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 […]
India’s power generation mix has been witnessing a major shift from fossil fuels to renewables over the past few years, a trend that is likely to continue in the future. As of May 2023, the […]
The distribution segment has continued to be the centrepiece of government reforms and schemes in the power sector for many years. In 2021, the central government launched the biggest-ever distribution segment scheme, the Revamped Distribution […]
The Indian power transmission segment has grown significantly over the years to cater to the rise in generation capacity and power demand, making the country’s electricity grid one of the largest synchronous grids in the […]
With global concerns regarding energy security, depleting fossil fuel reserves, increasing pollution levels and the looming threat of climate change, countries are increasingly prioritising the transition towards greener energy sources. As a result, the deployment […]
The Indian power sector is on the cusp of an energy transition, as the share of renewable energy in the country’s power generation is rising rapidly. Aligned with the nation’s decarbonisation and net zero targets, […]
The year 2022-23 saw capacity addition of 16,854 MW, which was lower than the 20,330 MW added in 2021-22. Renewables accounted for 15,274 MW of capacity addition in 2022-2023, followed by thermal (1,460 MW) and […]
The national plant load factor (PLF) increased from 58.9 per cent in 2021-22 to 64.2 per cent in 2022-23. The PLF stood at 74.7 per cent, 61.9 per cent and 56.6 per cent across the […]
The power generation segment is witnessing a major shift with renewables replacing thermal power in the installed capacity mix at a fast pace. As of April 2022, the country’s installed capacity stood at 401 GW […]
The Indian power transmission segment has grown significantly over the years, making the country’s electricity grid one of the largest synchronous grids in the world. As of May 2022, the total transmission line length (at […]
The power distribution segment has been the focus of government reforms and schemes for many years. While these programmes have helped improve the segment’s performance to some extent, there is still significant scope for improvement. […]
India is aggressively moving towards its energy transition ambitions and the targets set at the COP26 summit held in Glasgow. Roughly 157 GW of clean energy, comprising 110 GW of renewable energy and 47 GW […]
Renewable energy installations in India have crossed 113 GW, with solar and wind capacities reaching 56.95 GW and 40.71 GW respectively, as of May 2022. This is a significant increase from just 69 GW of […]
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 […]
The short-term power trading market is expected to gain greater prominence in the backdrop of several recent policy and regulatory developments. According to the draft National Electricity Policy, 2021 (NEP), the government aims to deepen […]
The Indian power sector saw significant changes in the past one year, led by the power majors. Gencos added significant capacity in the past year, taking the country’s total thermal additions to 4,485 MW in […]
Power generation recorded a compound annual growth rate of 4.9 per cent to reach 1,484 BUs in 2021-22 from 964 BUs in 2012-13. Thermal generation accounted for 75 per cent of the total in 2021-22, […]
The national plant load factor (PLF) registered a decline from 69.9 per cent in 2012-13 to 58.8 per cent in 2021-22. Across the central, state and private sectors, the PLF stood at 69.7 per cent, […]
The generation segment witnessed several policy reforms in the past year aimed at pulling it out of its stressed state. Progressive measures were announced by the government in the areas of hydro and coal. Renewables […]
The year 2018-19 has been an eventful one for the country’s renewable energy sector. India jumped three places to become the second largest clean energy investment market worldwide as per the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s […]
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