India’s power sector is witnessing a significant transformation, driven by the rapid integration of variable renewable energy into the grid. This transition has disrupted traditional load patterns, creating an urgent need for greater flexibility in […]
Coal constitutes 56 per cent of India’s primary energy, which is crucial for electricity generation, accounting for 76 per cent of the total consumption. Despite efforts to increase renewable energy production to reduce fossil fuel […]
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 […]
The maiden auction under the coal linkage auction policy, Scheme for Harnessing Koyla (Coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI), was a major success with the entire quantity of coal on offer being sold out. The first […]
The renewable energy sector has grown significantly over the past year on the back of multiple regulatory changes, capacity additions and declining tariffs. As of July 2017, the total renewable energy capacity was 58.9 GW, […]
The wind power segment is shifting from the traditional feed-in tariff (FiT) regime to competitive bidding. At the central level, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy floated draft guidelines for the procurement of wind […]
The country’s coal sector, which was plagued by demand-supply mismatches, has seen a massive turnaround in the past few years on the back of several key initiatives to improve coal availability, quality and supply chain […]
Wind power development in the country started in 1986, with the setting up of the first wind farms in Maharashtra (Ratnagiri), Gujarat (Okha) and Tamil Nadu (Tirunelveli). Despite several challenges, the segment has recorded significant […]
The coal sector is finally set to be opened up to private players as the central government gears up to auction coal blocks for commercial mining in 2017-18. In this regard, on March 27, 2017, […]
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