Centre for Energy, Environment and People (CEEP)

Human-centric research & policy advocacy initiative working towards energy justice in Rajasthan.

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#Featured in @thewire_in I CEEP colleagues write about women's marginalised voices in the Nokh Solar Park in western Rajasthan.

#PowerSector #RenewableEnergy #CommunityVoices

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Women Want a Say In How Rajasthan's Solar Projects Work: What's Keeping Them Out?

Samiksha Bharti, Simran Grover✍️
https://t.co/i1UfUiQD7O

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#PowerSector Update: High Defective Meter Ratio Triggers Regulatory Scrutiny of Rajasthan Discoms

Biggest outlier: Jodhpur Discom, where 2.66 lakh out of 5.25 lakh agricultural meters were defective (~50%) as of March 31, 2025.

#ElectricityDistribution #RERC #EnergyRegulation

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Challenges in distribution sector dominate mainstream discourse but intra-state transmission loss gets less attention, despite directly impacting tariffs. Rajasthan shows consistent rise (4.25%), adding ~₹600cr burden on #ElectricityConsumers.

READ what CEEP says in TOI report.

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This sustained effort led RERC to direct utilities to publish petitions in clear, machine-readable, and accessible formats.

Small but important shift towards enabling informed public participation.

READ: https://t.co/PhaIyEqWXD

#Rajasthan #PowerSector #Governance

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Participation in regulatory decision-making begins with access to information, which is often compromised. In Rajasthan’s #PowerSector, key petitions, including ARR, tariff & true-up filings by utilities, were mostly made available as poorly scanned, non-readable PDFs.

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@CEEPIndia has been consistently raising this issue with the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC), highlighting its importance & impact on the quality and extent of public engagement.

#PowerSector #Governance #PublicParticipation #Inclusion #RERC

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#RenewableEnergy I How do communities access resources & participate in governance-related decisions?

@CEEPIndia's Simran Grover reflects on this on @thebetterindia podcast. Watch full episode ‘Where’s the Land for Renewables? The Ground Beneath the Grid’ https://t.co/GMDZDkaVnm

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Catch @smrngrvr on @thebetterindia podcast speaking on the need for responsive & accessible institutions.

Watch the full episode “Where’s the Land for Renewables? The Ground Beneath the Grid” here https://t.co/GMDZDkaVnm

#LandGovernance #RenewableEnergy #Solar #PowerSector

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. @CEEPIndia's @lalitpa17376823 says, "This decision, in line with the Constitution's spirit, is welcome. It will have a direct & positive impact on residents of group housing societies who have long faced uncertainty & delays in accessing independent electricity connections.”

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#PowerSector I Rajasthan HC has ruled that residents of group housing societies can't be denied independent electricity connections, recognising access to electricity as fundamental right. Directed #JaipurDiscom to issue individual connections to eligible applicants in 2 months.

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In this #Rajasthan village, amid the #solar expansion, women described their everyday work at home as “𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴" during field visit.

READ the blog by @CEEPIndia's Simran Bajaj exploring the quiet shifts in their labour, identity, and self-worth: https://t.co/JVxJ6RXC7i

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#Featured I Published in @idr_online, this photo essay by @CEEPIndia's Akanksha Choudhary documents Rajasthan’s Kota fly ash cluster to ask: who bears the cost of environmental compliance when “waste utilisation” becomes a daily health risk for workers?

https://t.co/QKdXUk0LMB

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Authored by colleagues, chapter ‘𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒌’ analyses state govt-owned generation co.'s roles in power sector due to private sector-led energy transition.

READ https://t.co/ONHykyp4Nb

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WATCH I Anuj from @CEEPIndia unpacks complex narratives of use & ownership rights of private agricultural land in desert ecosystems.

Click here: https://t.co/7I1zZr2MVx

#CustomaryUseRights #LandAcquisition #PowerSector #Rajasthan #Commons #LandLeasing

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Announcing @CEEPIndia's 1st #VidyutSamwad Podcast!

In the meantime, check out some BTS moments ft. @anshumangothwal, Co-founder and Director – Programmes, & Manish K M, Sr. Research Associate, discussing Rajasthan’s long-term power planning and procurement. #PowerSector

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@CEEPIndia conducted #VidyutSamwad on 12 Dec'25, bringing together 35 participants from Rajasthan. It was a follow-up to Tariff Petition Samwad from May'25, after Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) issued the Rajasthan Tariff Order for FY 2025-26 in October 2025.

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"Large RE firms are taking land in name of clean energy transition using information asymmetry & power structures." Read insights from 'Shifting Grounds: Reimagining Land Governance in India’s Renewable Energy Future' at India Land & Development Conference https://t.co/iCcZX7SLsG

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Chapter 'Financing Energy Transition' in 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 by @CEEPIndia argues that India’s energy transition cannot rely only on private sector, highlighting state generation companies' role.

Click https://t.co/tvpkeKtRxD or Scan QR for book access

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𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗖 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗨𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗟’𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟯,𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗪 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: RERC issued order on Rajasthan Urja Vikas & IT Services Ltd’s petition seeking approval for procurement of 3,200 MW of coal-based power.

More: https://t.co/BLq2ogb72s

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@smrngrvr @IndiaLandConf Grover noted power governance faces deeper questions of developmental justice. Development doesn’t automatically deliver social justice. With weak institutions & limited governance, strong safeguards are needed against power asymmetry
@IndiaLandConf #ILDC2025 #InclusiveRenewables

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#ILDC2025 I @smrngrvr, Founder & CEO of @CEEPIndia, spoke at “𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 - 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦”.

More here: https://t.co/CwOtHHr4II.

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@smrngrvr #ILDC2025 I @IndiaLandConf
@smrngrvr recommended full public disclosure for long-term infrastructure development,noting solar parks in western Rajasthan show stark imbalances in opportunity distribution shaped by existing social structures. #InclusiveRenewables #EnergyTransition