Indicator Guidebook

• Driven by falling renewable energy (RE) prices, rapid transformation in the energy technology landscape, and climate change considerations, India’s electricity sector is undergoing a transition.
• The contours, costs, and pace of this transition will be determined by the nature of policy responses; institutional preparedness; and recognition of the complex interdependencies among jurisdictions, sectors, and governance processes. Governance aspects at the state level, though critical for the energy transition, are often not fully understood and, thus, overlooked.
• The Energy Transition Preparedness Initiative (ETPI), drawing on an indicator-based assessment of transition preparedness in 10 Indian states that together account for about 63 percent of national electricity demand, seeks to fill the research and knowledge gaps, including the governance aspects.
• This guidebook presents a set of 24 indicators that can be used to assess states on their preparedness to undergo an energy transition across various sectors. This will enable stakeholders to gauge the specific and tangible actions by sub-national entities taken to further the energy transition in India and promote cross-learning among actors.
• The 24 indicators were designed as a composite set, together covering policy intent, effectiveness of processes, institutional capacity, and outcomes across various drivers and enablers of the transition.

The initiative, especially the annual assessment, currently focuses on three sectors—electricity, buildings, and transport; as these sectors constitute the bulk of energy demand, these sectoral transitions are critical for achieving the energy transition.