Editorial

Over the past couple of years, renewable energy capacity has witnessed rapid growth. The renewable sector, as a whole, has evolved into a mature and market-driven ecosystem. As of July 2023, the country’s renewable energy […]

Thermal power is a major source of power generation in the country, accounting for a 74.6 per cent share in the total generation during 2022-23. The segment, however, has been witnessing several challenges, especially concerning […]

The distribution segment has shown a marked improvement in its performance over the last couple of years. The PFC’s latest report, for the financial year 2022, shows that the overall aggregate technical and commercial losses […]

Commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers depend heavily on captive power to meet their requirement of reliable and affordable power supply. India has an installed captive generation capacity of around 83 GW as of March 2022. […]

India’s solar power segment depends heavily on imported solar cells and modules. This makes it highly vulnerable to global supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions and raw material price escalations. For the country to achieve 200 […]

India’s transmission network has been growing steadily over the past few years to support the transition to renewable energy. As of February 2023, the country’s transmission line length and AC substation capacity stood at 454,540 […]

Smart grids are transforming the power transmission and distribution segments by driving digital, sustainable and more efficient operations. These solutions are critical for meeting the increasing power demand in the country and managing grid stability […]

In January 2023, the union cabinet approved the much-awaited National Green Hydrogen Mission with an initial outlay of Rs 197 billion. Following this, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy released the detailed mission document […]

The Rajya Sabha has passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, paving the way for renewable energy uptake and adoption of energy efficiency measures across industrial, commercial and large residential consumer categories, and introducing carbon […]

The breakthrough agreement at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to set up a Loss and Damage Fund, which will provide financial assistance to […]

With this issue, we celebrate our twenty-sixth anniversary. As before, we use this occasion to share our own take on the state of the sector. It has been a difficult year for energy markets globally. […]

Thermal power is a key contributor to the country’s generation capacity, acco­un­ting for a major 58 per cent share in the total installed base. The thermal ca­pacity of 236 GW is the mainstay for meeting […]

Solar power constitutes nearly half of India’s renewable energy capacity and is leading the energy transition and decarbonisation initiatives in the country. On the back of favourable government policies and cost economics, solar capacity has […]

Over the course of the last month or so, several pertinent policy and reform measures have been taken in the renewable energy and power distribution segments. Marking a paradigm shift in green open access, the […]

The Ministry of Power has recently announced that it is working on a scheme to liquidate the past dues of power distribution companies. The ministry is considering extending a one-time relaxation to discoms, whereby the […]

Amid the fresh coal crisis that is brewing in the country, the railway ministry has stepped in to resolve the logistics issue for coal supply to thermal power plants. The power and railway ministries have […]

The Indian power transmission segment has expanded rapidly over the years, driven by the need to meet the growing demand for power and to provide adequate evacuation infrastructure for generation capacity addition. Grid expansion and […]

Following up on the launch of the National Hydrogen Mission, the power ministry has notified the first phase of India’s Green Hydrogen Policy, introducing several measures to ease adoption and promote green hydrogen/ ammonia manufacturing. […]