Solar after Sundown: Building Futuristic Energy Systems| ft. Nikit Abhyankar

The India Energy Hour Presented by 101Reporters · Nov 5, 2026 · 51m

India increasingly faces a peculiar paradox: surplus electricity during the afternoon, when solar generation is at its peak, and shortages during the evening, when demand rises and solar generation falls. Bridging this gap will require much more than adding renewable energy capacity. It requires rethinking how India generates, stores and delivers electricity.

To discuss these shifts and their implications we’re joined by Dr. Nikit Abhyankar, Faculty at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. He is also the co-faculty director at the India Energy and Climate…