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CEA Proposes Guidelines for Utilities to Prepare Energy Demand Forecasts

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released draft guidelines for utilities to prepare medium- and long-term forecasts to assess the power demand in the country....

April 13, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Amidst Rise in Renewables, CEA Suggests Ways to Maintain Adequate Generation Capacity

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has prepared a draft resource adequacy plan to maintain adequate generation capacity to meet future energy demands. The document...

October 11, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Mounting Structures and Projects Impacted by Steel Prices and Iron Ore Shortages

Manufacturers of mounting structures for solar modules have been facing a severe shortage in a critical raw material – steel. The price volatility of this essential...

August 13, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Solar and EV Sectors to Prop Up Silver Demand as Prices Roll Off Eight-Year High Hit in February

The solar photovoltaic and electric vehicle sectors have been a steady source of silver demand over the past decade. The demand is expected to continue in the coming...

March 17, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Mercom Research Focus

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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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Demand Response

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Grid
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India’s Power Supply Deficit Shrunk to 0.3% in the First Half of FY 2020: CEA

India’s power supply deficit narrowed down to 0.3% in the first half (1H) of the financial year (FY) 2020-2021, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority...

October 22, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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India’s Power Demand is Almost Back to Pre-COVID Levels: POSOCO Report

Data from POSOCO, the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), has shown that power demand in the country rose after it dipped during the COVID-19-induced nationwide...

August 31, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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By 2050, Mineral Demand to Soar by 500% Pushed by Renewable Expansion: World Bank

The World Bank Group (WBG) has released a report that said demand for key minerals used in clean energy technology could grow almost 500% by 2050 to meet growing demand....

May 15, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Renewable Energy
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CERC Releases its Draft Amendments to Deviation Settlement Mechanism

Following the announcement of the fourth amendment to the deviation settlement in November 2018, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) received complaints...

April 23, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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REC Trading Trend Reverses in December: Solar Trade Spikes While Non-Solar Slumps

Renewable energy certificates trading (RECs) on the energy exchanges in India witnessed a reversal of trends in the last month of 2018. While trading activity in solar...

December 28, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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