TWO-DAY CHINTAN SHIVIR-2026 OF POWER MINISTRY CONCLUDES

• Chintan Shivir is a brainstorming-cum-policy retreat format used by Union Ministries to chart sectoral roadmaps; the Power Ministry edition was held 22–23 January 2026 at Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh.
• Twin deliverables: (i) CEA Roadmap to 100 GW Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) by 2035–36, and (ii) 14th Integrated Rating & Ranking Report of Distribution Utilities.
• Relevant for GS-III (Energy, Infrastructure) — covers storage-led grid transition, DISCOM viability, and the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2026.