Market & Policy

thumbnail
Government Notifies Performance Standards for EVs Under PM E-DRIVE Program

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has notified amendments to the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) program for the automobile and auto components industry. The...

January 14, 2026

/

Rakesh Ranjan

/

Electric Vehicles

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
REC Invites Bids for Indian Energy Stack Trading Pilot

Public infrastructure finance company REC has floated an expression of interest (EoI) for participation in an Indian Energy Stack (IES) pilot focused on an interstate...

January 12, 2026

/

Parth Shukla

/

Market & Policy

,

Renewable Energy
thumbnail
Bihar Notifies Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations, 2025

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has notified the BERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations, 2025, following a suo motu...

January 8, 2026

/

Rakesh Ranjan

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
Grid India Proposes Automatic Generation Control for Renewable Energy Projects

The Grid Controller of India (Grid-India) has proposed extending automatic generation control (AGC) to large-scale renewable energy projects above 100 MW, battery energy...

January 7, 2026

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Demand Response

,

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
Tamil Nadu Waives Motor Vehicle Tax for Electric Vehicles Until 2027

The Government of Tamil Nadu has extended the 100% exemption from motor vehicle tax for all electric vehicles (EVs) in the state for a further two-year period, from...

January 6, 2026

/

Meghana Prasad

/

Electric Vehicles

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
Grid India Proposes Grid-Forming Capability for 50 MW+ BESS Installations

A Grid Controller of India (Grid-India) discussion paper has proposed that all new battery energy storage system (BESS) installations of 50 MW and above should...

January 2, 2026

/

B.S. Nagaraj

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
CERC Cracks Down on TRANSCOs Over Widespread Failure to Report Performance Data

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has initiated suo motu proceedings against several inter-state transmission licensees (TRANSCOs) following extensive...

December 29, 2025

/

Arjun Joshi

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
Ola Electric Receives ₹3.66 Billion PLI-Auto Incentive for FY25

Ola Electric Mobility has received an approval order from the Ministry of Heavy Industries to release incentives totaling ₹3.66 billion (~$44 million) under the...

December 29, 2025

/

Meghana Prasad

/

Electric Vehicles

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
Kerala Mandates Bidding for Intrastate Transmission Projects Above ₹2.5 Million

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has ruled that intrastate power transmission projects costing above ₹2.5 billion (~$28.2 million) must be...

December 26, 2025

/

Meghana Prasad

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
EV Motors Firm Naxatra Labs Raises $3 Million in Pre-Series A Funding

Naxatra Labs, a manufacturer of motors and controllers for electric vehicles (EVs), has raised $3 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Rainmatter by Zerodha....

December 26, 2025

/

Meghana Prasad

/

Electric Vehicles

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
Advait Energy to Set up 11 kV Power Line for Gujarat DISCOM

Ahmedabad-based power transmission solutions provider Advait Energy Transitions has secured an order to set up an 11 kV 55 mm² AAAC Medium Voltage Covered Conductor...

December 22, 2025

/

Parth Shukla

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
Telangana Issues Modalities for Formation of Third DISCOM

The Telangana government has issued the modalities for the creation of the third distribution company (DISCOM), which will be operational from April 1, 2026. In November...

December 22, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
KERC Proposes Reducing Cross-Subsidy and Cross-Subsidy Surcharge from FY 2029

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued the draft Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Roadmap for Reducing Cross-Subsidy and Cross...

December 19, 2025

/

Arjun Joshi

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
POWERGRID’s Transmission Project to Evacuate 4.5 GW Renewables Goes Online

POWERGRID Khavda II-B Transmission, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), has commissioned an interstate transmission system to evacuate...

December 19, 2025

/

Meghana Prasad

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy
thumbnail
POWERGRID Bags 765 kV Link Project Between East and South Grids

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has received the letter of intent (LoI) for establishing a 765 kV interstate transmission system project connecting the...

December 16, 2025

/

Meghana Prasad

/

Grid

,

Market & Policy

1

2

3

...

50