Press Release: Telangana State Energy Finance Conference 2025

Press Release

Telangana State Energy Finance Conference 2025

 September 25 | CESS, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana: The Telangana State Energy Finance Conference 2025, was conducted today, 25 September 2025 at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies. This conference was organized by a coalition of leading civil society organizations, research institutions, and industry bodies. The conference delved into the critical theme of “Telangana’s Energy Landscape: Policy and Practical Challenges.”

The keynote address for this conference was delivered by Sri Navin Mittal, Principal Secretary, Energy, Government of Telangana. In his address Mr Mittal, gave an overview of the power sector and energy transition pathways as per plans of the Government of Telangana. He further emphasized his fundamental belief that both finance and energy should back each other. He strongly urged the participants to develop policy suggestions for the government to consider as an outcome of discussions in this conference.

This one-day conference brought together policymakers, experts, industry representatives, and community voices to analyze the state’s energy sector, focusing on financing, regulatory challenges, and sustainable pathways for the future. Organized by the People’s Monitoring Group on Electricity Regulations, the Centre for Economic and Social Studies, the Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industries, Centre for Financial Accountability and the Rural Reconstruction and Development Society, the sessions aimed to foster meaningful discourse on clean energy, conventional regulations, waste-to-energy, and the critical role of finance in shaping sustainable energy futures for Telangana.

Some of the contributions from Key Speakers below:

Prof. E. Revathi (Chair and Director, CESS) provided the context by highlighting Telangana’s rapid energy needs and ambitions, emphasizing the importance of transitioning from traditional to clean fuels, the policy framework for clean energy (especially solar), and the critical need for decentralized, community-produced energy. She also stressed the unique challenges faced by Telangana as a key coal-based power producer and advocated for a just transition with strong policy support.

Mr Joe Athialy, Executive Director, Centre for Financial Accountability, said, “The conference was significant in the context of Telangana’s leadership in decentralised renewable energy projects and also the rural electrification. The conference could bring together academics, policy makers, industry and civil society to discuss aspects of different forms of energy sector, its challenges and opportunities.”

Dr. D. Narsimha Reddy, senior policy analyst, provided a comprehensive overview of the state’s electricity scenario, discussing generation mix (coal, hydro, renewables), consumption patterns (with 28% agriculture, 24% industry), and the necessity to link energy growth with human development outcomes. Dr Narasimha Reddy Donthi said, “Telangana energy planning requires a comprehensive assessment of current problems, including cost burdens, to build a strategy that increases transparency, accountability and participation. Environmental factors, which are forcing the current thrust to transition from fossil fuel to renewables, can play a role in sectoral transformation as well. Decarbonisation, electrification and de-chemicalisation can actually link all social, environmental, economic and technological factors for sustainable transition.”

Sri Vinod Agarwal, Chairman of Energy Committee, FTCCI, said, “We welcome “Telangana’s Clean and Green Energy Policy 2025, and with its ambitious target of adding 20,000 MW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, requires an investment of nearly Rs.80,000 crore. The real challenge lies not only in mobilizing sustained and efficient financial flows but also in ensuring that these policies are implemented and support decentralized renewable energy projects. At FTCCI, we firmly believe that practical, rational, and inclusive measures suggested by experts in forums like this will guide the State towards its vision of a greener future and more industrialization and contribute meaningfully to India’s journey to ‘Net Zero’.”

Subsequent sessions explored themes such as the renewable energy landscape, thermal power challenges, and the role of public finance institutions.

The key speakers included, Chandrashekar Reddy (Bureau of Energy Efficiency), Sreekumar Nhalur (Prayas Energy Group), Mr. Ajay Mishra, IAS (Retd.), Dr. Venugopal Rao (Centre for Power Studies), Sagar Dhara (Senior Environmentalist and Author), Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yemula (Assistant Professor, IIT Hyderabad), Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran (Centre For Financial Accountability), and Ruchit Asha Kamal (Climate Front Hyderabad)

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