Assam Has Vast Renewable Energy Potential, Needs Policy Overhaul: Experts
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The research reports, titled ''Assam Renewable Energy Potential Reassessment: Focus of Solar, Wind and Biomass'', ''Enabling Renewable Energy Growth in Assam''.
New research released by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) sheds light on Assam's renewable energy (RE) generation potential and the imperative for policy enhancement and institutional capacity building to facilitate large-scale RE expansion.
The research reports, titled ''Assam Renewable Energy Potential Reassessment: Focus of Solar, Wind and Biomass'', ''Enabling Renewable Energy Growth in Assam'', and ''Impact of ISTS Waiver on Economics of Solar Power Procurement in Assam'', were unveiled during a multi-stakeholder dialogue organized by iFOREST in Guwahati's Hotel Vivanta on March 27, 2024.
According to the findings, Assam possesses a significantly higher RE generation potential than previously estimated by central government agencies. This potential is deemed sufficient to support a low-carbon pathway to meet the state's escalating electricity demand. However, the research underscores the need for policy tightening and institutional capacity building to overcome existing limitations to growth.
