PPF, Orange Circle Energy to Convene Renewable Energy Dialogue 2026

As India’s energy requirements evolve alongside economic growth, the next phase of the country’s energy transition will depend not only on expanding generation capacity, but also on the ability to deliver reliable power, strengthen distribution, infrastructure, mobilise capital and establish a predictable regulatory environment.

Against this backdrop, Policy Perspectives Foundation (PPF) and Orange Circle Energy (OCE) will convene the Renewable Energy Dialogue (RE: DIALOGUES) 2026: Powering a Developed India on October 14, 2026 in New Delhi. Bringing together representatives from government, regulatory institutions, industry, finance, technology and research, the dialogue will examine India’s next phase of energy development through four key pillars: Demand, Distribution, Regulation and Capital.

The dialogue comes at a time when India’s per-capita electricity consumption remains below the global average. India’s per-capita consumption stood at 1,460 kWh in FY 2024–25, compared with a global average of approximately 3,600 kWh. As electricity demand grows, the challenge will be to ensure that generation, transmission, distribution and financing mechanisms evolve in step with the country’s development ambitions.

Moving beyond a conventional focus on installed renewable energy capacity, RE: DIALOGUES 2026 will examine the interconnected systems required to translate future demand into reliable and financially viable energy supply.

Commenting on the need for an integrated approach to India’s energy transition, Pradyot Chandra Haldar, President, Policy Perspectives Foundation (PPF), said, “India’s energy transition raises a fundamental policy question: are we planning our electricity system for the India we have today, or for the developed economy we aspire to become? Renewable capacity targets are important, but capacity addition alone cannot guarantee reliable power, affordable tariffs or energy security. These outcomes depend on how well demand forecasting, grid infrastructure, storage, investment and regulatory frameworks evolve together.

“Through RE 2026, Policy Perspectives Foundation seeks to bring these interconnected policy challenges into a common conversation and examine what it will take to power India’s development ambitions.”

Nikesh Sinha, Founder, Orange Circle Energy (OCE), said, “The vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 must be measured against the best in the world. Global benchmarking, backed by robust data and meaningful comparisons with peer economies, is essential to understanding where we stand, identifying gaps and setting clear, ambitious targets for India’s energy future. Our collaboration with PPF is a small but important step towards creating a sustained national conversation that helps India set its sights higher and translate its aspirations into measurable progress.”

The programme will feature a keynote address by Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), followed by discussions on benchmarking India’s energy future, transmission and distribution as potential constraints, regulatory challenges, and the economics of energy production, including capital, debt markets and bankability.