Ongoing Projects

The Green School Project 2.0: Empowering Education for a Greener Tomorrow

September 2, 2025

| Energy Efficiency

| Water

| Waste

| Sustainable Habitat

| Environment

| Energy

| Climate Change

The Green School project 2.0 is a pioneering collaboration between the Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) and TERI. This initiative aims to foster critical thinking, interdisciplinary learnings, and a profound understanding of environment conservation values amongst the students studying in schools operating in Tata Steel operational areas.

Solar-biomass hybrid dryer with thermal energy storage

March 5, 2024

| Energy

TERI has developed Solar-biomass hybrid dryer with thermal energy storage for rural tribal communities, women and differently-abled persons. The integrated system has a Thermal Energy Storage (TES) device and a Biomass-based Heat Exchange (B-HE) system. These components are integrated with a solar dryer developed by SEED for continuous operation and efficient utilization of the hybrid system in food drying and increasing the capacity utilization factor of the system.

Expert Group on Financing India’s Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategies

February 21, 2024

| Energy

Long-term Energy Transition: An Integrated Modelling Approach for Indian Economy (ICEMF)

January 19, 2024

| Energy Assessment and Modelling

| Energy

To develop an energy-economy inter-linked decarbonization roadmap for India for its short (2030), medium (2047), and long (2070) term. An integrated energy-climate-economy modelling framework will be developed for simulating the impacts of exogenous circumstances, global climate policies, national policies, and technology development on India’s energy supply and demand, GHG emissions, and impacts on policy relevant macroeconomic variables.

Pumped Storage Plants - Essential for India's Energy Transition

January 15, 2024

Pumped Storage Hydropower is a mature and proven technology and operational experience is also available in the country. CEA has estimated the on-river pumped storage hydro potential in India to be about 103 GW. Out of 4.75 GW of pumped storage plants installed in the country, 3.3 GW are working in pumping mode, and about 44.5 GW projects are at various stages of development.

Skill Development and Awareness Programmes

January 8, 2024

| Sustainable Agriculture

| Climate Change

| Energy

| Transport

| Energy Efficiency

| Waste

| Resource Efficiency & Governance

| Environment

TERI Knowledge Resource Centre (TERI KRC), is committed to fostering sustainable development and empowering individuals through innovative skill development and entrepreneurship programs. Over the years, we have conducted several residential skill development and online entrepreneurship development training programs, focusing on solar energy and waste management.

Residential Skill Development Programs

Knowledge Repositories & Information Centre

January 5, 2024

| Sustainable Agriculture

| Climate Change

| Energy

TERI is a leading knowledge-based organization engaged in research in the fields of energy, environment, and sustainable development. Its strength lies in not only identifying and articulating intellectual challenges straddling a number of disciplines of knowledge but also in mounting research. Through its research process, the institute generates enormous knowledge and acquires innovative skills and useful operational experience.

Knowledge Products & Services

January 5, 2024

| Sustainable Agriculture

| Climate Change

| Transport

| Water

| Buildings

TERI Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC) is the primary repository and gateway to support learning, research and intellectual stimulation. It offers a wide range of information resources and products that are customized to meet and fulfill the specialized information need and demand of the users. The services offered by KRC are primarily grouped into four distinct categories.

Development of a Hydropower Forecasting System Framework and Implementation of a Pilot Project for Hydropower Optimization in Bhutan

January 2, 2024

| Climate Change

The consultancy contract on the Project “Development of a Hydropower Forecasting System Framework and Implementation of a Pilot Project for Hydropower Optimization in Bhutan” between USAID-SAREP and TERI to support the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) Limted, Bhutan was started in January, 2024.

Industry decarbonisation pathways - Iron & steel value chains, Cement built environment & value chains, Corporate charter

December 31, 2023

| Energy

| Energy Efficiency

The objective of the project is to accelerate transition of Indian industry sector to a low carbon pathway by an integrated approach which focuses on decarbonizing the energy intensive industries (steel, cement) including associated value chains