Stubble burning across north India, especially in Punjab and Haryana, is a primary cause of high air pollution in the winter. There are economic reasons for this practice. It is literally a quick and dirty […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) issued the draft National Electricity Plan (NEP) for generation in September 2022. The plan includes a review of the period 2017-22, detailed capacity addition requirement during the years 2022-27 and […]
A number of developments over the past several months indicate the strengthening of cross-border electricity trade (CBET) in South Asia, with India playing a pivotal role in it. CBET in South Asia is mostly being […]
The developments in the power sector over the past year or so clearly point to the energy transition that is under way in the sector. RenewÂable energy capacity additions have significantly outpaced those in the […]
The report covers 117 power utilities for the year 2020-21. The report is compiled based on audited/provisional annual accounts of the utilities. Of the 117 utilities, 98 have provided audited accounts and 8 have provided […]
Australia’s National Electricity MarÂket (NEM) is witnessing a once-in-a-century shift in the manner electricity is generated and consumed. As the country races to meet the target of net zeÂro by 2050, the NEM will see […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) published the Tenth Annual Integrated Ratings for the review year 2020-21 in August 2022, comprising insights and ratings on the operational performance and financial condition of around 76 discoms, comprising […]
In a major development, the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022. The bill proposes crucial amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003, the principal act governing the Indian […]
In yet another move towards a sustainable energy transition, the Lok SaÂbha, on August 8, 2022, passed the EnÂergy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to promote reÂneÂwable energy uptake and the adoption of energy […]
According to the Pareto principle, 80 per cent of consequences come frÂom 20 per cent of causes. In line wiÂth this principle, only a few policiÂes/ reÂgulations have led to major changes in an industry. […]
India’s renewable energy deployments crossed 110 GW in June 2022, an imÂpÂreÂssive doubling of capacity from 58 GW in June 2017. This is the result of several factors including a supportive policy regime, a transparent […]
In 2021, the Biden Administration set ambitious climate goals of achieving 100 per cent clean electricity by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2050. This has put the spotlight on the urgent need for rebuilding […]
The accelerated development of power transmission infrastructure is crucial to realise India’s decarbonisation goals as it will help in evacuating a large quantum of renewables coming up across the country. However, the development of transmission […]
The Indian government has been promoting the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, with the aim of enhancing energy security, reducing imÂport dependency on fuel, saving foreign exchange, addressing environmental issÂues and providing a fillip to […]
The central government’s announcement of a 37 GW bidding trajectory for offshore wind power up to 2029-30 could be a potential game changer for the segment. In line with this, the MiniÂstry of New and […]
In the grand finale marking the culmination of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya – Power @2047’, the Prime Minister virtually interacted with the beneficiaries of various schemes and launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to revamp […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) recently issued the Draft MaÂnÂuÂal on Transmission Planning CriÂteria. It had brought out the first Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria in 1985, which was revised in 1994 and then again […]
In the decade spanning 2010-20, seÂvÂeral countries shifted away from feed-in tariffs (FiTs) to the process of auctions for allocating projects. With an incÂreÂasing number of countries making this move, India too adopted the new […]
To meet India’s goal of decarbonisation and achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based capacity by 2030, in a recent letter, the Ministry of Power (MoP) issued a year-wise trajectory for replacing nearly 58 BUs of […]
The last three decades, the shortage of imported coal, limited increase in domestic coal production and a substantial 25 per cent rise in demand since March 2019 have led to insufficient inventory of coal with […]
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