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Prayas submission regarding the MSPGCL mid-term review petition - case no 196 of 2017

Prayas submission regarding MSEDCL mid-term review petition before the MERC in case no 195 of 2017

Prayas submission to the High Power Committee set up by the Government of Gujarat for finding solutions in respect of power supply from imported coal based power projects

Towards an understanding of residential electricity consumption in India

Prayas submission regarding the MSPGCL mid-term re...

Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd (MSPGCL) has filed a petition for true up of FY 2015-16 and FY 2016-17, provisional true up for FY 2017-18 and revised projection of ARR for FY 2018-19 and FY 2019-20. The petition along with copy of the public notice can be downloaded from here. A public hearing in this regard was conducted by the Ma...

Prayas submission regarding MSEDCL mid-term review...

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has submitted a petition seeking final true up for FY 15-16 & FY 16-17, provisional true up for FY 17-18 and mid-term review for FY 18-19 to FY 19-20 under the case 195 of 2017. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) vide its tariff order in the case no 48 of ...

Prayas submission to the High Power Committee set ...

The Government of Gujarat has set up a high power committee to review financial viability related issues faced by a few thermal power projects in the state. As per the terms of reference issued by the government, the committee is expected to review and establish financial hardship, if any, faced by the concerned projects, especially in light of pro...

Towards an understanding of residential electricit...

This journal paper has been published in Building Research & Information's special issue on Energy & climate change solutions: India's building stockResidential electricity consumption in India has increased by a factor more than 50 since 1971. India’s electrified households on average still consume less than one-third of the world’s averag...

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Our Values

The vision or dream of PEG is that energy becomes a tool for sustainable and equitable development for all citizens. To realize this vision, PEG works on a Public Interest Paradigm of Energy for Development. Much of the conventional energy sector discourse focuses on financial viability and economic growth while neglecting institutions, governance, equity and sustainability. This situation is further exacerbated by the distortions caused by the influence of powerful vested interests and neglect of inter-sectoral linkages.

Our Approach

In order to realize its vision of energy becoming a tool for sustainable and equitable development for all, we strive towards the following broad goals:

Universal access and better quality of service of modern and affordable energy for enhancing livelihoods and decent quality of life.
Security of sustainable energy supply to meet effective demand in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
Democratization of governance of the energy sector through increased transparency, public participation (particularly of marginalized sections of society), accountability of institutions and enhanced capacity of institutions as well as civil society.

Girish Sant Memorial Fellowship 2018

Applications are invited from interested candidates to avail of fellowships to be awarded in 2018. The deadline for applications to be processed is Saturday, June 30, 2018. Read more

Monitoring and Analysis of Residential Electricity Consumption (eMARC)
eMARC provides insights on electricity consumption in Indian homes from a selected sample
of households and appliances.This data is recorded by advanced IoT metering systems.
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Revenue and Tariff Analysis for Electric Utilities (RATE) model for Andhra Pradesh

Revenue and Tariff Analysis for Electric Utilities (RATE) is a spread-sheet based utility financial model developed by Prayas (Energy Group), Pune. The objective of the RATE model is to help policy makers, consumer groups and researchers get a better understanding of the order of magnitude impacts of various possible changes and their policy responses in the face of uncertainty.
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Electricity Supply Monitoring Initiative (ESMI)

ESMI provides evidence based feedback about the actual electricity supply quality - voltage and interruptions - experienced by consumers, through advanced data loggers deployed in urban and rural areas across the country. Visit ESMI portal at watchyourpower.org.