BRICS, budget & big energy shifts: Expert insights from businessline’s Richa Mishra | EP 10

In this episode of Energonomics from India Energy Week 2026, host Renil S Varghese speaks with Richa Mishra, Resident Editor, businessline, to decode the complexities of India’s energy transition. The conversation covers India’s surging power demand, financial and institutional barriers, grid and storage challenges, and the socioeconomic realities shaping the clean energy push. Richa also explores India's new role as BRICS Chair, the future of BRICS energy cooperation, and what the industry expects from Nirmala Sitharaman’s upcoming Union Budget presentation.