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Transmission infrastructure development has struggled to keep pace with India’s rapid addition of renewable energy generation capacity. Transmission projects typically have longer development timelines than generation projects, while...
September 11, 2026
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The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has extended the scheduled commercial operation date (SCOD) for a renewable energy project developer’s 20 MW solar project in Karnataka from November 3, 2019, to May 30, 2020. The Tribunal ruled that...
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