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Research

Urpelainen J, Shekhar J, Center-State Relations in India: A Political Economy Approach to Climate and Energy Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Publication, 2021.

Suri D, Shekhar J, Aria A, Greening the Grid, The Energy and Resources Institute, 2021.

Shekhar, Jai, Dhruv Suri, Priyanshi Somani, Stephen J. Lee, and Mahika Arora. "Reduced renewable energy stability in India following COVID-19: Insights and key policy recommendations." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 144 (2021): 111015.


Shekhar, Jai, Selna Saji, Disha Agarwal, Asim Ahmed, Tarun Joseph., 2021. How Changing Wind Speeds Can Affect Indian Wind Energy Ambitions. New Delhi: Council on Energy, Environment and Water.

Aklavya Sharan, Jai Shekhar, Harshit Vallecha, Vagisha Nandan, Michaël Aklin, Brian Blankenship and Johannes Urpelainen. 2021. Creating A Renewable Ecosystem: Roadmap to Clean Energy Transition in Jharkhand, India. ISEP and Oak Foundation.

Tyagi, Nikhil, Rahul Tongia, Jai Shekhar, Rishabh Trivedi., 2021. How legacy and demographics impact the fundamentals of electricity distribution in Jharkhand. New Delhi: Centre for Social and Economic Progress.

Suri, Dhruv, Jai Shekhar, Amartya Mukherjee, and Anhad Singh Bajaj. "Designing Microgrids for Rural Communities: A Practitioner Focused Mini-Review." In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2020 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC/I&CPS Europe), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2020.

Research Grants

Project Title: Development of a mobile solar kiosk to integrate essential services into the last mile network
Funding Body: ETH Zurich 
Funding Scheme: Development Grant - Student Project House
Budget: 550 USD
Year: 2020

Project Title: SolarCart Pilot Program
Funding Body: ETH Zurich 
Funding Scheme: Development Grant - Student Project House
Budget: 5500 USD
Year: 2021

Project Title: SolarCart - A Modular Kiosk for Rural Development
Funding Body: The Swiss Innovation Network 
Funding Scheme: Development Grants
Budget: 5500 USD
Year: 2021

Project Title: Scaling Candela Energy: Economic Inclusion in Bihar
Funding Body: Venture Cup Denmark
Funding Scheme: University Startup Worldcup
Budget: 1000 USD
Year: 2021

Invited Talks

Importance of International Collaborative Applications and Grants 
26th December 2020 | Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal

Newsletters and Blogs

Shekhar, Jai., 2020. Exploring electricity Access in India. New Delhi: Medium.com. Access it here

Shekhar, Jai, Dhruvraj Gambhire., May 2021. Are cooling systems in the off-grid world underrated?. New Delhi: Substack.com. Access it here

Shekhar, Jai, Vallecha Harshit., June 2021. Jharkhand’s Clean Energy Transition — Challenges and Pathways. New Delhi: Power for All. Access it here


Shekhar, Jai, Dhruvraj Gambhire., June 2021. Ambitions versus possibilities - Is 100% renewable energy possible?. New Delhi: Substack.com. Access it here

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