In a first-of-its-kind move to tackle the problem of mounting discom dues, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has allowed discoms to clear their outstanding dues along with late payment surcharge (LPS) in equated monthly instalments […]
Today, Indian distribution utilities are facing the challenges of high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, poor billing and collection efficiency, and lack of adoption of new technologies. Meter data management (MDM), which is a […]
At the 15th Annual Solar Power in India conference organised by Renewable Watch, a developer in the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar segment with experience in both captive and open access projects remarked that their […]
Germany is rapidly gearing up for a major electricity policy revamp, impelled by the ongoing geopolitical circumstances and the need to secure its future national energy supply, besides achieving its climate goals. In early April […]
Economies across the world are focusing on accelerating clean energy transition. While renewables have grown apace in the past few years, the recent Russia-Ukraine war and its impact on global energy prices has led countries […]
Electric mobility is leading the decarbonisation of India’s transport sector. The country’s EV revolution is expected to be driven by the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segments. Of all private vehicles, over 70-80 per cent are two-wheelers. […]
Beginning April 2022, the country witnessed an energy crisis, marked by power outages and peak demand shortages, experienced across several states in the country. Industry experts chiefly attribute this to the increase in power demand […]
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, NITI Aayog has released the State Energy and Climate Index (SECI), which benchmarks the performance of the states on various energy sector parameters and measures for mitigating climate change. The first […]
Coal-based capacity is the largest contributor to power generation in India, with a share of 70.2 per cent as of 2021-22. This demonstrates a great reliance on coal, which is undergoing shortage issues. Another drawback […]
In a recent development, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has extended the time limit for 10 power projects by 36 months in order to furnish the documents required for becoming certified “mega” projects […]
India has announced ambitious plans of setting up 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. This revised target (up from 450 GW previously) was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Climate Change […]
At the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021, India set an ambitious target to reach net zero emissions by 2070. Further, it announced that it would increase its non-fossil energy capacity to […]
While countries across the world are grappling with the clean energy transition, they differ in their motivations, starting conditions, resource bases and problems. Each country has to find its own path in the transition to […]
Egypt, one of northern Africa’s largest economies and the most crowded country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with more than 100 million inhabitants, is steadily moving towards clean energy. The country […]
At the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021, India set an ambitious target to reach net zero emissions by 2070. Further, it announced that it would increase its non-fossil energy capacity to […]
Setting a precedent for other states and safeguarding the interests of renewable energy developers and investors, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has, in a landmark order, upheld the sanctity of power purchase agreements (PPA) between […]
The United Nations’ top climate body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), recently released the second report of its sixth assessment, known as AR6. The report follows the first one, published in August 2021, […]
In 2020, in a key reform move, India opened up the coal mining sector to private players for commercial extraction with an investor-friendly framework such as reduced upfront payments, relaxed payment schedules and rebates in […]
Smart meters provide remarkable solutions to increase the operational efficiency of discoms. Due to a plethora of proven commercial benefits offered, discoms have been adopting smart meters increasingly and this has created a huge market […]
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is the largest ISO among 38 balancing authorities in the western interconnection, handling over two-thirds of the electric load in the west. In collaboration with the California Public Utilities […]
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