Upcoming Events

Speaker: Akul Raizada – Energy and Climate Policy Consultant

India’s transition towards renewable energy is reshaping its energy landscape, but fully integrating renewables into the national grid presents significant challenges. This webinar will explore key barriers and innovative solutions, focusing on grid flexibility, transmission bottlenecks, energy storage, and investment strategies.

Topics covered:

• Identifying challenges in grid flexibility and transmission bottlenecks with actionable strategies for renewable energy integration.
• Highlighting the urgent need for investment in grid infrastructure to enhance reliability and support India’s energy transition.
• Examining the role of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and exploring modernisation strategies to accommodate growing renewable capacity.
• Introducing real-time market optimisation and time-of-day pricing to improve grid efficiency.
• Discussing the importance of Viability Gap Funding (VGF), supportive policy frameworks, and private investment.

On behalf of Dr Georgia Makridou (Academic Director, MSc in Energy Management and Director of the Energy Management Centre) and Dr Soon Leong (Assistant Professor of Finance, ESCP Business School and Co-Academic Director, MSc in Energy Management), we have the pleasure of inviting you to our UK MEM Alumnight Event.

Where: ESCP London Campus – 527 Finchley Road, London NW3 7BG
When: 7^th March 2025
Format: Networking & Cocktail
Dress code: Casual
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm