Suggestions on Draft National Electricity Policy (NEP), 2026

AMCHAM submitted suggestions to the Ministry of Power, Government of India on the Draft National Electricity Policy (NEP), 2026. The suggestions focus upon how India’s electricity transition must be anchored on three inseparable system objectives: reliability of supply, affordability of electricity, and progressive decarbonization. Specific recommendations on resource adequacy and reliability, renewable energy integration, generation and transmission co-optimization, baseload and flexible generation, fuel choice for dispatchable and peaking capacity, energy storage, dispatch and planning frameworks, and capacity markets and system insurance were submitted for the government’s consideration.