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Smart Grid Analytics Raises $3.3 Million from Strategic Investors

Bengaluru-based renewable energy intelligence company Smart Grid Analytics has raised $3.3 million (~₹289.75 million) in funding from strategic investors and clean...

October 27, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Smart Grid
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CERC Lays Down Interim Measures for Load Despatch Centers to Improve Grid Stability

Considering the growing instability of the grid due to seasonal jumps in power demand, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has suggested a few interim...

October 21, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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T&D
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Copper Demand to Rise 24% to 43 MTPA, Tightening Supply: Report

The total demand for copper is forecasted to rise 24% to 42.7 million tons per annum (MTPA) under the base case, largely driven by global economic development and...

October 21, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Transmission System Delay Stalls Evacuation of 8.1 GW Renewables in Rajasthan

A delay of over 18 months in commissioning a transmission system strengthening program has created bottlenecks for evacuating 8.1 GW of power from a renewable energy...

September 15, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Renewable Energy
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BERC Issues Draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has issued the draft regulations for the deviation settlement mechanism. The regulations apply to all intra-state and...

August 21, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Meghalaya Notifies New DSM Regulations 2025 to Enforce Grid Discipline

The Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) has notified the “Intra-State Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) and Related Matters Regulations, 2025”...

August 4, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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India’s Solar Manufacturing Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges

As India works toward its goal of generating 50% of its electricity from renewable sources and achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, the focus is...

July 17, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Bajel Projects Wins Renewable Energy Transmission EPC Order

Bajel Projects has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) order for package TL04 of the Siwani-Jind (PG) 400 kV double-circuit (quad) transmission...

July 4, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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IFC, IndiGrid to Develop 180 MW/360 MWh Standalone BESS Project in Gujarat

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Mumbai-based power transmission and renewable energy company IndiGrid have announced a partnership to develop a 180...

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Enhancing Grid Stability and Expanding Renewable Energy Integration

Mercom India is back with the fifth edition of its Renewables Summit 2025, scheduled to take place on July 24-25, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi. As India...

July 3, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Rajasthan Issues Draft Intrastate Transmission System Connectivity Regulations

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued a draft procedure for granting connectivity to the intrastate transmission system. The procedure, which...

June 13, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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California Grid Operator Curtails Solar and Wind Power to Maintain Grid Stability

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasingly curtailing solar and wind-powered electricity generation to...

June 2, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar
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Regulators Propose Exempting PSPs from Electricity Duty, ISTS Charges

The Forum of Regulators has recommended exempting electricity duty and cess on input energy for pumping to reduce costs and promote investments in pumped storage...

May 28, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Other

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Renewable Energy

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Water
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Gujarat Proposes Intrastate Grid Connectivity Rules for Renewable Energy Projects

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has issued a detailed draft procedure for renewable energy projects seeking connectivity to the state’s grid. The...

May 26, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Operators Struggle to Balance Solar with Thermal Power as Grid Woes Rise

The increasing integration of renewable energy continues to stress India’s electricity grid, causing repeated frequency fluctuations. The grid has seen persistent high...

May 22, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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