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Government Launches Mission to Develop Emerging Technologies in Power Sector

The Ministry of Power (MoP) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have launched the Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research (MAHIR), a national...

June 7, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Power Ministry Proposes Expansion of Economical Power Dispatch Program

The Ministry of Power has proposed to expand the security-constrained economic dispatch (SCED) program by including more state-owned thermal projects, which would run on...

January 31, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Renewable Energy Projects in Central Pool to Have Uniform Tariff for DISCOMs

The Ministry of Power has amended the Electricity Rules providing guidelines to implement the uniform renewable energy tariff for the central pool of projects connected...

January 3, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Panel Wants Dedicated Agencies in States to Enforce Efficient Energy Use

A parliamentary committee has asked the Ministry of Power (MoP) to ensure that all states set up standalone State Designated Agencies (SDA) to facilitate and enforce the...

December 27, 2022

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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25% of Generation Capacity of Coal Plants Must be from Renewables: Ministry of Power

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed that any coal-based thermal generation station coming up after April 1, 2024, must either install or procure renewable energy...

November 9, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Vestas Supplies to Vibrant Energy’s 54 MW Wind Project

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Vestas announced that it had dispatched one of India’s largest 3.6 MW Nacelle...

November 7, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Ministry Amends Guidelines to Procure Round-the-Clock Renewable Power

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has amended the tariff-based competitive bidding process guidelines to procure round-the-clock (RTC) power from grid-connected renewable...

September 7, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Rules Issued for Bundling Renewables and Storage With Thermal and Hydropower Projects

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued guidelines for competitive procurement of renewable power by thermal and hydropower generators under the Generation Flexibility...

August 29, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Why India’s Wind Potential Still Remains Largely Untapped

The National Institute of Wind Energy, NIWE‘s recent resource assessment indicates a gross wind power potential of 302 GW in the country at 100-meter hub height...

August 23, 2022

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Vijayalakshmi Sridhar

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Mercom Research Focus

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Wind
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Power Ministry Proposes Renewable Energy Central Pool with Uniform Tariffs

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has suggested creating a central pool of interstate transmission systems (ISTS)-connected renewable energy sources from which an intermediary...

August 17, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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GIB Issue: Undergrounding 66 kV Transmission Lines for Power Evacuation Not Feasible

The Technical Expert Committee constituted to lay down the techno-economic norms on undergrounding of power lines has determined that undergrounding of transmission...

August 10, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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T&D
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Power Ministry Notifies Wind, Hydro and Energy Storage Purchase Obligation Up to 2030

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) and Energy Storage Obligation (ESO) until the financial year 2029-2030. A committee under...

July 25, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Government Invokes Emergency Provisions to Tide Over Coal Shortages in Power Plants

Faced with a severe coal shortage at coal-based thermal power plants leading to load shedding in many areas across India, the Ministry of Power has directed all imported...

May 6, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Other Energy
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Developers Bear the Cost of Mismatch in Long-Term Access & Solar Project Commissioning

Renewable energy project developers have been burdened with delay charges imposed by the Central Transmission Utility of India (CTU) for the mismatch between the...

April 14, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Ministry Invites Proposals to Establish Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing Zones

The Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have issued an expression of interest (EoI) from state governments and special purpose vehicles...

April 14, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy

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