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India's Demand Flexibility Imperative: Why DISCOMs Must Act Now

India's electricity distribution companies face a dual crisis — ₹13.5 lakh crore in combined debt and losses, while peak demand surges 55% in a decade. Demand flexibility offers a way out.

By Ahvant Foundation15 November 2025

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Research20 October 2025

The Cooling Crisis in the Global South: Why Efficiency Is the Only Option

By 2050, cooling could emit 7.2 Gt of CO₂ annually — nearly double 2022 levels. The window to shape market standards across the Global South is narrow, and it is closing fast.

By Ahvant Foundation

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Policy10 September 2025

ECBC at Scale: Closing India's Building Energy Code Enforcement Gap

India's Energy Conservation Building Code has transformative potential — but adoption and enforcement remain deeply uneven. How do we move from policy on paper to savings in practice?

By Ahvant Foundation

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Research5 August 2025

Net-Zero Buildings in India: From Aspiration to Architecture

70% of India's 2040 building stock is yet to be built. This is not a challenge — it is an extraordinary opportunity to embed net-zero principles into the physical fabric of the country.

By Ahvant Foundation