Power system flexibility will be essential for India to reach its renewable energy targets

Over the past decade, India has risen up the ranks to become the fourth-largest electricity market in the world, after the United States, the People’s Republic of China and the European Union. Electricity demand has increased as the country successfully brought electricity connections to millions of its citizens and living standards rose. Due to population growth, urbanisation, industrialisation and air-conditioning units, India’s electricity demand will continue to increase rapidly.