India’s rapid expansion of renewable energy and transmission projects requires large swathes of land. As the scale of land needed for both generation and transmission grows, it is essential to ensure fair and transparent compensation […]
India’s power sector has witnessed several important policy and regulatory developments over the past year, with reforms focused on strengthening distribution finances, improving transmission planning, enabling competition, supporting clean energy integration and enhancing cybersecurity. Other […]
At a recent industry event, Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Power (MoP), highlighted the progress in the power sector, and the resilience of its transmission and generation systems. He also discussed the need to address […]
The country’s power generation segment is witnessing a major shift, with renewables replacing thermal power in the installed capacity mix at a fast pace. During 2023-24, 18,562 MW of renewable energy has been added, whereas […]
Propelled by economic growth, India’s electricity demand is growing by leaps and bounds. In October 2023, power demand recorded an increase of 21 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous year, while in […]
In a move that could be a potential game changer for the power sector, the government recently released the draft Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2018, which seeks to fill the gaps in the existing framework and […]
In a significant recent policy development that came as a big relief to thermal power plant (TPP) owners, the government has issued a notification stating that investments in the installation of emission control technologies will […]
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) was launched on September 25, 2017, with the aim of providing electricity to every willing household in rural and urban areas by March 2019. The scheme […]
With the objective of facilitating faster adoption of electric mobility (e-mobility), Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has initiated a programme which envisages the replacement of existing government vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs). The company aims […]
Rural electrification under the government’s flagship programme, Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), ended on a high note last year with the annual target being exceeded. […]
The coal sector has seen significant reform measures in the past year. These have been targeted at augmenting coal production, improving coal availability to end-users and improving mining efficiency. A key policy development was the […]
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