey

decision-makersandstakeholders.

Key Achievements

IRADe published the Regional Regulatory Guidelines

(RRGs) to facilitate CBET in South Asia. RRGs were

developed to primarily aid the national electricity

regulatorsoftheSouthAsiancountriesfordeveloping

a regional regulatory framework and for decision

makingonCBETintheSouthAsianRegion.RRGswere

developed under the study on Review of Electricity

Laws,Regulations,PoliciesandLegalstructuresofSouth

AsianCountries,whichidentifiedthecriticalingredients

for CBET, reviewed international power pools and

regional trade arrangements to understand the good

practicesaroundtheworldandbroughtouttheRRGs.

TheRRGsaresetofguidelinesoncommonregulations,

rulesandprotocolsintechnical,operationalandlegal

matters for harmonization/coordinating of electricity

regulationfromtheperspectiveofpromotingCBETin

South Asia.

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To take forward the implementation of RRGs andfor coordination/harmonization of Electricity Laws,RegulationandpoliciesofSAcountriesforpromotingCBET, the study also came outwith its 2nd report onSuggested changes/amendments clause/section wise in the existing Electricity Laws, Regulation and policies of SA countries for promoting CBET in South Asia Region across.

These suggested changes/amendments can beconsideredbyeachSouthAsianCountryGovernmentsasabase foraligning the legal,policyandregulatoryframeworks prevailing in each South Asian Countriesfor promoting CBET in the region. This report alsocovers country wise proposed long-, medium- andshort-term roadmaps for implementation of thesesuggested changes and amendments.

Ongoing Studies Investment friendly policy and investment framework for promoting investment in South Asian power sector and CBET: The ongoing study reviews theprevailing investment friendlypolicies/guidelines/frameworks/FDI regimes in each SouthAsian country and

Assessment of the Electricity Trading Potential of South Asian Countries: The study now at its closure looks into the existing long term Demand-Supplyprojection scenarios of the participating countriesand the expected developments in the next 10-20years by taking into account the CBET potential asameans tomeet the additional demandof powerbyeachcountryand/orbyexportingsurpluspowerthroughCBETtootherSouthAsianNations.

Harmonization of grid codes, operating procedures and standards to facilitate/promote Cross-Border Electricity Trade in South Asia: The almost completedstudyisidentifyingprovisionsintheGridCodes andOperating Procedures thatwill have animpactonoptimal,reliableandeconomicoperationof CBET across the South Asian nations anddevelopingrecommendationsfornecessarychangesor additions required in theoperationprocedures/Grid codes/standards/institutional structure etc. inrespectivecountries.

Assessment of commercial terms and conditions for CBET and suggested model of Power Exchange in South Asian region: The study at the verge of its completion is assessing the preparedness of eachSouth Asian country (Afghanistan, Bangladesh,Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and theMaldives) for CBET for selecting suitable models/options a regional power exchange for thecountries and to recommend commercial terms and conditions,principlesandproceduresfortheshort-term,medium-termandlong-termCBETintheSouthAsianRegionalElectricityMarket.

Building consensus and developing a white paper on South Asian Forum of Electricity Regulators (SAFER) is consulting stakeholders on initial feedbacks onSAFER.

Pilot Market Project - Mock exercise for South Asian Regional Power Exchange (SARPEX). A pilot market project has been conceptualized. Amock exercise is planned towards establishingthe desirability and the feasibility of a South Asian Regional Power Exchange (SARPEX). The projectwill bring out the benefits to various nations if SARPEX is established. The other objectives aredevelopingadraftsetofmarketrulesanddesignofSARPEXandcapacitybuilding.ThepilotprojectshallberunlikeaDayAheadSpotMarket.

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3.2. Sustainable Integrated Energy Plan for Gujarat

IRADeundertook the taskofpreparing thereportonEnvironmentally Sustainable and Integrated Energy Strategies for Gujarat State. The report analyses theexistingenergyresources,energysupplyanddemandscenarios, environmental constraints, hazard riskvulnerabilityofthestatescriticalinfrastructure,energyaccessissuesandsupplystrategiestomeettheenergysecurityofthestatewithaperspectiveforthenexttwodecades.

UndertheprojectIRADeconductedthreestakeholdermeetings at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat which wereattendedbyaround100participantsfromtheentire

GTPSAshDyke,1MWSPVPowerPlant,Gandhinagar

energyandpowersectorofGujarat.IRADestaffvisitedkeypowerandenergysectorinstallationstogetafirst-handknowledgeofissuesinthestate.

Visits were made to all the major organizations intheenergy,power, infrastructure sector inGujarat togather energy generation and consumption data anddiscusscriticalissuesbeingfacedbytheseorganizationsin terms of fuel costs, fuel supply issues (coal, gas,lignite),environmental issues, fuel importsandcosts,issues of grid stability on account of renewable energy. The draft report was circulated to all major powersectororganizationsandcommentswerereceivedandincorporatedinthefinalreport.

Key Findings of the ProjectGujaratsenergysectorisoneofthemostenergeticincomparisontoother Indianstates. In2011,over90%ofthehouseholdsofthestatewereelectrifiedand38%hadcleancooking fuelsaccesswhereas thesefiguresweremere67%and28.5%,respectivelyforIndia.Percapita electricity consumption in 2013-14 was 1708kWh in Gujarat compared to 957 kWh for all Indiadespitethefactthattherearelimitedenergyresourcesin the state. The rural area also has 24x7 electricity

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access. The state is very forward in terms of renewable energyandhasoneofthehighestinstallationsofsolarpowerinIndiaandamongtopthreeinwindenergy.

GujaratisthesecondhighestcoalconsumingstateinIndia,despitethefactthatithasnodomesticresourcesofcoal. Ithandles66%of thecountrys total importsof petroleum products, 98% imports of LNG; 77%of POL exports, 36%of imports of coal and 100%ofcoal exports pass through its ports. Vibrant Gujaratand other programmes have had an encouraginginvestment climate in the state,whichwould lead tofurther growth in energy demand.

Itisthuschallengingtodevelopscenariosforthefutureand make policy recommendations. In this context,IRADe has carried out a detailed analysis of energydemand for industry,agricultureand services sectorswith perspectives up to 2035 and also suggested asupplystrategyandmaderecommendations.

Energyprojectionshavebeenmadeassuming8%and10%growthratesofthestateGDP;itwasalsoassumedinalternativescenariosthatservicesandindustrywillleadthegrowth.Itisnotedthatelectricityrequirementjumpsfromthepresent68bkWhto243and324bkWhin2035underthe8%and10%growthrateswithfallingelasticity scenarios; the required installed capacityjumpsto3-4timesthepresentcapacityof21,500MW.In the long run Gujarat will benefit from service ledgrowth that will curtail demand for a state with meagre fossilfuelreservesandwillalsoprovidemorejobs.

In terms of CO2 emissions, the emission per unitgeneratedisthehighestin8%growthscenarioat0.70kg/kWh. Restricting supercritical coal to 20,000MWlowers emissions to 0.39 kg/kWhevenwhennaturalgas is used as a balancing fuel. It is marginally lower at 0.38kg/kWhwhensolarPVwithstorageisused.

Peak electricity demand for the year 2035 willincreaseto46,700MWwith8%growthrateandto69,000MWwith10%growth,amarginof48%.WithVibrant Gujarat mode of industry led 10% growththe peak demand will be 80,300MWwhich is anincrease of 16% due to change in the structure of the economy.

Withemphasisonrenewable,mainlywindandsolar,theshareofrenewablecapacitycanbe50%ormore;35,000MWofwindand60,000MWofsolarenergy

can be absorbed with gas based plants providingbalancingpower.

Even when supercritical coal plants are restrictedto 20,000 MW compared to 40,000 MW in otherscenarios,Gujaratcanmeet itspower requirementwithsomebalancingbynaturalgasorsolarPVwithstorage.

Significant reduction of 30% in total power sectoremissionsisfeasible,butwitha40%increaseinthecost of electricity.

Gujarat should push for the development ofrenewables. Its ability to restrict coal will dependon the availability of natural gas or developmentin electricity storage technology. It can adapt itsstrategy to evolving technology.

If Gujarat is to progress as it aspires to andachieve double digit growth rate, led by industrialdevelopment, it facesahugechallenge tomeet itsenergy needs.

Gujaratsdependenceoncoalwillcontinueforsometime. Hencemoving tomore efficient supercriticalandultra-supercriticalplantsisnecessary.

Today Gujarat is paying more than what it shouldfor coal because of the coal linkage and railwayfreight rate policies of theGovernment of India. Itshould strongly ask for tradable coal linkages andrationalisationofrailwayfreightrates.

Withitslimitedresourcesoffossilfuelsitsemphasismustbeon renewablepower if itwants to restrictthelevelofenergyimports.

Gujarat has significant potential of wind and solarpoweraswellasagoodpolicyframeworktoattractinvestment in these areas.

Modelshowsthatitispossibletoabsorbsignificantamountsofsolarandwindpowerbybalancingwithopen cycle gas based plants. Also, if advancementinelectricitystoragetechnologybringsdowncosts,solar PV with storage can provide the neededbalancingpower.

While availability of natural gas is limited, coalgasification based on imported coal or in-situgasificationoflignitecanprovidegas.

Apart from electricity, consumption of petroleumproducts has to be restrained. Here, developmentofmasstransport,encouragementofnon-motorisedtransport,discouragementofuseofprivatevehicles

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byproviding theoptionofefficientandconvenientpublictransportandimposingparkingandcongestioncharges,arerequired.

At the same time, increased fuel efficiency fromvehicles, more stringent emission norms andfacilitatingelectricvehiclesbyprovidingsupportingpublic infrastructure are needed. Regularenvironmentalimpactstudies,withmodellingneedstobeundertakeninmajorcities.

While supply policies are important, demand sidemeasures topromoteenergyefficiencyareequallycritical.Thestateshouldpushhardformoreefficientuseofenergy.Appropriatepricingofenergyisavitalelement of pushing energy efficiency. Educationand encouragement for saving energy can be cost effective.

With24x7electricitysupply,Gujarathascomealongway in providing energy access to all its residents.Eventhenactionisneededtoprovidecleancookingfueltoalargesegmentofthepopulation.Thespreadof Gujarat gas grid to all urban areas should helpreplaceLPGuseinurbanhouseholdswithPNG.Thefreed cylindersand LPG shouldbeused toprovidethemtoruralhouseholds.With24x7electricityandsignificant expansion of solar power, it might bemore practical to provide induction cookerswheresupplyingLPGmaybedifficultorimpracticable.

We have also looked at the environmentalconsequences of energy use. With emphasis onenergyefficiency,masstransport,efficientvehicles,stringent emission norms, promotion of electricvehicles and large thrust on renewable energy can provideamuchcleanerenvironment.

To address the challenges arising from Gujaratsambitious development plans, the report stronglyrecommends energy efficiency measures, aggressiveefforts in renewable energy, clean coal technologies,timeofdaypricing,adoptingECBCmoreaggressively,whiletakingcareofgridbalancingandalsoatthesametime providing energy access at affordable prices. Infourofourprojectedscenarios,GujaratwouldbeabletomeetorexceedIndiasINDCscommitmentsatthestate level.

Supported by the Gujarat Energy and Petrochemicals Department and Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL)

3.3. Global Technology Watch Group (GTWG) on Advanced Coal Technologies (ACT) for Power Generation Under the GTWG project IRADe is undertaking thesustainability issues of clean coal technologies that include power generation, mining and beneficiationand emissions. Sustainability issues with respect tocost-economics, social aspects and environment arebeinganalysedforsuitabletechnologyoptions.

UndertheprojectIRADeisaconsortiumpartneralongwithIIT-Madras,IIT-BombayandIIT-Delhi.

Coal plays an important role in electricity generationworldwide and its importance is even morepronouncedinIndia,whichreliesheavilyoncoal.ThepresentinstalledelectricitygeneratingcapacityinIndiaisaround300GWe(ason31May2016,CEA),ofwhichcoal accounts for about 61%. The power generationcapacity is projected to increase to about 778 GWeby 2031-32, and a significant portion of the capacityadditionisexpectedtocomefromcoal.

Coal-fired power plants generate huge amounts ofcarbon dioxide (CO2) which is widely considered as a major contributor to global warming and climatechange. Other major areas of concern associated

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with coal-fired power plants are other conventionalpollutants such as Sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogenoxides (NOx), particulatematter (PM),mercury (Hg),arsenic (As), flyash and other harmful elements.Another areaof pollution is relatedwith coalminingandbeneficiationof the lowgrade Indian coalwhichcontainsa large amountofwastematterdue to thedriftoriginofcoal.

ThoughIndiasannualpercapitaCO2 emission is only one-fourthoftheworldsaverage,Indiaistheworldsthird largest CO2 emitter, and there is tremendouspressureonIndiatoreduceCO2 emissions.

Indiahasbeenoperatinglatelyveryoldpowerplantsbased on sub-critical technology, and only recentlysuper-criticalplantshavestartedtogetcommissioned,these plants emissions aremuch less than the olderplants. Recently globally lot of research work isgoing on in developing high efficiency low emissionstechnologies like Ultra-Super Critical, IGCC and CSStechnologiestomitigatetheimpactsofGHGemissionsfrompowersector.

Under this backdrop, the GTWG-ACT has discussedthreescenariosforthecountryasmentionedbelow:

Scenario 1 in which coal-based power generationcontinues with minimal changes in technologyexcept for incorporation of already commercially-available technologies for removal of SOx, NOx,Hg and particulate emissions. This scenario ispossible when new technological developmentsare not accessible or are prohibitively expensiveand significant advances have been made in theinductionofrenewableenergysources(suchassolarPVandwind)intothepowergeneration.

Scenario 2 in which a wide range of new and appropriate technologies delivering clean coal andhighenergy conversionefficiencies is implementedtogether with induction of control measures forconventional pollutants such as SOx, NOx, Hg andpollutants. Among the additional technologiesenvisagedinthisscenario,comparedtoScenario1,wouldbe forcoalbeneficiationtechnologies,ultra-supercritical steam parameters, coal gasification,IGCC and co-firing with biomass and otheropportunity fuels. This scenario may unfold wheninduction of renewable energy sources is not asrobustasanticipatedandadditionalCO2mitigationis required throughconventionalpowergenerationroutes to meet with global warming obligations.

Scenario 3 in which the full range of clean coal technologies, including carbon capture andsequestration (CCS), isbrought intoplay tomakeacaseforsustaineduseofcoalforpowergeneration.Among the additional technologies to be inductedin this scenario would be those related to pre-orpost-combustioncapture,oxyfuelanditssupportingtechnologies, chemical looping and supportingtechnologies, coal-to-liquid fuels, coal-to-chemicalsroutes, mineral, biological sequestration of CO2,reuse and recycling of CO2, etc. This scenario ispossible when steeper-than-anticipated reductionsin CO2 emissions become mandatory and the transitiontohydrogeneconomyandelectricvehiclesdoesnothappentotheextentneeded.

TheGTWG-ACTconsortiumcomprisingof IITMadras,IITBombay,IITDelhiandIRADe,NewDelhiproposestoevaluate these technologies in terms of their feasibility and competitiveness in Indian context, and developa viable Advanced Coal Technologies road map forsustainable, coal-based power generation within anappropriatepolicyframework.

TheGTWG-ACTtechnologyevaluationarecategorizedinto four groups Advanced Coal Mining andBeneficiation Technologies, Advanced CoalUtilizationTechnologies,AdvancedEmissionControlTechnologies,CleanCoalTechnology:SustainabilityandPolicyIssuesandareindividuallyhandledbyIITD,IITM,IITB,andIRADe, respectively. Themethodology being adoptedforsustainabilityanalysisissummarizedschematicallyin Figure 1. The development and integration ofassessment tools is under progress with specificreference to the following means of clean powergenerationusingcoalwhichoffersthefollowing:

Oxyfuel combustion of pulverized coal in atangentially-firedboiler.

Powdered activated carbon injection for 90%removal of Hg.

Operatingonsupercriticalsteamparameters

GeologicalsequestrationofCO2 Useseawater/wet-limefluegasdesulphurizationfor95%removalofSO2

Compression, drying and low temperature flashingfor CO2 enrichment to 95% purity with 90% CO2 capture.

SelectivecatalyticreductionofNOxfor95%removal

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Figure1:Schematicrepresentationofthemethodologyforassessment

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Assigning weights to criteria and sub-criteria based on literaturesurvey and stakeholders views

Resolving mulple criteria using Weighted sum matrix, etc.

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Technology Screening Criteria for Screening

Economic (Cost, Efficiency, etc.) Environment

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Under the project this year four review meetingswere held this year among the project partners, on 13th June 2015 meeting was held at IIT-Mumbai, on 12th September 2015 at IIT-Delhi, on 25th February2016atIRADeandon19thMay2016aprojectreviewmeetingwas held atDelhiwithDST,GoI. IRADe alsoorganized the National Energy Policy Workshop on 6thNovember,2015inwhichprojectPI,IIT-Madrasalsoparticipated along with other industry participants.IRADehassubmitteditsannualprogressreporttoDST.

Supported by DST-SPLICE, GoI

3.4. Impact of Growth and Mitigation on Consumption Patterns and Sectoral Structure in Developing Countries: A Case Study of IndiaDeveloping countries need economic growth to takecare of their human development deficit. Economicgrowth requires in these countries substantialdevelopment of infrastructure for electricity, roads,

railways, ports for transport and airports, as also forprovidingservicesofwater,healthcareandeducation.Atthesametimeeconomicgrowthresultsinchangedconsumption patterns, which in turn affect thestructure of production. Also developing countriescannot neglect the compulsion of climate change asthe poorer persons and nations aremost vulnerableas theyhave little capacitiesandmeans todealwithextreme events. They need to reduce their emissionintensities as their economies grow. This calls foradditional resourcesputting furtherstressonalreadyscarce resources.

Theissuesthatwereaddressedinthisresearchprojectswereasfollows:

How would consumption patterns change witheconomic growth?

Whatwouldbethe impactonenergyconsumptionboth directly as energy and indirectly as embodied energyintheconsumptionbasket?

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How does the energy ladder of the energy intensity ofpercapitarealoutputevolveovertime?

How does the structure of value-added fromdifferent sectors such as agriculture, industry andserviceschangeovertime?

How would measures to reduce emissions intensity affectdifferentsectorsoftheeconomy?

IRADe used the IRADe-IAM model to analyse theeconomicimpactsoflowcarbonmeasurebycomparingaDynamicsasusualscenarioandalowcarbonscenarioupto2050.TheReportalsoanalysestheDynamicsasusual scenario to illustrate the impacts of structuralchange in the economy on changing energy ladder of energy commodity intensitiesandpatternsof energyconsumption.

Supported by: Shell International

3.5. Udaipur Solar City Master Plan

IRADe is preparing Udaipur Solar City master planfor Udaipur Municipal Corporation under the SolarCity Programe ofMNRE. Urbanization and economicdevelopment are leading to a rapid rise in energydemand in urban areas leading to enhanced Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. The program aims atminimum 10% reduction in projected demand ofconventionalenergyattheendoffiveyears,whichcan

beachievedthroughacombinationofenergyefficiencymeasures and enhancing supply from renewableenergy sources.

Thesolarcitymasterplanof thecitywill include thebaseline for energy consumptionduring the baselineyear,demandforecastingforthenextfiveyears,sector-wisestrategiesandactionplanforimplementationofrenewable energy projects like solar, wind, biomass,smallhydro,wastetoenergyetc.maybeinstalledalongwithpossibleenergyefficiencymeasuresdependingontheneedandresourceavailabilityintheUdaipurcity,soastomitigatethefossilfuelconsumptioninthecityand reduce the Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.

FatehSagarLake,Udaipur

Supported by Udaipur Municipal Corporation, Government of Rajasthan

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4.1. Providing Clean Cooking Fuel in India: Challenges and solutions

Indiahasthelargestconcentrationofpopulationusingbiomass with inefficient stoves. When modern fuelsare unavailable, women and children not only facehealthhazardsduetosmokebutalsotimepoverty.Freedomfromsmokeandthedrudgeryassociatedwithbiomass istheneedofthehourtoempowerwomenandallowfamiliestolivepurposefullives.Thisreportexplored the issues and challenges of clean cookinginurbanIndiathroughacasestudyoftheGhaziabadMunicipalCorporation,UttarPradesh.

Weconductedsurveysof250householdsinGhaziabaddistrictusingastructuredhouseholdquestionnairethatwasdeliveredbetweenAugust5andOctober10,2015.The detailed questionnaires included information on

Poverty Alleviation and Gender

familystructure,socio-economicconditions,energy-usepatterns, housing characteristics, cooking behaviour,access to crucial infrastructure for subsidy transfer (JAM)andwillingnesstopayfor liquidpetroleumgas(LPG). The energy-use pattern included informationon the consumption of solid fuels and commercialfuelsforcooking,wherecookingfuel isprocured,thetimeandeffort involved inprocurement, thepriceatwhichitisprocured,etc.Characteristicsofhousingandother assets included information on type of houseand location of the kitchen. Further informationwascollectedoncookingbehaviour,includingthenumberofmeals cooked using different fuels in a day, hoursof cooking, cooking involvement by male or femalemembersof thehouseholdand typeof involvement.Reasonsfornotusingcleanfuels,willingnesstopayforanadditionalamountofcleanfuelanddesiretoforegothesubsidizedkerosenequotawerealsocaptured.

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Any one/more member of household

having Mobile Phone: 92%

Any one/more member of household

having Aadhar Card: 94%

HouseholdscanbereachedthroughJAM

Source: IRADe household survey for LPG Ghaziabad, 2015

Toreceivebenefits fromthegovernmentunder JAM,an individual member of the household has to have all three identities synced (bank account, mobilenumber andAadhaar card). The survey inGhaziabad

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revealed that, though nearly 90% of the householdshadaccess to these threebasic requirements,barely65% households had at least one member with allthreerequirementsinplacethatcouldaccesstheJAMscheme. In somecases, itwaspossible thatdifferentmembers of the household had access to these three basicrequirements,andanyindividualmemberofthehousehold did not have these three mandatory things simultaneouslyinhis/hernametoqualifyforbenefitsunderJAMscheme.

To assess the choice between LPG and alternativecookingfuelbyhouseholdsamultinomiallogitmodel(MNLM)isused.Theresponsevariableincludesthreedistinct unordered alternatives: Traditional, mixedandmoderncookingfuel.Thegoalofthismodelistofindthebestfittingmodeltodescribetherelationshipbetweenoutcomevariables.Herethepredictorvariableisfamilysize,highestyearoffemaleeducationinthefamily,gendercomposition (percentageof females inthefamily),monthlyPCI,LPGpriceperMJ,householdmonthly energy demand and head of household.

Theresultssuggestthatincreasinghouseholdsizehasanegativeeffectonhouseholdfuelchoice,suggestingthat increasing family size can result in the use ofinferiorqualityfuelforcooking.Householdswithmoreyearsof femaleeducationare less likelytocookwithtraditional fuel. The household monthly per capitaincomealsoturnsouttobeanimportantdeterminantforfuelswitching.TheLPGpricepaidbythehouseholdsisanimportantdeterminantoffuelswitching.Aone-unit increaseinLPGpriceperMJisassociatedwitha2.18decreaseinrelativelogoddsofusingmixedfuelversus traditional fuel. Similarly, a one-unit increaseinLPGpriceperMJisassociatedwitha2.93decreasein relative log odds of using modern fuel versus traditionalfuel.

ThehouseholdenergydemandimprovedfuelswitchinginGMC.Theresultssuggestthataunitincreaseinlogmonthlyhouseholdenergyconsumptionisassociatedwitha3.23increaseinrelativelogoddsofusingmixedfuelversus traditional fuel.Moreover,aunit increasein log monthly household energy consumption isassociated with a 2.06 increase in relative log oddsof using modern fuel versus traditional fuel. Therelativelogoddsofusingmixedfuelversustraditionalfuel will decrease by 0.34 if moving from male-

headed households to female-headed households.Similarly, the relative log odds of using modern fuelversustraditionalfuelwilldecreaseby0.67ifmovingfrom male-headed households to female-headedhouseholds.

The recommendations largely focus on laying a pathto eliminate unequal distribution of cooking fuelsamong the economically challenged and to further strengthen the availability and distribution to all,including those in the remote areas. We hope thatthe Government of India, oil companies, the stategovernmentandotherrelatedauthoritieswillfindtheresultsandrecommendationshelpfulinenhancingtheaccesstocleanenergyforcooking,especiallytopoorhouseholds. The government can use this study to designanationwideLPGdistributionplan.

Sponsored by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

4.2. Gender and Energy Sector Reform

Thisresearchaimstolookattheopportunitiesforandimpacts from energy sector reform in India and theremoval of fossil-fuel subsidies on gender, especiallyfromtheperspectiveofwomenandchildren.Researchwillbeundertakengloballytoidentifyexamplesofbestpractice of implementation of positive energy sectorreformpolicies thathaveworkedwell forwomen,aswellasthosethathavenotworkedwell.Theworkwillcoverthoseresearchmethodsdeployedtounderstandthe impacts of energy sector reform on differentsectionsofsocietyandontheimpactsofpolicychangeon gender drawing from other sectors such as health and education. From this understanding a detailednationalhousehold level researchwill beundertakenin India.

Thisisa4-yearstudystartingfromFebruary2015.Asperthestatedworkplanscopingresearchreporthasbeen prepared and submitted to donor organization.The scoping report comprehensively cover theavailable literature on the subject and draw uponresearchmethodologyextensively.Thisstudyaimstoprovidegenderbasedevidencesineffortstobridgethepolicygapthatexistsbetweencleanenergyaccessandits impacton the roleofwomen.For thepurposeofthisstudy,2streamlinedresearchquestionshavebeenidentifiedfromscopingstudytoinvestigateindetail.

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Theresearchaddressesfollowingquestions:

1. How do existing LPG subsidy policies affect thewelfare,productivityandempowermentofwomenandgirlsinurban,peri-urbanandrurallow-incomehouseholdsintwodistrictspreliminarilyidentifiedasRanchi(inthestateofJharkhand)andRaipur(inthestateofChhattisgarh)takingintoaccount

ImpactsofthesubsidyonLPGdistribution?

The extent to which the subsidized price isactually reflected in LPG retail prices paid byconsumers?

The extent to which lower LPG retail pricesinfluencehouseholdfueluse?

2. How might the welfare, productivity andempowermentofwomeninlow-incomehouseholdschangeasaresultofthefollowingpolicyreforms:

Strengthening the existing LPG distributionnetwork

EMI (earnest monthly instalment) facility for availingLPGconnection

Implications of distribution of free LPGconnection (registration and starter kit) tobelowpovertyline(BPL)households

Two statesJharkhand and Chhattisgarhhave beenselectedaslocationstoperformthecasestudy.Theseareamongthe4mostbackwardstatesofIndiaintermsofaccesstocleancookingenergysources. JharkhandandChhattisgarharetwoneighboringStateswithonly11.66% and 11.18% households using LPG as maincookingfueland86.90%and87.74%householdsusessolid fuels for cooking. These states possess similarsocio-economiccharacteristicsbutdifferentpolicyandadministrativeenvironment.Forinstance,asperuniongovernmentschemeanyBPLcategorypeoplewantinganewLPGofficialconnectionof14.2kgcylinderwillbe given a rebate of Rs. 1,600. The rebate includes Rs.1,450assecuritydepositforcylinderandRs.150ascostofpressureregulator.Thispolicyhasbeenfurtherenhanced in Jharkhand where the state governmentisprovidinganadditionalassistanceofRs.918.50per

connection for other items (except hot plate), thusmakingtheLPGstartupcostvirtuallyzerofortheBPLfamiliesinJharkhand.

The case study will be developed for two specificdistricts Ranchi from Jharkhand and Raipur fromChhattisgarh. Raipur (36% urban and 64% rural) andRanchi(43%urbanand57%rural)representabalancedmix of rural and urban population in the selectedstatewill be useful to understand themajor cookingfuel issues in both rural and urban areas.Moreover,29.5%and19.3%householdsuseLPGasmainsourceof cooking in Ranchi and Raipur district respectively(Census, 2011). Therefore, given the similar socio-economic characteristics and different level of LPGpenetrationinthese2districtswillbegoodcaseforacomparativestudy.Thestudywillusecombinationofqualitativeandquantitativeapproaches.

Tocollectgenderdisaggregateddatahouseholdsamplesurveys will be conducted. The survey will be based on a stratified sampling design, using adequate samplesize.Withstratifiedsampling,thesamplesizeswithineachstratumarecontrolledbythesampling technicsrather than by a random determination through thesampling process. The study will collect informationthroughone-on-one interviewswiththosewhomakeor implement policy to understand their concerns. Itwillalsohelpindefiningawaytoengagestakeholders,sothatimpactofresearchonpolicycanbemaximised.FocusGroupDiscussions(FGDs)ofend-userstogaugeenergy access and supply status in the location andopinions on energy policy reforms and programs.WomenstorieswillalsobecapturedthroughFGD.Thiswill provide an insightful understanding of complexissuesandsituations.

In the second year secondary data from various sources willbeanalyzed,andconsultationwillbecarriedoutfrom stakeholders inter alia policy makers, decisionmakersanddistributors.

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5.1. COP 21 DIALOGUE How can long term sustained financing be structured for mitigation and adaptation

The seminar on How can long-term and sustainedfinancingbestructuredformitigationandadaptationwas organized by the French Embassy in India incollaborationwithIntegratedResearchandActionforDevelopment (IRADe) on 29th June, 2015. As eventsleading up to Paris, IRADe and the French EmbassyheldtwodialoguestoaddresssignificantissuesinthecontextofCOP21.Seminarwasheldtoprovidegreatervisibility to theperspectiveof Indian stakeholdersonissuespertinenttotheglobalclimatenegotiations.

FromL-R,Ms.RajasreeRay,Mr.DipakDasgupta,Dr.JyotiParikh,Ms.NamitaVikasand

Mr.K.S.Popli

COP21Dialogue:Howcanlong-termandsustainedfinancingbestructuredformitigation

andadaptation

The recommendations largely focused on theimportanceofmitigationtechnologiesandadaptationwhichwereraisedduringtheParisnegotiations.

5.2. Stakeholder Dinner Meeting on Catalysing Cross-Border Electricity Trade in South Asia: South Asia Forum of Electricity Regulators (SAFER)

SARI/EI-IRADeorganizedahigh-levelmeetinginNewDelhionAugust5,2015todeliberate theroleof the

Events, Meetings and Workshops

South Asia Forum of Electricity Regulators (SAFER).ThemeetingconvenedkeystakeholderssuchasIndiasCentralElectricityRegulatoryCommission(CERC);SouthAsia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),EnergyCentre,Islamabad,Pakistan;BangladeshEnergyRegulatory Commission (BERC), Bangladesh,MinistryofEconomicAffairs,Bhutan,IndianRenewableEnergyDevelopmentAuthority (IREDA), India;PowerTradingCooperation; India (PTC), Indian Energy Exchange(IEX); Power Finance Corporation, India (PFC); RuralElectrificationCorporation(REC),India;NationalHydroElectricCorporationLtd.(NHPC), India;PowerSystemOperation Corporation Ltd., India (POSOCO) amongother dignitaries and guests.

FromL-RMr.GireeshPradhan,Dr.JyotiParikh,Ms.MonaliZeyaHazraandMr.V.K.Kharbanda

StakeholderDialogueonCatalyzing Cross-BorderElectricityTradeinSouthAsia:

SAFER,5thAugust2015,NewDelhi

The meeting concluded with an agreement thatemerged from the discussions that there is a need for aregionalinstitutionstoassumetheroleforregulatorycoordination/harmonizationforCBET.

5.3. The Combined Meeting of SARI/EI Task Forces, on 5-6 August, 2015 at New Delhi, India

IRADeconvenedallthethreeSARI/EItaskforces,suchthatthe5thMeetingofTaskForce-1onCoordination

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CombinedMeetingofSARI/EITaskForces,5-6August2015,NewDelhi

of Policy, Legal and Regulatory Framework, the4th Meeting of Task Force-2 on Advancement ofTransmission Systems Interconnections and the 2ndMeeting of Task Force-3 on SouthAsian RegionalElectricity Market were held, creating a highlyinteractive meeting and deliberation of variousaspectsofCBETstudiesundertakenbySARI/EI-IRADe.The meeting also released the SARI/EI publicationdevelopedbyIRADe,RegionalRegulatorGuidelines.

(L-R)Dr.JyotiParikh,Dr.KiritParikh,Dr.NaeemMalik,Mr.ColinDreizin,andMr.V.K.Kharbanda

LaunchofRegionalRegulatoryGuidelines

5.4. International Voluntary Leadership Program under the Theme of Climate Change

Dr. Probal Pratap Ghosh was selected by the USGovernment forvisitingtheUnitedStatesofAmericaundertheInternationalVoluntaryleadershipprogramunderthethemeofClimateChangeinthebackground

of the work that he has been doing in the field ofclimate change in the past few years. Dr.Ghoshwasselectedalongwithagroupof8researchersworkinginthefieldofclimatechangetovisittheUSandinteractwithvariousorganisationsandresearchersworkinginthefieldofclimatechange.

InternationalVoluntaryLeadership Program,USA

The tour took Dr. Ghosh and his colleagues to 5different US cities spread across the country for 21days from September 19, 2015 toOctober 20, 2015.Thegroupwas ledduring the tourbya liaisonofficeappointedbytheUSstatedepartmentwithwhomthegroup visited various researchers in Washington DC,RhinoNevada,LosAngelesinCalifornia,AustininTexasandfinally toNewYorkCity. TheVisitwasorganisedby the State department of USAwith help from theGraduateschool,USAwhichdidthecoordinationofthevisitsacrossdifferentcitiesandoveralladministrativerequirementsforthevisit.

5.5. SAARC Perspective Workshop on the Past, Present and Future of High Voltage DC (HVDC) Power Transmission at Lahore, Pakistan

SARI/EI delegation comprising Mr. V.K. Kharbanda,Project Director, SARI/EI, IRADe and Mr. Rajiv RatnaPanda, Senior Project Manager, SARI/EI, IRADe,participatedasResourcePerson in theSAARCEnergyCentresworkshoptitledSAARCPerspectiveWorkshopon the Past, Present and Future of High Voltage DC(HVDC) Power Transmission held on 30th September-01stOctober,2015atLahore,Pakistan.Theworkshop

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wasinauguratedbyCh.AbidSherAli,HonbleMinisterof State for Water and Power, Pakistan. The eventwas attended by around 70 participants from SouthAsian region. SARI/EI delegation made three paperpresentationsonfollowingtopics:

South Asian Power Sector: Investment Prospects,ChallengesandIssues

Harmonization of Grid Codes, Standards andOperating Procedures for Transmission SystemInterconnections (both HVDC and HVAC) forfacilitating/promotingCBETinSouthAsiaRegion.

SARI/EI: Key Activities undertaken and the WayForward.

5.6. Climate and Disaster Resilient Smart Cities

IRADe and ACCCRN in partnership with Technology,Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council(TIFAC),DST,GoIorganized IDRiMTIFAC-2015sessionon the theme Climate and Disaster Resilient SmartCities under the 6th Conference of the InternationalSociety for Integrated Disaster Risk Management(IDRiM-TIFAC 2015) on Disaster Risk Reduction:ChallengesandOpportunitiesforSustainableGrowthon28thOctober,2015.

FromL-R,Mr.AjitKaliyath,Ms.AshaKaushik,Mr.RohitMagotraandDr.TomokoOkayama

IDRIMsessiononClimateandDisasterResilientSmartCities

ThesessionaimedtobringtogetherexpertsworkinginareasofUrbanResilience,ClimateChangeandDisasterManagement for highlighting the issues related tomainstreaming climate change concerns into urban development planning framework for planning smartcitiesinIndia.

5.7. International Study to Nord Pool Power Market (Norway and Denmark), 12th 16th October 2015

IRADeconductedaninternationalstudytourundertheSARI/EI project to theNordPool PowerMarket from12thOctober2015to16thOctober2015.Thedelegationthat included government officials and other keyenergysectorentitieswerefromBangladesh,Bhutan,Nepal, and Sri Lanka as well as from India, besidesSARI/EI-IRADe and USAID officials. The objective ofthis study tour was to give an insight to the members of the establishment, evolution, and growth etc. ofthe Regional power market so that the memberscan suitably apply the learnings to the growing Cross-BorderMarketintheSouthAsianRegion.IntheNord Pool about 85% of all energy produced in theNordicregionistradedattheNordicexchange.

SARI/EIdelegatesatNordPoolSpot, Norway

The delegation visited the Nord Pool Spotmarket inOslo, Norway and the Transmission SystemOperator(TSO) of Denmark, Energinet at Frederecia. Speakersfrom NASDAQ and Statekraft also addressed thedelegates.

5.8. COP 21 DIALOGUE - Cities Resilience to Climate Change

TheseminaronCitiesResiliencetoClimateChangewas organized by the French Embassy in India incollaborationwithIntegratedResearchandActionforDevelopment(IRADe)andAsianCitiesClimateChangeResilienceNetwork(ACCCRN)onOctober30th,2015.

Event engaged with prominent experts including Ms. Thara, Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad

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and Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Former Secretary, MoUD toshare and direct discussions in the context of IndiasexpectationalignedtotheParistext.Thesediscussionswere largely attributed to sustainable planning forclimate resilient infrastructure. IRADe presentedextensiveworkithascarriedoutonclimateresiliencein20cities.

Dr.JyotiK.Parikh,ExecutiveDirector,IRADeconcludedbysayingthatIfwearetomeetfuturechallengeswitheffectivesolutionsandsufficientlevelofpreparedness,we must begin today to devise mitigation andadaptationstrategiesforthecitieswhichwillleadwayto development of climate resilient and low carboncities.

FromL-RMr.MaheshBabu,Prof.JaganShah, Dr.SudhirKrishna,Ms.DThara,Mr.Rohit

MagotraandMr.FranoisRichier

COP21Dialogue:CitiesResilienceto ClimateChange

5.9. National Stakeholder Consultation on New Energy Policy (NEP): Environment and Climate Change Perspectives

IRADe host a workshops/stakeholder consultation inpartnership with NITI Aayog, Government of Indiaon Environment and Climate Change themes toprovide inputs to the National Energy Policy (NEP).onNovember 6, 2015which served as a platform togather and discuss their policy positions on varioussectors including thatof EnergyandClimateChange,Transport and Air-Pollution and CAMPA. FollowingIndias INDC submission to theUNFCCC for the ParisClimate Agreement 2015, this platform served as adiscussion forum to plan further actions to achieveIndiasestablishedINDCtargetsfor2030.

NationalEnergyPolicyWorkshop

Themainobjectiveoftheworkshopwastounderstandthe perspectives of various stakeholders for the NEPfromtheenvironmentandclimatechangeperspectives.Theworkshop provided an opportunity for a diversegroup of stakeholders to come together and discussinputs to the NEP which are futuristic, address theinstitutionalmechanism to implement thepolicyandalsocoverissuesofenergyaccess,securityandaffordability in the country. The findings of the workshophavewide-rangingimplicationsforpolicy.

5.10. The 4th Meeting of Project Steering Committee, 9th December 2015, Mumbai, IndiaThe 4thProjectSteeringCommitteeMeetingwasheldon 9th December 2015 at Mumbai, India. MembersoftheProjectSteeringCommittee(PSC)fromvariousSouthAsiancountriesalongwithrepresentativesfromIRADe,USAIDattended themeeting. ThePSCmet toreview the activities of SARI/EI in the year 2014-15besidesthekeyachievementsandlessonslearnt.ThePSCdiscussedandfinalizedtheAnnualWorkPlanfor2015-2016. SARI/EI reports on Regional RegulatoryGuidelines and Regional Regulatory InstitutionalMechanismwerepresentedbeforethePSC.

The 4thmeetingofSARI/EIProjectSteeringCommittee

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AdetailedpresentationontheupdatesandkeyfindingsofSARI/EIDemandDrivenandAnalyticalStudieswereheld to seek the PSCs inputs. SARI/EI presented itsconsensusbuildingagendaandtooktheCommitteesinputs for SARI/EI outreach strategy. PSC Membersincluding Mr. Dasho Yeshi Wangdi (Sec, MOEA,Bhutan),Dr.SanjaySarma(PSCChairandJt.Sec,MOE,Nepal), Mr. Major Singh (Member (Planning), CERCIndia),Mr.VaqarZakaria(MD,HagerBailey,Pakistan),Dr. P.N. Fernando (Consultant, Sri Lanka)participatedin the meeting. Mr. Colin Dreizin (Director, USAID),Ms. Monali Zeya Hazra (Regional Energy Manager,USAID), Ms. Vandana Vats (Acquisition Specialist,USAID),Dr.JyotiParikh(ExecDirector,IRADe),Mr.V.K.Kharbanda(Proj.Director,SARI/EI-IRADe),Dr.PradeepDadhich (Dep. Director, IRADe), Mr. S.K. Ray (TechSpecialist, SARI/EI-IRADe), Ms. Reshmi Vasudevan(Project Coordinator, SARI/EI-IRADe),Mr. Rajiv RatnaPanda (Head Tech, SARI/EI-IRADe), Mr. Probal Gosh(HeadModelling,SARI/EI-IRADe)andMr.Gaurav Jain (Sr.ResearchAssociate,SARI/EI-IRADe)participatedinthePSCmeeting.

5.11. Sustainable Integrated Energy Strategies for Gujarat - Meeting with the Minister of Energy and other Stakeholders

FromL-R,Sh.GovindbhaiPatel,ShriSaurabhbhaiPatel,andSh.G.R.Aloria

Stakeholdersmeetingtopresentanddiscussprojectreport

A stakeholder meeting was organised by IRADeat Swarnim Sankul, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar onDecember 21, 2016 in the auspicious presence ofthe Honble Minister for Energy, Sh. Saurabhbhai

Patel, Minister of State, Sh. Govindbhai Patel and Sh.G.R.Aloria,IAS,ChiefSecretary,Gujarat.IRADegavea detailed presentation on the energy plan preparedby it. Deliberationswere held post presentation andsuggestions were taken into consideration. FurthertheMinisterthankedIRADefortheiruntiringeffortstopreparetheplanandrequestedallthestakeholderstofollowandimplementtheplanandthepoliciesinlinewithGujaratGovernment.

5.12. Workshop on Sustainable Development of Power Sector and Enhancement of Electricity Trade in the South Asian Region and the Way Forward: Policy, Regulatory Issues/Challenges

IRADe in association with the South Asia Forumof infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR) successfullyorganised aWorkshop on Sustainable DevelopmentofPowerSectorandEnhancementofElectricityTradein the South Asian Region: Policy, Regulatory Issues/Challengesandthewayforward(underUSAIDsSARI/EIProgram),15thJanuary,2016inNewDelhi,India.

ShriPradeepK.Pudari,Secretary,MinistryofPoweraddressestheWorkshop

Theworkshopdiscussedanddeliberatedoninter alia,key policy and regulatory frameworks, challengesand need for coordinated policies/regulation forsustainabledevelopmentofregionalenergyresourcesandenhancementofCBETtheSouthAsianregionandlessonslearntfrominternationalexperiencesinpowermarket development and Cross-Border ElectricityTrade.TheworkshopwasattendedbyregulatorsfromallsouthAsiancountriesandthestatesofIndia,besidespolicyanddecisionmakers,regulators,powerutilities,privatesector,MDBs,donoragencies,amongothers.

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5.13. Gujarat Energy Strategies: Energy Report Release by Honble Chief Minister of Gujarat Smt. Anandiben Patel

FromL-RDr.JyotiParikh,Smt.AnandibenPatelandDr.KiritParikh

The final report on Sustainable Integrated EnergyStrategies for Gujarat was released by HonbleChief Minister of Gujarat, Smt. Anandiben Patel on 19thJanuary2016atGandhiNagar,GujaratalongwithDr. Jyoti Parikh and Dr. Kirit Parikh. The report wasdiscussedwiththeChiefMinisteralongwithPrincipalSecretaries of energy, climate change and CMssecretariats.

5.14. Stakeholders Consultation Workshop: Review of Status of Marine National Park, Jamnagar and Evolving Vision Statement for Management of MNP, Jamnagar, Gujarat

A stakeholders consultation workshop on Reviewof status of Marine National Park, Jamnagar andEvolving vision statement forManagement ofMNP,was organized by IRADe on March 08th, 2016 atJamnagar, Gujarat. The workshop was supported byGIZ (Gesellschaftfr Internationale Zusammenarbeit),Germany and coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC),Government of India (GoI).

The workshop, through the process of dialogue andknowledge sharing, is aimed at identifying the mostsuitable practices for the conservation of MarineNationalParkinharmonywithsustainabledevelopmentofcommunitysdependenton it. Itwillalsohighlightthe interventionsneeded fromdifferent stakeholderstoensurethatthesepracticesareactuallystreamlined

intogroundrealities.ThepurposeoftheworkshopistosharethefindingsofthereviewanddiscusswithallthestakeholdersthestepsneededfortheconservationofMarineNationalPark.

FromL-RMr.BharatPathak,Dr.MichealVakily,Dr.H.S.Singh,Mr.ShyamalTikadarand

Mr. Rohit Magotra

MarineNationalParkStakeholdersConsultationWorkshop,Jamnagar,Gujarat

Ultimately, it was recognized that industrialactivity do harm the environment however,industrial representatives were eager to supportthe conservation efforts towards sustaining the marinediversity. Itwasalsorecognizedthatpropermanagement of Marine National Park require aseascape/landscapeapproachwhichwillincorporatethe study of impact of different activities in theentireGulfonMNP.

5.15. Stakeholder Consultations for Macroeconomic and Analytic Study Focusing on Benefits from Nepal-India Electricity Trade

A Stakeholders consultation was undertaken on19-20 January 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal withNEA, WECS, Ministry of Energy, Nepal PlanningCommission, Nepal Rashtriya Bank, IBN, IIDS, ADB,WorldBankrepresentativesetc.forMacroeconomic and analytic study focusing on benefits from Nepal-India electricity trade under the South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI).Presentationsonthemweremadetothevariousstakeholders.

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Theworkshopprimarily focusedonconsultationwiththestakeholderstoundertake:

Consultation on Key Inputs to Nepal TIMES Model and Macro Economic Model:InitialresultsofNepalAnswer-TIMES and on multipliers showing theeconomicimpactofinjectionofoneunitofelectricityinNepalpowersystemusing the2007SAMmatrixwere discussed.

Consultation on Results from Preliminary Work: Preliminaryresultssuchasenergygeneration,tradeand shortages were shared with the participants.Supplycurvethathighlightsthepotentialofvarioustechnologies at various export prices were alsodiscussedduringtheworkshop.

StakeholderConsultationsworkshopinKathmandu,Nepal

Inputs of Experts on Energy Scenarios: Forbuildingvarious scenarios for Nepal Model, expert adviceweretakenthroughthestakeholderconsultation.

Workshop concluded with stakeholders suggestionsonNepal TIMESModel andNepalsMacro EconomicModel.TheyfurthersuggestedtheintegrationofNepalTIMES Model with India TIMES model.

5.16. SARI/EI Delegation to the 2nd Meeting of SAARC Energy Regulators, 8th February 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka

The SAARC Secretariat, Nepal, invited SARI/EI in theSecondMeetingof SAARCEnergyRegulatorsheldon08th-09th February 2016 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. KeyFindings of the SARI/EI Study on a) Harmonizationof Grid Codes, Operating Procedures, Standards forpromoting Cross-Border Electricity Trade (CBET) inSouth Asia Region and b) Regional Regulatory Guidelines (RRGs)werepresentedduringthemeeting.TheSAARCEnergy regulators and members acknowledged andappreciatedtheworkbeingcarriedoutbySARI/EI.

AdelegationcomprisingofMr.V.K.Kharbanda,ProjectDirector, SARI/EI-IRADe and Mr. Rajiv Ratna Panda,Head-Technical, SARI/EI-IRADe participated in theworkshop.

SARI/EIDelegationpresentedatthesecondmeetingofEnergyRegulators,8thFeb2016

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Dr. Jyoti Parikh Chaired the session Recent Initiatives on Climate Finance set up and what move needs to be doneat the workshop on Climate Change Finance inIndia,organizedbyDepartmentofEconomicAffairsoftheMinistryofFinanceandGIZ,23rdApril,2015, NewDelhi.

Speaker at the 16th Annual India Tech Triple Expo2015.TopicDisaster and Climate Resilient Planning for Smart Cities,OrganizedbyIndiaTechFoundation,30thApril,2015,Mumbai.

SpeakeratBrainstormingsessiononClimateChange.Organized by National Academy of Sciences, India(NASI),19thMay,2015,Jammu.

Speaker at the Seminar on the theme Could Technology partnerships catalyse climate negotiations? Organized by French Embassy inpreparation for COP 21meeting at Paris, 21stMay,2015,NewDelhi.

Speaker at Think-20 Turkey Workshop. OrganizedbyTEPAVG20Studies,12thJune,2015,inIzmirandBodrum,Turkey.

AttendedthelaunchCeremonyofFlagshipprogramon Smart cities by the PrimeMinister ShriNarendraModi.OrganizedbyMoUD,25thJune,2015,NewDelhi.

Speakerat2ndPowerSoutheastAsiaConferenceandExhibition,14thSeptember,2015,Yangon,Myanmar.

Panelist at Workshop on Growing Coal, GrowingRenewables, Discom Realities and carbonimplications. Organized by Brookings India, Sept,2015,NewDelhi.

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