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Green Shoots
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Interview with Suman Sharma
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Interview with Rajat Seksaria
“Investments in renewable energy will continue to soar” [...] -
Coping with Demand
MoP invites bids for procuring 4,500 MW of power under SHAKTI [...] -
Transmission Roadmap
CEA report outlines plans for integrating 537 GW of renewables by 2030 [...]
Special Stories

Reinforcing Renewables
India has set a target of net zero by 2070, alongside other emission targets for 2030. Further, in the recently updated nationally determined contribution, the country has committed to having non-fossil fuel-based energy sources to […]

Green Shoots: Early signs of discom improvement, but full recovery seems far away
The Ministry of Power’s (MoP) latest data on the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of discoms for 2021-22 brings some hope for the power sector. As per a preliminary analysis AT&C losses have declined […]

Coping with Demand: MoP invites bids for procuring 4,500 MW of power under SHAKTI
To help states cope with the rising power demand and resolve the stress in the sector, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has launched a scheme for the procurement of 4,500 MW of power for five […]

Transmission Roadmap: CEA report outlines plans for integrating 537 GW of renewables by 2030
India aims to increase the non-fossil fuel-based installed capacity to 500 GW by 2030. As of October 31, 2022, the installed capacity in the country stood at 409 GW, including 166 GW of renewable capacity […]

Financial Briefs: India and overseas
SJVN Green Energy achieves financial closure of its 1,000 MW solar power project in Rajasthan (India) SJVN Green Energy Limited has achieved the financial closure of its 1,000 MW solar power project under execution at […]

Financial Briefs: India and overseas
KKR to invest $400 million in decarbonisation platform Serentica Renewables (India) KKR has signed definitive agreements to invest $400 million in Serentica Renewables. Serentica looks to deliver round-the-clock clean energy solutions for large-scale, energy-intensive industrial […]

Decarbonisation Goals: KKR to invest $400 million in Serentica Renewables
Serentica Renewables, the newly formed renewable energy platform of Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, has been making headlines since its launch. The company recently clinched significant investments from leading American global investment firm KKR. On November […]

National Green Hydrogen Mission: Views of industry experts
The Union Cabinet has approved National Green Hydrogen Mission on January 4, 2023. The mission has an initial budget outlay of Rs 197.44 billion. This comprises of an outlay of Rs 174.99 billion for the […]

Hits and Misses: Mixed response to the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2022
The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in Parliament in August 2022, proposing significant changes to the flagship Electricity Act, 2003. Importantly, it proposes to enable competition in retail power supply through non-discriminatory open access […]

Green Hydrogen Strides: Industry players discuss their projects and future outlook
The pace of development in the green hydrogen and green ammonia segment in India over the past few years has been impressive. The government has played a proactive role by releasing the first phase of […]

Renewables Rise: Increasing share in C&I captive capacity
The captive capacity of Indian commercial and industrial (C&I) units is on the rise owing to the increasing affordability of variable renewable energy and the growing adoption of technologies such as IoT and data analytics. […]

Deepening the Market: Short-term power trading gathers steam
The short-term power trading market has evolved significantly. During 2021-22, short-term trading volumes were recorded at 186.75 BUs, of which the power exchanges accounted for 54.3 per cent by achieving an all-time-high volume of 101.45 […]

Advanced smart grid technologies are key for India grid modernization
By 2040, India will be responsible for 25% of the increase in global energy demand. To meet this hunger for energy, the country is focusing strongly on renewable energy generation and modernizing power grids. Gridspertise […]

Smart Metering Update: Government schemes and deployment challenges
Smart meters provide remarkable solutions to increase the operational efficiency of discoms. Due to a plethora of proven commercial benefits offered, discoms have been adopting smart meters increasingly and this has created a huge market […]

DHBVN
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) is one of the two discoms in Haryana. It serves a consumer base of almost 4.05 million (as of September 2022), and a peak demand of 6,432 MW. Its […]

Interview with Rajat Seksaria: “Investments in renewable energy will continue to soar”
As the Indian renewable energy sector matures and evolves, the focus of the government has shifted to building capabilities in emerging areas of growth such as green hydrogen, solar-wind hybrids and round-the-clock (RTC) power. Rajat […]

Landmark Order
In a landmark order, the Supreme Court has dismissed Tata Power’s appeal challenging the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC) order to award a Rs 70 billion high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project to Adani […]

Setting a Ceiling: CERC releases a staff paper on power market pricing
The recent surge in electricity demand globally due to the increased level of economic activity after the lifting of pandemic restrictions and unprecedented climatic events have put pressure on electricity prices discovered in the power […]

Smart Metering Update: Government schemes and deployment challenges
Smart meters provide remarkable solutions to increase the operational efficiency of discoms. Due to a plethora of proven commercial benefits offered, discoms have been adopting smart meters increasingly and this has created a huge market […]

Picking Up Pace: Smart metering implementation update
Smart meter implementation has been a major focus, for discoms and policymakers in recent years, as a means of addressing the issue of commercial losses. One of the most important government programmes for the installation […]

Smart Grid Status: NSGM progress and experience so far
The implementation of smart grid technology is the need of the hour to meet consumer requirements for secure, reliable and affordable supply as well as to balance the electricity grid with the increasing penetration of […]

ABLOY for trust in Electric Power
Growing GDP of every nation leads to demand for various critical infrastructure resources and power happens to be one of them. Indian power sector is facing two major challenges such as uncertainty in fuel supply […]

Ducab sustaining ‘sustainable’ growth
Over the last 40 years, UAE-based Ducab has evolved from being a local cables manufacturer to a leading provider of world-class solutions to the global energy sector. Ducab already holds the undisputed position of being […]

Creating a Sustainable Tomorrow: Delta: Committed to providing innovative, clean, and energy-saving solutions
Delta’s journey began almost 50 years ago when Taiwan’s economy witnessed rapid growth. The increased power consumption led to frequent blackouts. As a company formed in these times, Delta has always believed that improving energy […]

Power Trading: At the Indian Energy Exchange, Power Exchange India Limited and Hindustan Power Exchange in November 2022
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in November 2022 was 5,083.85 MUs at the IEX. The average market clearing price range was Rs 3.85 per unit to Rs 5.17 per unit at the IEX. […]

Power Trading: At the Indian Energy Exchange, Power Exchange India Limited and Hindustan Power Exchange in October 2022
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in October 2022 was 4,325.01 MUs at the IEX and 3.01 MUs at PXIL. The average market clearing price range was Rs 2.98 per unit to Rs 4.68 […]

Performance Update: Consumer service ratings of discoms 2020-21

Power Generation: Monthly statistics year on year
Total power generation stood at 122.82 BUs in October 2022. At around 41.51 BUs and 38.67 BUs the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]