India is spearheading a massive e-mobility revolution as part of its ambitious green energy transition endeavours. The country aims to reach net zero emissions by 2070 and the transportation sector is expected to play a […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has finally released the much-anticipated guidelines for promoting pumped storage projects (PSPs). This policy is in line with the finance minister’s budget speech in February 2023, which mentioned the creation […]
By Dr Alka Rai, Assistant Professor, NTPC School of Business, Noida; and Sunil Maheshwari, Professor, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis presented enormous challenges to corporates, especially companies involved in essential services […]
S.K. Soonee, Former and Founder CEO, Power System Operation Corporation Limited (now Grid Controller of India Limited), shared his perspective on the journey of reforms in the power transmission segment at Power Line’s 16th Annual […]
In the Union Budget 2023-24, the finance minister complimented the country for making rapid progress towards achieving its net zero target by 2070. The budget focuses on green growth. Key announcements included the National Green […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) recently held a two-day international conference, GRIDCON 2023, in Gurugram. The theme of the conference was “Digitalisation in Transmission Asset Management: Building Block for Future”, and it covered […]
The Ministry of Power recently notified the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022, amending the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 in order to empower the central government to put in place a carbon market and specify a […]
As a part of the Union Budget 2023-24, the finance minister has announced several key measures that build on the government’s focus on green growth. Key announcements National Green Hydrogen Mission will facilitate the transition […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Manish Dabkara, Chairman and Managing Director, EKI Energy Services Limited The central government’s revolutionary proposal to establish a domestic credits market shows that India is accelerating its climate action to achieve its net zero […]
By Namrata Mukherjee, Deputy Chief of Party and Rajiv Ratna Panda, Power Market Specialist, USAID’s SAREP Program, RTI, Mukul Sharma, Asia Director and Sumedha Basu, Policy Advisor, Climate Parliament South Asia and Climate Change South Asia […]
By Ipshita Nandi Banerjee, Global Communications and Gender Lead, United States Energy Association Energy is a key strategic area between the United States and India. The strong people-to-people ties between these two allies have led […]
Green corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) have garnered immense interest in the Indian market. Under this arrangement, the customer signs an agreement directly with the project developer for the purchase of renewable energy for a […]
The country’s growing focus on Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat is promoting domestic manufacturing of solar modules, wind turbines, battery and storage systems, and parts of the green hydrogen value chain. To evacuate the […]
The power distribution segment has been grappling with multiple challenges, including a large revenue gap and high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, and the pandemic further aggravated the discoms’ distress. The government has taken […]
Climate change mitigation and decarbonisation are the key focus areas in the power sector, and rightly so. India has announced goals to increase its reliance on renewables and reduce the carbon intensity of the economy […]
The Indian power transmission segment has grown significantly over the years, making the country’s electricity grid one of the largest synchronous grids in the world. Now, the segment is set for another phase of accelerated […]
The power sector is growing steadily with rapid renewable energy capacity addition and increasing electricity demand. Thermal power continues to be the dominant contributor to the country’s energy mix and is likely to remain so […]
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