Unbound Energy https://www.unboundenergy.in/ Plain-language explainers and live trackers on India’s energy transition: solar, wind, storage, EVs and the grid. Every number has a source you can check. en-IN How much CO2 did India’s renewables avoid? Our method, step by step https://www.unboundenergy.in/explainers/carbon-avoided-method/ https://www.unboundenergy.in/explainers/carbon-avoided-method/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Carbon Our estimate for 2025-26 is 320 million tonnes of carbon dioxide avoided including large hydro, or 207.6 million without it, and this is exactly how we worked it out. Why coal still carries India’s evenings, even as solar booms https://www.unboundenergy.in/explainers/coal-after-sunset/ https://www.unboundenergy.in/explainers/coal-after-sunset/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The grid On the day India set its all-time demand record, solar supplied close to a third of the grid’s power at midday and none after 7.30 pm. Here is why the evening still falls to coal, and what is being built to change that. What rooftop solar actually saves on a Maharashtra electricity bill https://www.unboundenergy.in/explainers/rooftop-solar-maharashtra-bill/ https://www.unboundenergy.in/explainers/rooftop-solar-maharashtra-bill/ Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rooftop solar A worked example for a flat and a bungalow, using Mahavitaran’s 2026-27 tariff, the PM Surya Ghar subsidy and a standard solar estimate for Pune, with every number sourced. Electric two-wheeler buyers keep a smaller subsidy until March 2028 https://www.unboundenergy.in/policy-watch/#pm-e-drive-two-wheeler-incentive https://www.unboundenergy.in/policy-watch/#pm-e-drive-two-wheeler-incentive Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy watch PM E-DRIVE is the central scheme that lowers the price of electric two-wheelers and other electric vehicles and supports electric buses and public charging. New solar and wind projects now pay a growing share of transmission charges https://www.unboundenergy.in/policy-watch/#ists-waiver-phase-out https://www.unboundenergy.in/policy-watch/#ists-waiver-phase-out Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy watch The waiver of inter-state transmission charges for new solar and wind plants is being withdrawn in four yearly steps between July 2025 and July 2028. Central grant backs 30 GWh of grid batteries, most of it for states https://www.unboundenergy.in/policy-watch/#bess-viability-gap-funding https://www.unboundenergy.in/policy-watch/#bess-viability-gap-funding Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy watch A Ministry of Power scheme that pays part of the cost of 30 gigawatt-hours of battery storage to be built for 15 states and NTPC. Solar projects must now use cells from an approved list, with a rooftop window to December 2026 https://www.unboundenergy.in/policy-watch/#almm-list-ii-solar-cells https://www.unboundenergy.in/policy-watch/#almm-list-ii-solar-cells Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy watch A Ministry of New and Renewable Energy rule that requires solar panels in most Indian projects to be built with solar cells from an approved list of models and manufacturers. Tracker updated: Renewable capacity https://www.unboundenergy.in/trackers/renewable-capacity/#updated-2026-11-06 https://www.unboundenergy.in/trackers/renewable-capacity/#updated-2026-11-06 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trackers Installed solar, wind, hydro and bio, against India’s 2030 target. Tracker updated: Rooftop solar https://www.unboundenergy.in/trackers/rooftop-solar/#updated-2026-11-06 https://www.unboundenergy.in/trackers/rooftop-solar/#updated-2026-11-06 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trackers Homes going solar under the PM Surya Ghar scheme, and the states leading it. Tracker updated: EV adoption https://www.unboundenergy.in/trackers/ev-adoption/#updated-2026-11-06 https://www.unboundenergy.in/trackers/ev-adoption/#updated-2026-11-06 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trackers The share of new vehicles that are electric, month by month and by vehicle type. Tracker updated: Carbon avoided by renewables https://www.unboundenergy.in/trackers/carbon-avoided/#updated-2026-11-06 https://www.unboundenergy.in/trackers/carbon-avoided/#updated-2026-11-06 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trackers How much CO2 India’s renewables kept out of the air, year by year.