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CTUIL Issues Guidelines for Enhancing Storage Capacity of BESS Projects

The Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has issued the procedure for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects with existing connectivity to increase their...

September 16, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 8.2 GWh Battery Storage in 1H 2026

India added 8.2 GWh of battery energy storage capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, nearly 84 times the 98.4 MWh installed during the same period last year, according...

September 11, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Lower CTUIL Cost Benchmarks Ease Financial Closure for Renewable Projects

The Central Transmission Utility of India’s (CTUIL) sharp reduction in benchmark project costs could ease financial closure compliance for solar, wind, and battery...

September 10, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus
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CTUIL Cuts Benchmark Project Costs for Solar, Wind and BESS Projects

The Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has revised the benchmark project costs for solar, wind, and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects used to...

September 4, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Solar Leads 248 GW Renewable and Storage Transmission Connectivity Pipeline

Nearly 248 GW of power grid connectivity and General Network Access (GNA) granted to renewable energy and storage projects is expected to become effective between August...

August 28, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: PFC, REC Boards Approve Merger, Share-Swap Ratio

The boards of directors of the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and REC have approved the scheme of merger of the two public sector non-banking financial companies that...

June 30, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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CTUIL Issues Advisory on Force Majeure, Change in Law Claims by Transmission Projects

The Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has issued an advisory prescribing the procedure for handling force majeure and change-in-law claims under transmission...

June 29, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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CERC Annuls Erroneous Transmission Charges for Wind-Solar Project

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has quashed transmission charge invoices of ₹21.97 million (~$229,483) raised by the Central Transmission Utility of...

June 3, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Grid Delays Mount as 36 Critical ISTS Lines Cross Commissioning Date

India’s power transmission gap is widening, with the latest official data flagging schedule slippages in 36 critical interstate transmission system (ISTS) lines. The...

June 1, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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GRID India Suggests Stability Safeguards for Battery Storage Projects

The Grid Controller of India (GRID India) has suggested to the Central Transmission Utility (CTUIL) that all new battery energy storage systems (BESS) above 50 MW be...

May 13, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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CERC Proposes Exit, Auction of Stalled Renewable Projects with Grid Connectivity

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed a one-time framework to deal with renewable energy projects that secured transmission connectivity...

May 7, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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CTUIL Invites Bids to Select Independent Engineers for Transmission Projects

Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has floated two tenders to select independent engineers for Southern and Eastern Region Grid strengthening and for...

April 15, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Uncertainty Prevails Over Charges for Captive Renewable Projects

Regulatory ambiguity over the applicability of certain charges to interstate transmission system-connected captive renewable energy projects continues to trouble...

April 15, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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CTUIL Flags Grid Connectivity Challenges for 60 GW Renewables in Rajasthan

The Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has informed the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) that it is facing challenges in providing grid...

April 14, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Land Issues Slow India’s Solar Open Access Expansion

Consumers are increasingly shifting to solar open access due to rising electricity costs, corporate decarbonization goals, and the need for predictable long-term energy...

April 14, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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