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EVs Account for Over 10% of Vehicle Sales in Q2 2026

Electric vehicle (EV) sales in India reached 837,453 units in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 52.3% over 549,900 units recorded in...

July 16, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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India’s Wind Installations Slipped 15% QoQ in Q2 2026

India added 1.3 GW of wind power capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of calendar year (CY) 2026, down 15% from the previous quarter and 18% from the same period last...

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Uttar Pradesh Retains Retail Power Tariffs for FY 2026-27

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) introduced minor changes in the retail electricity tariff schedule for the financial year 2026-27, while...

July 15, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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Busbar Protection Failures Trigger Grid Disturbances in Northern Region

Repeated busbar protection failures have triggered several transmission disturbances simultaneously across the northern grid recently, prompting the Northern Regional...

July 15, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy
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NRPC Flags Grid Stability Risks After Multiple Renewable Generation Loss Events

The Northern Regional Power Committee (NRPC) has directed renewable energy developers, inverter original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and power project controller...

July 15, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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DISCOM License Bids in Karnataka and Goa Rekindle Privatization Debate

Recent moves by private players to acquire power distribution licenses have once again brought the debate over the privatization of distribution companies (DISCOMs) to...

July 14, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy
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Power Regulators Call for Thermal Ramping Overhaul as Renewables Surge

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed change to the way coal-fired power plants are scheduled and assessed for ramping operations, considering the...

July 10, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Mizoram’s Draft Grid Code Addresses Storage and Renewable Integration

The Mizoram Electricity Regulatory Commission (MZERC) has issued the draft Mizoram Electricity Grid Code, 2026, to govern the planning, connectivity, operation,...

July 9, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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CEA Drafts Grid Connectivity Standards for Renewables, Energy Storage

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued the draft Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) Regulations, 2026, to...

July 8, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Market & Policy
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India Opens Antidumping Probe into Imports of Chinese Electric Tractors

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an antidumping investigation into imports of electric tractors from China following allegations that the...

July 6, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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US Considering Ban on Chinese Energy Inverter Imports: Report

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering imposing a ban on the import of energy inverters from China, citing concerns that such equipment could be...

July 6, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Market & Policy
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Gujarat Hikes Compensation for Land Acquired for Power Transmission Towers

The Gujarat government has announced a new compensation policy under which farmers will be paid twice the prevailing market value of their land acquired for erecting...

July 6, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy
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Delhi to Allow Only Electric Two-Wheeler Registrations from April 2028

The Delhi government has notified the Electric Vehicles Policy, 2026, introducing phased purchase incentives, scrapping benefits, exemptions from road tax and...

July 6, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Clean energy helped cut fossil fuel costs by $480 billion in 2025: IRENA

Installed renewable energy sources helped curb fossil fuel costs by an estimated $480 billion in 2025 as the cost advantage between clean energy and conventional sources...

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Clean Energy Expansion Spurs Transmission Manufacturing Demand

A panel of experts at the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026 highlighted the availability of growing opportunities for domestic players to step up manufacturing of...

July 3, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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