
Status and opportunities INTERNATIONAL ENERGYAGENCY The IEA examines the fullspectrumof energy issuesincluding oil, gas andcoal supply anddemand, renewableenergy technologies,electricity markets,energy efficiency,access to energy,demand sidemanagement and muchmore. Through its work,the IEA advocatespolicies that will enhancethe reliability,affordability andsustainability of energyin its32Member countries,13Association countriesand beyond. IEAAssociationcountries: IEAMembercountries: ArgentinaChinaEgyptIndiaIndonesiaKenyaMoroccoSenegalSingaporeSouth AfricaThailandUkraineViet Nam AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanadaCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyJapanKoreaLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPolandPortugalSlovak RepublicSpainSwedenSwitzerlandRepublic of TürkiyeUnited KingdomUnited States This publication and any mapincluded herein are withoutprejudice to the status of orsovereignty over any territory,to the delimitation ofinternational frontiers andboundaries and to the nameof any territory, city or area. The EuropeanCommission alsoparticipates in thework of the IEA Source: IEA.International Energy AgencyWebsite: www.iea.org Abstract Thisreport assesses the opportunities for efficient grid-interactive buildings(EGIBs) to support India’s clean energy transition. EGIBsunite energy efficiency,smart digital technologies and demand-side flexibility, allowing them to optimiseenergy use, shift or reduce peak demand and better align consumption withrenewable energy generation. The buildings sector is central to clean energy transitions in a context whererapidly increasing electricity demand is driven by cooling and appliance use,andthe share of variable renewable energy in electricity generation is continuouslygrowing.Without targeted action, unmanaged peak loads and variable supplycould jeopardise grid stability and increase system costs. EGIBs offer an importantsolution for optimising electricity use, reducing peak demand and enhancingsystem flexibility. Applying a structured framework, this report assesses India’s policy landscapeandopportunities across efficiency,decarbonisation,smartness,resilience,materials and building-to-grid interaction. It concludes with recommendations fora comprehensive policy package that encompasses regulations, incentives andinformation. Scaling up the adoption of efficient grid-interactive buildings wouldenable India to align its fast-growing building stock with national climate goals andinternational commitments while lowering system costs and enhancing energysecurity. Acknowledgements, contributorsand credits This report was prepared by the International Energy Agency (IEA) Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions in the Directorate of Energy Marketsand Security. It was authored by Ksenia Petrichenko and Simrat Kaur. MelanieSlade,Senior Programme Manager of the Energy Efficiency in EmergingEconomies(E4)Programme,provided overall guidance.Keisuke Sadamori,Director of Energy Markets and Security, and Brian Motherway, Head of the Officeof Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions, provided strategic direction. The authors would like to extend their gratitude to Ian Hamilton for his invaluablereviewand feedback on the analytical framework,methodology and policyrecommendations. Several IEA colleagues provided valuable inputs, comments and feedback (inalphabetical order): Chiara Delmastro, Sangitha Harmsen, Lucien Hua, RolandGladushenko, Axel Nordin Furdos and Anthony Vautrin. The work was carried out in close collaboration with India’s Bureau of EnergyEfficiency, the continued engagement and expertise of which were essential tothis report. The authors also wish to thank the members of the Technical Working Group thatwas established to support this work for their active participation in consultations,data sharing and insights on related developments in India, and for their review ofpreliminarydrafts.Their contributions were instrumental in shaping theassessmentand tailoring policy recommendations to the national context.Members of the Technical Working Group were (in alphabetical order): Electric Power Transmission AssociationAlliance for an Energy Efficient EconomyCouncil on Energy, Environment, and WaterIntegrative Design SolutionsRocky Mountain Institute IndiaNatural Resources Defense Council IndiaNatural Resources Defense Council India Pratik AgarwalSumedh AgarwalDhruvak AgarwalKanagaraj GanesanTarun GargGerry GeorgeAkash Goenka Abhishek GuptaArjun GuptaShweta KulkarniMahesh PatankarSabyasachi PattanaikChandana SasidharanPramod SinghReena SuriGyan Prakash UpadhyayaReshmi VasudevanRohit Vijay Energy Efficiency Services LimitedSmart JoulesPrayas Energy GroupMP EnsystemsOracleUtilities - OPowerWorld Resources Institute IndiaAlliance for an Energy Efficient EconomyIndia Smart Grid ForumElectric Power Transmission AssociationMP EnsystemsCentre for Social and Economic Progress The authors would al