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Power generation and distribution

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The Multinational Mandate

Cross-Border Electricity Trade in South Asia: From Bilateral Deals to a Regional Market

By: Lalita Subrahmanyam6 August 2026

South Asia has spent two decades building cross-border transmission corridors. Can it create a regional market that extracts greater value from every megawatt?

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The Innovator
Bridging the Deficit

72,300 electric vehicle chargers by 2028: Can India's grid deliver?

By: Priya Dialani28 July 2026

Grid shocks, stranded capital, and the load of India’s EV infrastructure surge.

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The Operator
Bridging the Deficit

Fast Charging, Slow Execution: India's EV Infrastructure Gap

By: Lalita Subrahmanyam24 June 2026

India's EV transition will succeed only when its charging infrastructure delivers reliable uptime at scale.

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The Operator
Bridging the Deficit

India's Bioenergy Sector Has the Ambition. It Needs the Architecture.

By: Lalita Subrahmanyam27 May 2026

The bottleneck is no longer construction, it is a mix of fuel quality, operational systems and suboptimal contracts.

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The Strategist
The Multinational MandateThe Intelligence Yield

The SIGHT Programme and India’s Green Hydrogen Playbook

By: Lalita Subrahmanyam18 May 2026

It is India's biggest bet on green hydrogen, but policy intent still needs industrial execution.

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The StrategistThe Guardian
Bridging the Deficit

What Patient Capital Actually Needs From India's PPP Frameworks

By: Lalita Subrahmanyam13 May 2026

Long-term investors are watching India's PPP model. Here's what would actually make them commit.

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The Intelligence Yield

DPDP Compliance: The Clock Is Running. Is Your Data Stack Ready?

By: Varad Diwate14 May 2026

How to prepare your data infrastructure

Urban gas distribution

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The Operator
Bridging the Deficit

India's Bioenergy Sector Has the Ambition. It Needs the Architecture.

By: Lalita Subrahmanyam27 May 2026

The bottleneck is no longer construction, it is a mix of fuel quality, operational systems and suboptimal contracts.

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The GuardianThe Strategist
The Intelligence Yield

DPDP Compliance: The Clock Is Running. Is Your Data Stack Ready?

By: Varad Diwate14 May 2026

How to prepare your data infrastructure

Water supply and sanitation

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The Multinational MandateThe Intelligence Yield

The SIGHT Programme and India’s Green Hydrogen Playbook

By: Lalita Subrahmanyam18 May 2026

It is India's biggest bet on green hydrogen, but policy intent still needs industrial execution.

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The StrategistThe Guardian
Bridging the Deficit

What Patient Capital Actually Needs From India's PPP Frameworks

By: Lalita Subrahmanyam13 May 2026

Long-term investors are watching India's PPP model. Here's what would actually make them commit.

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The GuardianThe Strategist
The Intelligence Yield

DPDP Compliance: The Clock Is Running. Is Your Data Stack Ready?

By: Varad Diwate14 May 2026

How to prepare your data infrastructure

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