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Power Ministry Urges States to Scrap Separate Net-Metering Agreements

The Ministry of Power has written to all states and union territories, urging them to scrap separate net-metering contracts for residential rooftop solar consumers and...

October 6, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Government Allows 4-Hour, 1-Cycle BESS Operation, Industry Welcomes Move

The Ministry of Power has allowed states to implement standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects under viability gap funding (VGF), supported by the Power...

October 3, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Government to Form Experts’ Committee to Train DISCOMs on Smart Meter Data

The Ministry of Power is constituting a steering committee and a sub-working group of domain experts to standardize training modules and create standard operating...

September 22, 2025

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Market & Policy
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Government Notifies Rules to Broaden Energy Storage Ownership and Usage

The Ministry of Power has notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2025, introducing changes in the regulatory framework governing the energy storage systems (ESS)...

September 22, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Power Ministry Amends VGF Guidelines for Battery Energy Storage Projects

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued amendments to the operational guidelines of the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) program for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)...

August 5, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Revises Biomass Energy Program Guidelines

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy revised the guidelines for the National Biomass Program for the financial years 2022 to 2027 (Phase-I). These amendments aim to...

July 1, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Government Plans India Energy Stack to Digitalize Power Sector

The Ministry of Power has announced the launch of a task force to establish the India Energy Stack (IES), an initiative aimed at creating a unified, secure, and...

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Government Issues Terms to Designate Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies

Indian companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013, and holding a valid Category-I electricity trading license are eligible to become renewable energy...

June 26, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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India Plans ₹530 Billion Ultra-High Voltage AC Transmission System by 2034

The Ministry of Power is enhancing India’s power transmission infrastructure with an ultra-high voltage alternating current transmission (UHV AC) system. Nine 1,100 kV...

June 12, 2025

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Staff

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Other Energy

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Renewable Energy
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Power Ministry Announces 100% ISTS Charges Waiver for PSPs, Co-located BESS

The Ministry of Power has granted a 100% interstate transmission system (ISTS) charges waiver for pumped storage projects (PSPs) for which construction works were...

June 10, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Energy Storage

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Renewable Energy
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Government Announces ₹54 Billion VGF for Battery Storage Under Second Tranche

The Ministry of Power has announced the second tranche of viability gap funding (VGF) to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) development in India. Under this...

June 10, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Romania Announces Auction for 3.4 GW Solar and Wind Projects

The Romanian Ministry of Energy has announced the second auction under the State Aid Scheme through contracts for difference (CfD) to increase renewable energy...

May 16, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: UPPCL Announces 2 GW Solar Auction Results

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL), ReNew Solar Power, Fastnote Biofuels (Hindustan Power), and Adani Renewable Energy Holding Twelve declared winners in Uttar Pradesh...

March 31, 2025

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Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Government Proposes Flexibility in Renewable Energy Consumption Obligation

The Ministry of Power has proposed amendments to refine the regulatory framework governing renewable energy consumption by designated consumers, including electricity...

March 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Right-of-Way Issues Hit 14 Interstate Transmission Projects

Fourteen interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects are facing prolonged right-of-way (RoW) issues, mainly because of the demand for higher compensation compared to...

March 17, 2025

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Grid

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