Grid Optimization

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Airtel’s IoT Solutions to Power Adani Energy’s 20 Million Smart Meters

Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Bharti Airtel, announced that it would supply Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to power over 20 million smart meters for Adani Energy...

January 9, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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Grid Optimization

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Market & Policy
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Regulator Amends Ancillary Services Norms to Meet Peak Power Demand

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has expanded the scope of operation of the Reserve Regulation Ancillary Services (RRAS) Regulations, 2015, to...

April 24, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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Australia Announces $81 Million Funding for Community Battery Deployment

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for the first round of Community Batteries Funding of up to AU $120 million...

April 4, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Grid Optimization

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Market & Policy
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Capacitors Cast with Polysulfates Boost Energy Storage Devices Efficiency

Materials experts have developed polymer capacitors by incorporating a chemical reaction to achieve long polymer chains of sulfate molecules called polysulfates which...

February 21, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage

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Grid Optimization
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DISCOMs AT&C Losses Decline to 17% in FY22 Due to Tough Reforms

The Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses of distribution companies (DISCOMs) declined significantly to ~17% in the financial year (FY) 2021-22 from 22....

December 6, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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AT&C

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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Market & Policy
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US Announces $350 Million for Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstration Projects

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a $350 million fund for Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) demonstration projects. These storage projects are built to...

November 15, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Grid Optimization

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Gap Between DISCOMs’ Cost of Supply and Revenue Increases to ₹0.95/kWh in FY21

The Average Cost of Supply (ACS) for distribution companies (DISCOMS) increased from ₹6.14 (~$0.074)/kWh in financial year (FY) 2019-20 to ₹6.19 (~$0.074)/kWh in FY...

October 21, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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Market & Policy
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217,000 Solar Mini Grids Needed by 2030 to Provide Power to Half a Billion People

The world will require over 217,000 solar mini grids at a cumulative cost of $127 billion by 2030 to provide power to half a billion people globally, a report by the...

October 4, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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Microgrid
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$26 Million for Projects Demonstrating Grid Reliability With Clean Energy Integration

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $26 million to fund projects demonstrating that America’s electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar,...

August 4, 2022

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Vijayalakshmi Sridhar

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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State Transmission Utility to Compensate Solar Project Developer for Generation Losses

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has directed Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation (KPTCL) to compensate a solar project developer for...

September 16, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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Andhra Pradesh DISCOM Experiences Steepest Rating Decline in FY 2020

The Ministry of Power released its ninth annual integrated ratings for the state distribution companies (DISCOMs) for the financial year (FY) 2020. Overall, 16 DISCOMs...

July 21, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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PGCIL Gets Board Approval to Invest ₹22.20 Billion in Power Transmission Network

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) noted that on May 21, 2021, its Board has approved an investment to the tune of ~₹22.20 billion (~$301.48 million) for...

May 25, 2021

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Srinwanti Das

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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Tender to Procure Renewable Energy to Charge a Battery Energy Storage System

The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) has issued an expression of interest (EOI) inviting renewable energy project developers to sell energy (27-30...

March 31, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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Sterlite Power and Smart Wires Introduce Technology to Enhance Grid Efficiency

Sterlite Power, a global developer in power transmission, has signed an agreement with U.S.-based Smart Wires to introduce technology for the electric market in India...

February 7, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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Power Grid to Invest ₹25.8B To Build Transmission System in Rajasthan’s Solar Zone

The state-run Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has approved ₹25.8 billion (~$358 million) to develop a transmission system for solar energy zones in...

August 29, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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