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Energy Storage To Keep Pace With RE Installation In India – Fitch Ratings

The success of renewable energy in any market largely depends on the energy storage capacity given the intermittency nature of it. The credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has said in its new report that power storage demand in India will expand at a rapid pace to stabilise the increasing variability on both the power supply […]

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South India’s Second Big Renewable Push Starts Now

Introduction Back in 2014-15, when the new government of Prime Minister Modi first took stock, and hiked India’s renewable energy target 5 fold to 175 GW by 2022, a number of assumptions were made. From the share of solar (100 GW), to the share of rooftop solar within that (40 GW), Wind energy (60 GW) […]

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Regional Energy Trade Lead

Lead and design policy and regulatory interventions for setting up and expanding a regional power market as well as power trade rules, operations, and codes. Develop capacity of regional institutions on power trading regional energy cooperation and support evolution of new trading companies in South Asian countries. Provide technical inputs in the formulation/ update of […]

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With formal approval, 20 GW of RE capacity on its way for green corridor

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified the President’s approval for the implementation of the “Intra-state Transmission System Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase- II” scheme, which will enable the creation of intra-state transmission infrastructure required for the power evacuation of renewable power projects in the country. The projects, which would have approx. […]

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AP Biomass Energy Generators Hopes For Relief Rise After APTEL Order

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has recently given its verdict with regards to four appeals against the Tariff Orders passed by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) in May and July 2014. The appeals made by Biomass Energy Developers Association &Ors and South Indian Sugar Mills Association &Ors, which were all filed against […]

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Under Ease of Doing Biz prog, MoP unlocks ₹400 cr for RE developers

The central government has launched a Regulatory Compliance Portal, an online repository of all central- and state-level compliances, to reduce the regulatory compliance burden of citizens and businesses operating in the energy industry, including renewable power. During 2021, the Ministry of Power (MoP) eased compliances related to seventy-nine issues affecting the industry and its consumers. […]

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SJVN to Build 400 MW Solar Park in Himachal’s Kinnaur region

The state government of Himachal Pradesh is planning to set up a solar power park in Kinnaur district in a quest to expand the renewables share in the energy basket further. The State MPP and Power Minister Sukhram Chaudhary has informed that a proposal to seek consent has been sent to the Central government. The […]

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Tata Power DDL’s ‘Lineman Diwas’ Celebrates A Critical Contribution

Linemen, or the most visible part of discoms other than actual infrastructure are finally getting recognition for the key role they serve. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, the discom supplying power to 7 million in North Delhi, celebrated Lineman Diwas last weel. The aim of the event was to recognize the tireless efforts of the […]

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Kerala power board plans battery storage project in Thiruvananthapuram

According to recent media reports, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is keenly looking at grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), given the growing emphasis on renewable energy and the rising peak-time power demand in the state. The state power utility proposes to pilot a BESS project in Thiruvananthapuram city, B. Ashok, chairman and managing […]

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