Today my guest is Akshay Jaitly, one of the founders of Trilegal, one of India’s leading law firms. He specializes in advising on energy and infrastructure projects. His research interests include power sector reform, the energy transition and public-private contracting.
We talked about the top-down nature of electricity regulation and pricing in India, the dysfunctional DISCOMS, the reforms required for an energy transition towards renewables and nuclear energy, and much more.
Recorded February 11th, 2025.
Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:06 - Electricity in India
00:15:31 - DISCOMs
00:41:26 - Open Access
00:44:31 - Expanding Capacity
00:46:52 - Renewable Energy
00:50:04 - Technology Diffusion
00:59:11 - Nuclear Power
01:17:18 - Outro
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