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Telangana Sets ₹1.40/kWh Additional Surcharge for Open Access Power Consumers

The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) issued an order outlining the process for identifying stranded capacity and terms for imposing an...

March 21, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar
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Gujarat DISCOMs Top Annual Ratings, While Karnataka Struggles to Keep Pace

The Ministry of Power‘s twelfth annual integrated ratings of power distribution companies (DISCOMs) have revealed notable shifts in financial and operational...

March 21, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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Adani Electricity Mumbai Retains Top Spot in DISCOM Rankings for FY 2023

The Ministry of Power has released the twelfth annual integrated ratings and rankings report for the financial year (FY) 2023, which assessed the financial and...

March 14, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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DISCOMs Owed Power Generators ₹921 Billion in February 2024

State distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed power generators ₹920.88 billion (~$11.12 billion) in total dues for the monthly billing cycle in February 2024, according to...

March 11, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Ministry Urges States to Ensure Adequate Growth of Power Generation Capacity

The Ministry of Power has written to all states and union territories (UTs) to adhere to the recently issued “Resource Adequacy Guidelines” to ensure sufficient growth...

February 12, 2024

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Staff

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Other Energy
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DISCOMs Owed Power Generators ₹878 Billion in January 2024

State Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed power generators ₹878.1 billion (~$10.58 billion) in total dues for the monthly billing cycle in January 2024. The current...

February 7, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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2024 Likely to be Watershed Year for Smart Metering in Power Sector: Interview

Smart meters are a critical component of the government’s power sector reforms and are expected to contribute significantly to improving the billing and collection...

January 30, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Corporate Funding Reaches $34.3 Billion in 2023

Global corporate funding in the solar sector in 2023, including venture capital investments, public market funding, and debt financing, reached $34.3 billion, a 42%...

January 23, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Private DISCOMs Top Consumer Satisfaction Ratings for FY 2022-23

Only four distribution companies (DISCOMs) out of 62 scored an A+ rating in an assessment of consumer service performance conducted by the Ministry of Power and REC...

January 22, 2024

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Renewable Energy
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Unjustified Load-Shedding Will Attract Penalties, R K Singh Warns DISCOMs

Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh has warned distribution companies (DISCOM) that unjustified load-shedding will be penalized going...

January 19, 2024

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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MNRE Directs DISCOMS to Reduce Application Process for Rooftop Solar

To accelerate the large-scale adoption of grid-connected rooftop solar, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued orders to simplify the implementation...

January 15, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC’s 4.1 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

NTPC has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction of grid-connected rooftop solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of 4,106 kW at five...

January 4, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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DISCOMs Owe Power Generators ₹656 Billion in December 2023

Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed power generators ₹655.95 billion (~$7.87 billion) in total dues for the monthly billing cycle in December 2023. The current...

January 3, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Other
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DISCOMs’ AT&C Losses Drop to 15.41% in FY23

The Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses of distribution companies (DISCOM) decreased to 15.41% in the financial year (FY) 2022-23 from 17% in FY 2021-22,...

January 3, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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AT&C

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Ministry to Regulate Transmission Access for DISCOMs Failing to Clear Dues

The Ministry of Power (MOP) has proposed regulating short-term and general network access (GNA) for distribution licensees (DISCOMs) who fail to clear their dues even...

December 15, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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