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India’s Power Demand to Rise Sharply to Over 256 GW in FY 2024-25

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has forecast an all-India peak power demand of 256.53 GW in financial year (FY) 2024-25, rising sharply from FY 2023-24. Power...

September 25, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid
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Dry August Sparks Unprecedented Power Demand Across India

August this year has been the warmest month in India for over 120 years and one of the worst monsoon-deficient months in history. As a consequence, power demand in the...

September 5, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Experts Panel Outlines Roadmap to Redesign Indian Electricity Market

A committee of experts constituted by the Ministry of Power to develop India’s electricity market has proposed comprehensive solutions to address key issues such...

May 15, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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Peak Power Demand Touches All-Time High of 201 GW

The all-India peak power demand touched an all-time high of 201.066 GW on April 26, 2022, surpassing the peak power demand of 200.539 GW met on July 7, 2021. According...

April 27, 2022

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid
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Odisha Proposes Forecasting and Scheduling Regulations for Wind and Solar Projects

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has invited suggestions on the proposed Forecasting, Scheduling, and Deviation Settlement of Wind and Solar...

August 11, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Grid
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Transmission Constraint Should Not Restrict Power Generators: Commission to DISCOM

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (RVPN) to ensure no curtailment of any power generator connected...

March 31, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Grid
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India’s Power Supply Deficit Narrows to 0.3% in April-December 2020: CEA

India’s power supply deficit narrowed down to 0.3% between April and December 2020, while its peak power deficit slipped to 0.6%, according to data from the...

January 27, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Grid
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India Likely to Have 300 GW of Solar and 140 GW of Wind Capacity by 2030: CEA

With its focus on India’s aim to achieve 40% non-fossil fuel generation capacity in the country’s power generation mix by 2030, the Central Electricity Authority...

July 17, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid
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Spot Power Price Continues to Soar Four Months in a Row, Hovers at ₹3.34/kWh in May 2019

In May 2019, the spot power price rose to ₹3.34 (~$0.048)/kWh, making it the fourth consecutive month in 2019 in which spot power price has continued its rise. In April...

June 13, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid
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Himachal Pradesh Prepares to Amend Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations

The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has issued draft amendments to its regulation on deviation settlement mechanism. The amendments have been...

May 10, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid
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Spot Power Price Hovers at ₹3.22/kWh in April 2019, a 19% Dip YoY

The peak power demand in the country touched an all-time high of 176.8 GW in April 2019. According to the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), the all India peak demand touched...

May 3, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid
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Spot Power Price Dips to ₹3.08/kWh in February 2019, a 4% Decline YoY

For the second month in a row, the peak power demand in India stood at 162 GW. According to the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), the all India peak demand touched 162 GW in...

March 14, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid
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Power Demand Increases, Spot Power Price Up 10% YoY in December 2018

Spot power price in India declined to ₹3.30 (~$0.04766)/kWh in December 2018, an eight percent decline month-over-month (MOM). However, the spot price increased by 10...

January 11, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid
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PM Modi’s SAUBHAGYA Program Misses its December 2018 Deadline

The NDA government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched SAUBHAGYA, a program aimed at achieving universal electrification in September 2017. The program has...

January 2, 2019

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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After Soaring High in October, Spot Power Price Dips to ₹3.59/kWh in November 2018

In the month of November 2018, the spot power price declined to ₹3.59 ($0.05)/kWh after soaring high in the past few months. The price of ₹3.59 ($0.05)/kWh is 1 percent...

December 5, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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