Highlights

Determining the performance of a power plant can be a complex topic to understand, given the various factors such as availability of fuel/water, installed capacity, age of unit, planned outage etc, at play.

SagarMala, a program by the Ministry of Shipping to promote port-led industrialisation, focuses on power as one of the 35 important sectors for which clusters are being envisaged. Here’s a critical look at how the program aims to assist coal power plants.

There is an immense opportunity for city officials and residents to significantly reduce waste and plastic pollution by making weddings zero waste. In a recent engagement, we found that there are significant challenges posed by poor infrastructure but these can be easily overcome.

Mapping has been typically dominated by state and business interests to consolidate access to land and resources. We explore some recent evolutions in technology have made it possible for communities to reclaim land by counter-mapping.

This report presents the experience and lessons of the Zero Waste Cities project in setting up a zero-waste system in Greenways, Chennai. It was led by Gabriel Raj with the support of Kripa Ramachandran, Researcher, and Sriram Radhakrishnan, Community Organiser at CAG, and Pennurimai Iyakkam.

Power theft, an all too common malady in India, results in loses worth crores of rupees every year. In this article, we review some of the interventions the government has undertaken to minimise loss due to power theft.

The power sector is one of the most highly stressed sectors, so the financial crisis surrounding the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) group prompted us to take s a closer look into the business as a whole. We share some insights into their subsidiaries, source of procurement, debt structure, and long-term power purchase agreements.

The rising global demand for land and natural resources has made its protection an urgent priority, particularly against government-sponsored land use changes and acquisition. CAG organised a public discussion about Chennai’s land transformations and the implications for its resilience.