**Executive Summary**
The AI Impact Casebooks on Energy and Accessibility were released at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The casebooks highlight global experiences using AI for sustainable and inclusive growth, and serve as resources for policymakers and practitioners. The Energy Compendium was developed in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the launch was attended by officials from various ministries. The release occurred on February 17, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose of Casebooks:**
* The casebooks focus on Energy and Accessibility.
* They bring together global experiences in using AI for sustainable development and inclusive growth.
* They are intended as long-term knowledge resources for policymakers and practitioners.
* They support cross-country learning and replication of proven models.
* They strengthen the evidence base for deploying AI in climate action and social inclusion.
* **Energy Compendium:**
* Developed in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA).
* Highlights AI's dual role in the energy transition (driving electricity demand and improving energy efficiency).
* Documents use cases in grid optimisation, renewable energy integration, data centre efficiency, and balancing compute requirements with climate commitments.
* **Accessibility Volume:**
* Presents AI-led interventions in assistive devices, early diagnosis, adaptive learning, advanced prosthetics, and mental health support.
* Emphasises privacy safeguards, ethical deployment, and culturally contextual innovation.
* **Statements and Endorsements:**
* Shri Abhishek Singh (MeitY & India AI) stated the compendia would serve as guidebooks, especially for the Global South, and would help governments and innovators replicate solutions.
* Shri Siddharth Singh (IEA) highlighted the positive impact of AI on the energy sector.
**Impact Analysis**
**Policymakers and Practitioners Across Countries**
* **Impact:**
* Provided with knowledge resources to guide AI deployment in energy and accessibility.
* Can leverage documented use cases and best practices for informed decision-making.
* **Action Required:**
* Utilize the casebooks to inform policies and strategies related to AI in energy, climate, accessibility and social inclusion.
**Governments in the Global South**
* **Impact:**
* Provided with a guidebook relevant to their development challenges.
* Can replicate successful AI solutions from other countries.
* **Action Required:**
* Leverage the compendia to implement AI solutions relevant to local development challenges.
**Innovators and Startups**
* **Impact:**
* Can connect with startups and scale impactful interventions.
* **Action Required:**
* Use the casebooks to identify opportunities for innovation and collaboration.
**International Energy Agency (IEA)**
* **Impact:**
* IEA has partnered in the development of the energy compendium, enhancing their expertise and influence in this domain.
* **Action Required:**
* Continue to support the development and dissemination of knowledge resources related to AI and energy.
Key Entities Referenced
India AI Impact Summit 2026: A summit focused on the impact of Artificial Intelligence, specifically in Energy and Accessibility.
AI Impact Casebooks: A set of publications released at the India AI Impact Summit focusing on the use of AI in energy and accessibility.
Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY): Indian Ministry responsible for electronics and information technology; involved in the release of the AI Impact Casebooks.
International Energy Agency (IEA): An international organization that has developed the energy compendium in partnership with Indian organizations
Ministry of Electronics & IT
AI Impact Casebooks on Energy and
Accessibility Released at India AI Impact Summit
2026
Energy Compendium Highlights AI’s Dual Role in Powering
and Optimising the Energy Transition
AI Compendia to Serve as Guidebooks for Global South: Shri
Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MeitY
AI Casebooks to Strengthen Collaborative Action on Climate
and Social Inclusion
Posted On: 17 FEB 2026 5:58PM by PIB Delhi
The AI Impact Casebooks focusing on Energy and Accessibility were released at the India AI Impact
Summit 2026. The publications bring together global experiences on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
for sustainable development and inclusive growth.
The casebooks have been prepared through collaboration among government ministries, international
agencies, research organisations and foundations. They are designed as long-term knowledge resources for
policymakers and practitioners across countries.The Energy compendium has been developed in partnership with the International Energy Agency
(IEA). It highlights the dual role of AI in the energy transition. On one hand, AI is driving additional
electricity demand due to growing compute needs. On the other hand, it is helping improve energy system
efficiency. The compendium documents use cases in grid optimisation, renewable energy integration, data
centre efficiency and emerging solutions that balance rising compute requirements with climate
commitments.
The Accessibility volume presents AI-led interventions in assistive devices, early diagnosis, adaptive
learning, advanced prosthetics and mental health support. It also emphasises the importance of privacy
safeguards, ethical deployment and culturally contextual innovation.
Speaking at the launch, Shri Abhishek Singh, Director General, NIC and Additional Secretary, MeitY and
CEO of India AI, said that one of the key outcomes of the pre-summit consultations was the need to
compile AI use cases, best practices and global learnings across priority sectors. He stated that the
compendia would serve as guidebooks for countries, especially in the Global South, where many
development challenges are similar. He added that the knowledge repository would help governments and
innovators replicate successful solutions, connect with startups and scale impactful interventions.
Shri Siddharth Singh from the World Energy Outlook, Office of the Chief Energy Economist, IEA, said
that while much attention is given to the energy demand created by AI, it is equally important to recognise
the positive impact AI can have on the energy sector. He expressed hope that the initiative would
encourage greater focus on productive uses of AI that benefit the economy and society.
The launch was attended by Shri Piyush Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power; Shri Santosh
Kumar Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; Mr. Praveen Kumar, Chairman and
Managing Director, ALIMCO; and Dr. Abhay Bakre, Mission Director, National Green Hydrogen
Mission.
The casebooks are intended to support cross-country learning, enable replication of proven models and
strengthen the evidence base for deploying AI in areas related to climate action and social inclusion.
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