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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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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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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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CEA Clarifies Temperature Range for Operation of Wind Turbines

The Ministry of Power has instructed that Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) that operate at full capacity up to 40°C, without losing efficiency, in line with the IEC...

August 13, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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Renewables’ Share in India’s Power Capacity Mix Rose to 44% in Q2

Solar power accounted for 19.4% of India’s total installed power capacity and 44.2% of the installed renewable capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Rajasthan Led Solar Open Access Installations in Q1

According to Mercom India’s Q1 2024 Solar Open Access Market Report, India added 1.8 GW of solar open access capacity in Q1 2024, with Rajasthan leading with almost 28%...

August 5, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Central Electricity Authority Approves 2,600 MW Pumped Storage Projects

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved two pumped hydro storage projects (PSPs) with a cumulative capacity of 2,600 MW. The Power Ministry said the CEA...

August 2, 2024

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Staff

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Energy Storage
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CEA Seeks Stakeholder Inputs on Updated Transmission Planning Guidelines

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India has released a draft amendment to the “Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria, 2023.” The document,...

August 2, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Shortage of Power Transformers Threatens India’s Solar Expansion

Solar developers are facing longer lead times for power transformers as manufacturing capacity for this key component in large-scale solar projects has failed to keep...

June 25, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Peak Power Demand Touches a Record 246 GW as Northern India Sizzles

On May 29, 2024, when the temperature in India’s capital, New Delhi, touched a scorching 52.3 degrees Celsius, the peak day-time power demand saw a new high at 246.06 GW....

May 30, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar
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Tata Power Solar, Amplus and Roofsol: Top Rooftop Solar Installers in 2023

Tata Power Solar, Amplus Solar, Roofsol Energy, Havells India, and Mahindra Solarize were the top rooftop solar companies in India during the calendar year (CY) 2023,...

May 15, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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