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India Plans ₹530 Billion Ultra-High Voltage AC Transmission System by 2034

The Ministry of Power is enhancing India’s power transmission infrastructure with an ultra-high voltage alternating current transmission (UHV AC) system. Nine 1,100 kV...

June 12, 2025

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Staff

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Other Energy

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Renewable Energy
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Power Ministry Announces 100% ISTS Charges Waiver for PSPs, Co-located BESS

The Ministry of Power has granted a 100% interstate transmission system (ISTS) waiver for pumped storage projects (PSPs) for which construction works were awarded on or...

June 10, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Energy Storage

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Renewable Energy
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Government Announces ₹54 Billion VGF for Battery Storage Under Second Tranche

The Ministry of Power has announced the second tranche of viability gap funding (VGF) to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) development in India. Under this...

June 10, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Romania Announces Auction for 3.4 GW Solar and Wind Projects

The Romanian Ministry of Energy has announced the second auction under the State Aid Scheme through contracts for difference (CfD) to increase renewable energy...

May 16, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: UPPCL Announces 2 GW Solar Auction Results

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL), ReNew Solar Power, Fastnote Biofuels (Hindustan Power), and Adani Renewable Energy Holding Twelve declared winners in Uttar Pradesh...

March 31, 2025

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Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Government Proposes Flexibility in Renewable Energy Consumption Obligation

The Ministry of Power has proposed amendments to refine the regulatory framework governing renewable energy consumption by designated consumers, including electricity...

March 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Right-of-Way Issues Hit 14 Interstate Transmission Projects

Fourteen interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects are facing prolonged right-of-way (RoW) issues, mainly because of the demand for higher compensation compared to...

March 17, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Two-Year Extension of Distribution Sector Reforms Program on the Cards

A two-year extension of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) aimed at bringing operational efficiencies and financial discipline to India’s power distribution...

March 17, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Smart Meter Deployment Dismal, Sunset Date Just a Year Away

Over three and a half years after the government launched a program to install 250 million electricity consumer smart meters by the end of the financial year 2026, the...

February 28, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy

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Smart Grid
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Government Issues Bidding Guidelines for Pumped Storage Projects

The Ministry of Power has issued tariff-based competitive bidding guidelines to procure stored energy from existing, under-construction, or new Pumped Storage Projects...

February 14, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in January 2025

Global corporate funding in the solar sector in 2024 reached $26.3 billion, a 24% year-over-year decline from $34.4 billion, according to Mercom’s Annual and Q4 2024...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Projects to Evacuate 2.5 GW Power from Solar Energy Zones Approved

The Ministry of Power has approved transmission works to evacuate a cumulative 2,500 MW of renewable energy in Madhya Pradesh. On the recommendations of the 24th meeting...

December 17, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CERC Proposes New Regulations for Trading in Carbon Credit Certificates

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released a draft notification outlining new regulations for purchasing and selling Carbon Credit Certificates...

November 14, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Government Plans to Reduce PPA Terms for Renewable Energy Projects to 15 Years

The Ministry of Power plans to amend its tariff-based competitive bidding process guidelines to procure power from grid-connected solar, wind, wind-solar hybrid projects,...

October 29, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Power Ministry Issues New Rules to Strengthen DISCOMs’ Financial Disclosure

The Ministry of Power has issued the Electricity Distribution (Accounts and Additional Disclosure) Rules, 2024, to enhance transparency in financial disclosures and...

October 28, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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