In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has directed electricity regulatory commissions across India to strictly limit the creation of regulatory assets and ensure their time-bound liquidation. In line with the amended electricity rules, the […]
The top priorities for the power ministry are ensuring effective implementation of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), making the state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) accountable within the statutory framework, and facilitating the expansion of […]
In the Indian power sector there are perhaps only a few industries that have experienced a more significant series of changes in their tariff regime in recent times than those in the wind space. In […]
India’s market for electric vehicles (EVs), as well as their charging infrastructure, is rapidly evolving and expanding. As per the dashboard of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME)-II scheme, around […]
Solar power has played a key role in accelerating the energy transition in India. The installed solar power capacity has grown considerably over the past decade – from just about 941 MW in 2011-12 to […]
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, […]
A growing number of industrial and commercial consumers, who had long been reeling under high utility tariffs to cross-subsidise other consumers, have in the past few years turned to the open power market. This has […]
India’s current consumer tariff structure is a highly complex one, characterised by numerous categories and tariff slabs across various states. Further, there is inconsistency in the categorisation of certain consumer segments across states. With […]
Telangana’s installed renewable energy capacity as of May 2017 stood at 1.54 GW, accounting for nearly 13.4 per cent of the total installed capacity. The government has been making concerted efforts to augment capacity, especially […]
US-based solar module manufacturer First Solar entered the Indian market in 2010 and has since become one of the largest thin-film suppliers in the market. Excerpts from a recent interview with Sujoy Ghosh, country head, […]
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 […]
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