Nagaland — Energy Transition Snapshot
Generated 1 May 2026Carbon intensity (recent ~48h)
Generation mix (latest)
Peak deficit history (%)
Overview
Nagaland sits in India's North-Eastern Regional (NER) grid, one of the smallest states by installed capacity and demand in the country. Its headline distinction is a 100.0% renewable energy share in the latest hourly generation slice (as of 2026-05-01), driven overwhelmingly by run-of-river hydro—a structural feature of NER's geography rather than a recent policy pivot. Carbon intensity averaged 27.8 gCO2/kWh over the recent ~48h window, placing the state among the lowest-emitting grids in India. The p95 peak deficit stands at 0.0% (based on POSOCO PSP data through 2026-04-23), indicating no measurable peak shortage pressure in the observed period. Real-time demand telemetry and open-access charge data are not available for the state, limiting the granularity of commercial and load-side analysis. Taken together, Nagaland presents a clean-generation profile with a small but opaque demand base—an important qualification for any capacity or commercial assessment.
Demand & Supply
Nagaland's generation mix is 100.0% renewable as of the latest hourly data point (2026-05-01), with the fuel-mix dataset covering two slices. The composition is structurally hydro-dominated, consistent with NER grid characteristics; no thermal or fossil-fuel generation is recorded in the available window. The recent ~48h window delta in RE share is 0.0 pp, indicating no measurable shift in fuel composition over that period—the mix has been stable at full renewable penetration. The p95 peak deficit is 0.0% (POSOCO PSP, daily series, through 2026-04-23, 23 data points), signalling that peak demand has been met without recorded shortfall at the 95th percentile. Real-time demand telemetry is not available for Nagaland—the state does not have a live SLDC feed integrated into Atlas—so an MW-level anchor for current load cannot be provided. The 46-point demand history series in chart data provides directional context but does not substitute for a validated real-time figure. Multi-year demand CAGR is also not yet computable, as the Atlas platform does not expose a long-term aggregator endpoint.
RE & Transition
At 100.0% RE share (as of 2026-05-01), Nagaland's current generation is entirely from renewable sources, with an average carbon intensity of 27.8 gCO2/kWh over the recent ~48h window. This low intensity is consistent with a hydro-dominant mix; the residual 27.8 gCO2/kWh likely reflects transmission-linked grid emissions or marginal import effects rather than in-state fossil combustion. The recent ~48h window delta is 0.0 pp—RE share has held flat at 100.0% across the observed period, with no directional movement to report. This should not be interpreted as a multi-year trend: a long-term demand CAGR or RE penetration trajectory cannot be constructed, as the Atlas platform does not yet expose a multi-year aggregator (data not yet integrated). RPO compliance data is similarly unavailable—the state RE policy dataset has not yet been integrated (see IEA-58)—so it is not possible to assess whether Nagaland's hydro generation satisfies its obligated RPO quantum or whether there are shortfalls in non-hydro RE obligations. The transition posture, in measurable terms, is one of incumbently clean supply with limited visibility into forward trajectory or regulatory compliance standing.
DISCOM Health
The two available proxies for DISCOM health are the p95 peak deficit and the open-access charge stack. The p95 peak deficit is 0.0% (POSOCO PSP, through 2026-04-23), which indicates that, at least at the 95th percentile of daily peak measurements in the observed window, demand was fully met. This is a supply-adequacy signal, not a financial-health indicator. Open-access charges (CSS + wheeling + transmission + losses, HT voltage) are not available for Nagaland—the Atlas endpoint does not return a value for this state—so no cost-of-power signal from the OA stack can be provided. Three key DISCOM health metrics are absent: AT&C losses (UDAY dataset, Atlas endpoint not yet integrated per IEA-57), residential tariff (Atlas tariff endpoint requires an API key not yet provisioned), and IEX DAM price (upstream feed currently empty). Without AT&C loss and tariff data, a substantive assessment of DISCOM financial viability, cross-subsidy burden, or revenue adequacy cannot be made from current Atlas outputs alone.
Outlook
Over a 1–3 year horizon, Nagaland's grid presents a structurally clean supply position—100.0% RE share, 27.8 gCO2/kWh carbon intensity, and 0.0% p95 peak deficit—but meaningful planning constraints arise from data opacity rather than physical supply stress. The absence of real-time demand telemetry, multi-year demand CAGR, AT&C loss figures, and residential tariff data leaves the commercial and financial dimensions of the state's power sector largely unquantified from currently available Atlas sources. Transmission ATC data is also not yet integrated (IEA-56), which limits assessment of inter-state transfer capacity in the NER grid—a relevant constraint given Nagaland's dependence on hydro and the seasonal variability inherent to run-of-river generation. RPO compliance visibility is absent (IEA-58), making it difficult to evaluate regulatory risk exposure. The immediate priority for any stakeholder seeking a complete picture is resolution of the Atlas data integration gaps (IEA-56 through IEA-59) and provisioning of the tariff API key. Until those feeds are live, supply-side metrics paint a favourable picture, but demand-side and DISCOM financial risks remain unscored.
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).
- Real-time demand telemetry: live SLDC feed not available for Nagaland.
- Open-access charge stack: Atlas endpoint returns no value for this state.