Solar Energy Corporation of India and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet Partner to fast track India’s clean energy goals and strengthen grid resilience

December 17, 2025 | New Delhi, India – The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (the Alliance) have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to accelerate India’s energy transition. This transformative partnership aims to unlock crucial investments and provide technical assistance to propel India toward its ambitious climate targets.

The collaboration is strategically timed to address the dual challenge India faces: meeting a rapidly growing energy demand while simultaneously greening its economy to achieve Net-Zero by 2070. While India has already exceeded its initial climate commitments, the shift from traditional fuel requires an unprecedented scaling of clean energy and supporting infrastructure.

This partnership is critical for:

• Grid Stability and Integration: As solar and wind power are variable, the successful integration of massive renewable capacity requires sophisticated solutions like Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and smart grid management.
• Market Innovation: SECI has been pioneering innovative RE project configurations, such as Round-the-Clock (RTC) power and Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE). The collaboration will support the acceleration of these models to ensure a reliable, continuous power supply.
• Focus on Clean Tech: Advanced technologies are vital for greening hard-to-abate industrial sectors and ensuring long-term energy security for the nation.

“This strategic collaboration with the Global Energy Alliance is a major step in furthering SECI’s role as the implementing arm of India’s renewable energy ambitions,” said senior SECI official. “Through our combined expertise in executing pioneering RE projects, we can effectively address the challenges of grid integration, storage, and firm power. This partnership is vital to ensuring a reliable, affordable, and green power supply for every part of India.”

The SoI was signed by Shri Prashant Soni, DGM (Project Management), SECI and Saurabh Kumar, Vice President, India, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and exchanged by Shri Akash Tripathi, Managing Director, SECI, under the overall guidance of Shri Sivakumar V Vepakomma, Director (Power System), SECI.

The collaboration will focus on a multi-pronged approach to mobilize finance, provide technical expertise, and de-risk emerging clean energy technologies.

Key areas include strengthening the grid through renewable energy integration and developing comprehensive energy transition planning, utilizing modelling, forecasting, and system studies. A major focus will be on emerging clean technologies such as Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Furthermore, the entities will cooperate on energy efficiency, demand-side management, and consumer-centric interventions. This is supported by efforts in digitization, including asset mapping, data analytics, and intelligent grid systems.

Concepts that are validated through the Alliance’s studies or pilots and are mutually found feasible will move toward implementation through tenders/RFPs to select competent agencies for execution.

“India’s commitment to a rapid and equitable energy transition is a powerful example for the world. Our partnership with SECI underscores our mission to accelerate green economic opportunity for people and the planet,” said Saurabh Kumar, Vice President, India, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet. “By focusing our efforts on innovative financial mechanisms and cutting-edge technologies like battery storage, we are helping to build a resilient energy system that will support India’s growth and its global climate leadership.”

This collaboration builds on the Alliance’s existing focus on digitalization and innovation through initiatives like Digitalization of Utilities for Energy Transition (DUET) and energy transition planning across different states.

About Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) is a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. Designated as the nodal agency for RE development in India, SECI is responsible for implementing numerous government schemes and has been a pioneer in developing innovative project models such as solar-wind hybrid, Round-the-Clock (RTC) power supply, and Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE). SECI is a key enabler in meeting India’s ambitious clean energy targets.

About Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet works for a world where everyone has access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity and the means to use it to improve their lives. Our Alliance builds transformative public, private, philanthropic partnerships to end energy poverty and accelerate green economic opportunity. Founded in 2021 by The Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund, we unlock finance, strengthen institutions and transform markets, delivering progress anchored in deep community engagement. By uniting actors across the value chain, from households to heads of state, we go beyond individual projects to drive lasting systems change. With work in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, our Alliance aims to reach 1 billion people with clean electricity, prevent 4 billion tons of carbon emissions and create or improve 150 million jobs.