Power

Growth in transmission line length As of March 2023, the total transmission line length (at the 220 kV and above level) stands at 471,341 ckt km. Between 1998-99 and 2022-23, the line length has grown […]

Increased power availability Shortages in energy and peak power supply have decreased significantly over the past two decades or so. While energy shortages have declined to 0.5 per cent in 2022-23 from 6 per cent […]

Pumped storage is the least expensive lar­ge-scale storage technology that can balance intermittent wind and solar en­ergy sources. It is a mature technology with uni­que features such as quick start and ramping capability, black start, […]

At COP26 held in Glasgow in Nove­mber 2021, India had announced am­bitious goals to increase its non-fossil fuel capacity to 500 GW and meet 50 per cent of its energy needs from re­new­able energy sources […]

Fossil fuels, including oil and gas, have ruled the energy landscape for decades, and have pretty much dictated global economic growth trends. The high dependence of air, road, rail and wa­ter transport, industries and even […]

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 Sa­bha, on Au­gust 8, 2022, passed the En­ergy Conservation (Am­endment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to promote re­­ne­wable energy uptake and the adoption of energy […]