Job Summary

Purpose: At CEEW, we envision a decarbonised electricity sector in India that provides reliable and affordable electricity services to all. To pursue this vision, we undertake interventions that can lead to accelerated and diversified deployment of renewable energy, socially and environmentally responsible deployment of RE and facilitate a just transition away from fossil fuel-based generation. We generate evidence for change, engage with policymakers to devise and implement policies and programmes, and evaluate the impact of initiatives on the ground. CEEW seeks to hire a suitable candidate for the position of Research Analyst to support the team's research efforts on increasing the share of distributed renewables (DRE) in the grid. To accelerate deployment, the candidate needs to build expertise on four fronts: nudging the consumer to adopt new technologies, identifying solutions with equitable incentives for stakeholders, unlocking finance for distributed renewables, and facilitating the process with conducive policies and regulations. We are looking for a candidate with a comprehensive understanding of tariff mechanisms, state-level DRE policies and regulations, DRE financing mechanisms consumer credit, ownership models such as RESCO and leasing, public incentive design, and blended capital consumer behaviour and the power market, along with experience of preparing and executing large surveys. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to work with key stakeholders, particularly government (both at central and state level), financial institutions and industry.

Details

Location: New Delhi, India

Duration: Full-time

Job Duties and Accountabilities

Desirable Outcomes (first year)

- Actively work with the team to accelerate adoption of distributed RE in at least one state




- Conceptualise and execute at least one cutting-edge idea to scale up the adoption of DRE
- Take up at least one institutional responsibility or actively work on one institutional initiative

Primary responsibilities

- Monitor and analyse regulatory, policy and financing developments in India's renewable energy markets, especially grid-connected distributed renewable energy (DRE) including subsidy and incentive schemes, lending norms and emerging finance instruments
- Design quantitative and qualitative research frameworks and conduct research on the policy, regulatory, institutional, market and finance barriers to scaling grid-connected DRE spanning tariff and market design, consumer finance, ownership models, public support and capital mobilisation and develop solutions to address them
- Conceptualise new research methods and innovative market solutions, policy interventions, business and financing models, and market design that can take DRE technologies to scale
- Lead the development and execution of surveys, and analyse household survey data
- Assist in carrying out optimisation, techno-economic and financial viability studies for grid-connected distributed renewable energy technologies, including cost, tariff and consumer affordability analysis
- Travel to project sites, whenever necessary, to conduct meetings/interviews/training or collect primary information
- Publish quality research outputs peer-reviewed papers, reports, briefs, blogs and opinion pieces and write memos and issue notes for circulation among senior Government officials and other internal and external stakeholders

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