The Energy Insights and Innovation Lab is located in Mumbai
Tata Power, an Indian power company, has launched the Energy Insights and Innovation Lab (EIIL) in Mumbai, in collaboration with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the International Growth Centre (IGC), a global research centre based at LSE
This research initiative has been developed to harness research, data, and experimentation to support India’s clean energy transition while improving the quality, reliability, and affordability of electricity services for consumers.
The Lab aims to address challenges in India’s power sector, ranging from managing peak electricity demand to enabling reliable and affordable renewable energy integration aligned with India’s net-zero goals.
The Labs inauguration marked the signing of an MoU between Tata Power, LSE and IGC for the co-development of scalable solutions for the power sector through evidence-based approaches and global best practices.
The Lab will utilise consumer behavioural science, data analytics, and energy systems modelling to test solutions at scale, focusing on applied pilots that use smart meter and IoT data to improve demand-side management and grid resilience. The initiative will also explore how advanced analytics and behavioural insights can help shift or smooth peak electricity demand in urban households.
The collaboration plans to expand the Lab into a full-scale innovation hub with enhanced funding, institutional partnerships, and a broader mandate, including support in tariff designing for regulatory approvals, consumer flexibility, distributed renewables, and energy equity.
