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CEA Approves Detailed Project Reports for 7.5 GW Pumped Storage Projects

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has greenlighted Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of six pumped hydro storage projects (PSPs) with a total capacity of 7.5 GW. The...

April 15, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy
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Power Ministry Launches Resource Adequacy Model STELLAR for DISCOMs

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has launched an indigenously developed resource adequacy model STELLAR, enabling distribution companies (DISCOMs) to manage their power...

April 14, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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T&D
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CEA Clarifies Energy Storage Integration Applies Only to Future Solar Tenders

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has clarified that the mandate requiring renewable energy implementing agencies and state utilities to incorporate a minimum...

April 2, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: JSW Energy Wins SECI’s Battery Energy Storage System Auction

JSW Energy won the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to set up a 125 MW/500 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kerala. JSW quoted a tariff...

February 27, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CEA Issues Procedure to Verify Captive Status of Power Projects Across States

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the Ministry of Power have released the captive status verification procedure for captive power projects (CGP) and their...

February 25, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Power Generation Up 18% in 2024

India’s solar power generation rose nearly 18% year-over-year (YoY) to 133.8 billion units (BU) in 2024 from 113.4 BU, according to data published by the Central...

February 6, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Capacity Additions Drive India’s Solar Power Generation Up 18% in 2024

India’s solar power generation rose nearly 18% year-over-year (YoY) to 133.8 billion units (BU) in 2024 from 113.4 BU, according to data published by the Central...

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How to Monetize Brownfield Transmission Assets to Attract Private Investment

Government agencies in India’s power sector have suggested that states find methods to monetize brownfield electricity transmission assets to attract investments...

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CEA Approves Uniform Protection Protocol for Power Grid Stability

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved the Uniform Protection Protocol to ensure grid stability, reliability, and security and safely integrate 450 GW of...

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CEA Supports Withdrawing Intraday Contracts from Power Exchanges

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has responded to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) draft order, which addresses concerns related to...

November 8, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Other
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Transmission Infrastructure Overhaul by 2027 to Cost ₹4.25 Trillion: CEA

The estimated expenditure for implementing the additional transmission system (including transmission lines, substations, and reactive compensation) during 2022-27 is...

October 22, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Rooftop Solar with Battery Storage Eligible for CFA

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has clarified that residential rooftop solar installations with battery storage are also eligible for Central Financial...

September 24, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CEA Approves 2,500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Projects in Maharashtra

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved two new Pumped Hydro Storage Projects (PSPs) in Maharashtra with a total capacity of 2,500 MW. The two projects are...

September 23, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Renewable Capacity Growth Severely Hit by Power Transmission Delays

Power evacuation infrastructure growth in India has lagged behind the pace of power capacity additions due to unique challenges faced by transmission projects, with...

September 9, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Mercom Research Focus

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Renewable Energy
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in August 2024

India added 14.9 GW of solar capacity in the first half of calendar year 2024, a 282% year-over-year (YoY) increase, according to Mercom India Research’s latest Q2 2024...

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