Chandigarh — Energy Transition Snapshot
Generated 1 May 2026Carbon intensity (recent ~48h)
Generation mix (latest)
Peak deficit history (%)
Overview
Chandigarh is a Union Territory within the Northern Regional grid (NR zone), serving as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. Its electricity system is compact relative to full states, drawing on centrally allocated power and a growing rooftop solar base. The headline metric as of 2026-05-01T01:00:00 UTC is a 100.0% renewable energy share in the latest hourly generation slice — a figure that reflects the UT's small absolute consumption base and the timing of that measurement rather than a structural surplus of RE capacity. Carbon intensity averaged 45.0 gCO2/kWh over the recent ~48h window, one of the lowest readings observable in the NR zone. Peak deficit stood at 0.0% at the p95 level (as of 2026-04-23), indicating no measurable supply shortfall at peak demand periods within the assessed window. Live demand telemetry and open-access charge data are not available for Chandigarh, constraining granular load and market-price analysis.
Demand & Supply
The single available fuel-mix slice (2026-05-01T01:00:00 UTC) shows 100.0% of metered generation attributed to renewable sources. The recent ~48h window delta is 0.0 pp, meaning the RE share was unchanged from 2026-04-29T03:00:00 UTC to 2026-05-01T01:00:00 UTC — this is a short-window observation, not a multi-year trend. The 0.0 pp delta most likely reflects a sustained rooftop solar or hydro allocation holding steady rather than any structural shift. Real-time demand telemetry (latest_demand_mw) is not available for Chandigarh; consequently, absolute load figures cannot be anchored. Peak deficit at the p95 level is 0.0% (as of 2026-04-23), drawn from 23 POSOCO PSP data points, indicating that peak demand was fully met across the observed distribution — there is no statistically significant peak shortage in the recent window. The absence of a multi-year demand CAGR (data not yet integrated) means demand growth trajectory cannot be quantified from available data. IEX DAM area prices for the NR zone are also currently unavailable, removing the market-price anchor for procurement cost inference.
RE & Transition
Chandigarh's RE share stood at 100.0% in the latest hourly slice (2026-05-01T01:00:00 UTC), with a 0.0 pp recent ~48h window delta — indicating no directional change within that short observation period. At 45.0 gCO2/kWh averaged over the recent ~48h window, the UT's carbon intensity is markedly low in an NR grid context, consistent with a generation mix dominated by solar or hydro allocation at the time of measurement. However, the structural interpretation of these figures is limited: a 100% RE reading for a small UT can reflect a single hourly snapshot where allocated renewable power exactly covers metered local generation, and does not confirm a 24/7 clean power posture. Multi-year RE penetration trajectory cannot be assessed — the long-term demand CAGR aggregator is not yet integrated in Atlas. RPO compliance data is also not yet integrated (see IEA-58), so whether Chandigarh is meeting its statutory renewable purchase obligation cannot be confirmed from available data. Absent these longer-horizon metrics, the carbon intensity figure (45.0 gCO2/kWh) is the most reliable transition signal available, and it points to a low-carbon procurement posture at least within the recent window.
DISCOM Health
Chandigarh's electricity distribution is managed through a small, centrally supervised DISCOM structure. From available metrics, peak deficit p95 is 0.0% (as of 2026-04-23, 23 data points), which is the strongest available proxy for supply reliability — it indicates the UT experienced no measurable peak shortage at the p95 level in the observed window. Open-access charge stack (CSS, wheeling, transmission, losses at HT voltage) is not available for Chandigarh; consequently, the cost-of-power signal for open-access consumers cannot be derived. AT&C loss data (UDAY dataset, IEA-57) is not yet integrated in Atlas — distribution efficiency cannot be quantified. Residential tariff data is also unavailable pending API key provisioning. The combination of gapped AT&C loss, tariff, and OA charge data means the financial health of the Chandigarh DISCOM cannot be assessed beyond the reliability signal embedded in the 0.0% peak deficit figure.
Outlook
Over the 1–3 year horizon, Chandigarh's grid posture presents two dominant features: a 0.0% p95 peak deficit suggesting adequate supply coverage in the near term, and a 100.0% RE share reading with 45.0 gCO2/kWh carbon intensity that, if structurally sustained rather than episodic, positions the UT favorably against NR-zone peers. The principal constraints on forming a stronger forward view are data gaps rather than adverse metrics: multi-year demand CAGR is not yet integrated, so load growth pressure on the current supply balance is unknown; RPO compliance cannot be verified; and neither AT&C losses nor residential tariffs are available to assess DISCOM financial trajectory. Immediate priorities for any stakeholder requiring an investable or policy-actionable view should be: (1) establish live SLDC demand feed to quantify absolute load and seasonal peaks; (2) resolve Atlas IEA-57 and IEA-58 to surface AT&C and RPO compliance baselines; (3) provision the tariff API key to enable retail cost-of-service benchmarking. Until those gaps are closed, available data supports a baseline read of reliable supply and low-carbon intensity, but precludes structural conclusions.
Data gaps in this brief
- Transmission ATC: Atlas endpoint not yet integrated (see IEA-56).
- DISCOM AT&C losses (UDAY): Atlas endpoint not yet integrated (see IEA-57).
- RPO compliance: state RE policy dataset not yet integrated (see IEA-58).
- Subsidies / incentives: state catalogue not yet integrated (see IEA-59).
- Residential tariff: Atlas tariff endpoint requires X-API-Key not yet provisioned for tools-api.
- Multi-year demand CAGR: Atlas does not yet expose a long-term aggregator (only ~48h realtime).
- IEX DAM price: upstream IEX area-prices feed currently empty.
- Transmission ATC: Atlas endpoint not yet integrated (IEA-56).
- DISCOM AT&C losses (UDAY): Atlas endpoint not yet integrated (IEA-57).
- RPO compliance: state RE policy dataset not yet integrated (IEA-58).
- Subsidies / incentives: state catalogue not yet integrated (IEA-59).