By Akhil Aggarwal, Vice President, Greenko Group India’s rapidly growing renewable energy capacity is transforming the electricity mix. As the share of intermittent renewables continues to rise, the need for despatchable clean energy becomes important. In […]
The hydropower segment is experiencing a significant transformation due to the adoption of advanced digital technologies. As utilities strive to enhance operational efficiency, improve system reliability and align with evolving energy market dynamics, the integration […]
India is rapidly expanding its renewable energy capacity, but this growth brings a critical challenge – how to store intermittent renewable energy. Pumped storage projects (PSPs) are now being recognised as a viable and scalable […]
Hydropower continues to play a critical role in India’s energy transition, offering a reliable and renewable source of electricity, with grid-balancing capabilities. As of June 2025, India’s total installed hydropower capacity stood at 54,480.21 MW. […]
Operations and maintenance (O&M) is a critical function in the life cycle of hydropower plants, directly impacting plant reliability, efficiency and performance. Structured and technology-driven O&M strategies are essential to minimise downtime, manage costs and […]
India and its neighbours, Bhutan and Nepal, are actively engaged in harnessing and utilising the hydropower resources of the region to meet the rising electricity demand. The profile of power demand in these countries complements […]
Hydropower is set to play a key role in the transition to renewable energy, given its ability to address the intermittency and grid balancing requirements. As the largest and most readily available source of flexibility […]
Digitalisation of hydropower plants improves power plant performance by optimising asset management and reducing operations and maintenance (O&M) costs. Digital solutions access and analyse plant performance data to derive actionable insights for making the right […]
Pumped storage plants (PSPs) play an important role in providing peaking power and maintaining system stability in the power system. At present, it is the only viable technology for large-scale energy storage. PSPs allow the […]
Hydropower is perhaps one of the oldest sources of clean power generation in India, but it has failed to grow at the desired pace over the past few years. Hydropower capacity additions have lagged behind […]
In the past few years, capacity additions in the hydropower segment have been low. This is owing to a number of issues and challenges facing the segment, such as the long gestation period of projects, […]
Pumped storage is an established, proven and mature storage technology. At present, it is the only viable technology for large-scale energy storage. A pumped storage plant (PSP) stores energy in the form of gravitational potential […]
Hydropower is becoming an important power generation source as well as key resource in cross-border power trading with neighbouring countries. Since countries such as Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar have a lot of untapped hydropower generation […]
Small-hydro power (SHP) is a simple, affordable, practical and low-cost energy solution. It can improve energy access for remote and vulnerable rural communities, create employment and business opportunities, and help combat climate change. SHP technologies […]
The adoption of digital technologies by hydropower plant owners is gaining traction as they seek to optimise the cost of operation and prevent forced outages. They are increasingly bringing in enhanced technologies to refurbish and […]
Renovation and modernisation (R&M) of existing hydroelectric plants (HEPs) is a critical process, which helps in enhancing the generation potential of dams, improving efficiency, lowering O&M costs and improving their flood control capacity in addition […]
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