Utility-scale battery storage is expected to accelerate rapidly in India over the next seven to ten years. As per the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) recent report on “Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions”, India will become […]
As India’s electricity demand is expected to soar in the upcoming summer months, the country is gearing up to ensure reliable and outage-free power. Estimates suggest that peak demand could breach the 260 GW mark […]
Through a recent amendment, the Ministry of Power has incorporated enabling provisions in the electricity consumer rules, which will accelerate solar rooftop development in the country as well as empower electricity consumers. While solar rooftop […]
Hydropower is a critical source of power generation, playing a key role in facilitating the energy transition. As a source of energy storage with a unique characteristic of efficient and flexible operations, hydropower is essential […]
Looking back at 2023, one of the key highlights of the Indian power sector was the growing power demand. Propelled by economic growth, the country’s power demand has been increasing rapidly and recorded an all-time […]
Power demand has been growing rapidly in the country, with a 21 per cent increase recorded in October 2023 over the past year. Given this pace, one of the immediate tasks at hand is to […]
In a recent policy impetus to the burgeoning renewable energy sector, the power ministry has introduced a uniform renewable energy tariff (URET) for renewable energy procurement. URET will establish distinct central pools for different renewable […]
With this issue, we celebrate our 27th anniversary. As before, it is time to pause and reflect on the past year. Climate change and energy were central themes at the G20 summit. India demonstrated its […]
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 […]
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 […]
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