Power sector will play a crucial role in India's climate transition. However, reforms remain stalled and the price system is broken in this sector dominated by the state. What are some possible solutions to navigate this challenge? This week on Puliyabaazi, Akshay Jaitly joins us to give us a comprehensive view of the sector and presents new ideas to fix the price system in the electricity market.

Akshay is Founder-Partner at Trilegal and Founder of Trustbridge and has worked extensively in the power sector. Do listen in.

जलवायु परिवर्तन एक ऐसी सच्चाई है जिससे इनकार नहीं किया जा सकता। लेकिन एक विकासशील देश होने के नाते भारत में ऊर्जा की ज़रूरतें बढ़ेंगी ही। यह भारत के लिए एक चुनौती पेश करता है, और इस बदलाव में बिजली क्षेत्र की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका होगी। हालांकि, सुधार रुके हुए हैं और राज्य के प्रभुत्व वाले बिजली क्षेत्र में price system टूटी हुई है। इस चुनौती से निपटने के लिए क्या उपाय हैं हमारे पास? इस हफ़्ते पुलियाबाज़ी पर, अक्षय जेटली इस क्षेत्र के बारे में विस्तृत जानकारी देने और बिजली बाज़ार में सुधार के लिए कुछ नए विचार प्रस्तुत करने हमारे साथ जुड़े हैं। बिजली सेक्टर पर यह चर्चा ज़रूर सुनें।

We discuss:

* Overview of supply chain in power sector

* Challenges with transition to renewables

* Distress in discoms

* A broken price system

* Carbon tax

* Is nuclear energy an option?

* Privatisation in power sector

Readings:

The lowest hanging fruit on the coconut tree: India's climate transition through the price system in the power sector by Akshay Jaitly and Ajay Shah

https://papers.xkdr.org/papers/jaitlyShah2021_lowest_coconut.pdf

Organising the union government for the climate transition by Akshay Jaitly and Ajay Shah  

https://www.mayin.org/ajayshah/MEDIA/2024/organising_uniong.html

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