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The IEA’s latest World Energy Investment report highlights the shifting trend in energy transition and the need to focus on grid infrastructure and storage
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Electricity demand slowed considerably in April-May this year
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India looks set to reach its 2030 target of 50% non-fossil generation capacity ahead of schedule. There has been a surge in investment in renewables, led by solar PV, IEA has said in a report
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Visa issues for Chinese technicians, supply chain disruptions, and slow technology transfer have hampered progress under the Production Linked Incentive scheme for solar modules.
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Supplies are exceeding demand during daytime and vice versa in the night on spot electricity market
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With the monsoon arriving sooner, the Ministry of Power plans to reassess its peak power demand projections for this year, which are currently pegged at 270 GW.
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At 2.5 GW, Bangladesh is the biggest electricity export market for India as of now. Not just that, the neighbouring country uses India’s power grid to import electricity from Nepal.
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The government expects Rs 6.67 lakh crore investment in thermal power by FY32 as firms rush to meet rising demand.
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A countrywide blackout in Spain in April is a wakeup call for India’s power regulators on the downside of inadequate capacity in times of stress. It can be offset by a launch of short term standardized capacity contracts on exchanges and enforcing the resource adequacy obligations on utilities
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India has beefed up its security for its strategic infrastructure such as power plants and refineries, even as the foreign secretary warned Pakistan against any attack on Indian assets.
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The approval was notified in a record 40 days. The government usually takes several months to issue such clearances for hydropower projects, a ministry official said.
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The revised policy will offer an opportunity to a number of private companies who have won commercial and captive coal mines in the government's auctions to set up thermal power plants in the future.
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India's national grid is one of the largest unified electricity grids in the world, with an installed generation capacity of 475.211 GW
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The government has done a review of all under-construction projects in J&K and told contractors that delays are unacceptable, power secretary Pankaj Agarwal has told Moneycontrol
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The central government is toying with the idea of scaling up 'pink hydrogen'—hydrogen produced through nuclear power—in industries as part of its long-term plan for India to achieve net zero emissions by 2070.
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India opened floodgates of the Uri dam on April 26, after it suspended routine water data sharing with Pakistan, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam massacre.
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More than controlling water supply to Pakistan, India needs mega infrastructure on the larger western rivers for its own water consumption and agricultural activities.
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Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) said it is exploring all possible options to recover an outstanding principal amount of Rs 307 crore from Gensol Engineering Ltd.
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The government is focusing on pumped storage projects (PSPs) as a long-term solution for storing electricity since the use of batteries for longer hours remains unaffordable
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Renewable energy project tenders remained elevated for second consecutive year in FY25
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NTPC’s new fuel sourcing strategy is a shift to a more market-driven approach and could be emulated by state and private companies to mitigate risks of supply chain disruptions
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In FY25, the company awarded works totalling 8 GW of thermal capacity and it plans to award a similar quantum in FY26. A senior NTPC executive said thermal power plants are in a good position this year to meet the summer demand as coal stocks are adequate.
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The government is looking at models like IN-SPACe and the Bio-RIDE in the space and biotech sectors to involve private participation in nuclear power, Singh told Moneycontrol.
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Trump's 26 percent reciprocal tariff will immediately slow down Indian solar exports to the US, but it will make the sector more globally competitive while also affording the opportunity to explore other global markets. The government will need to address fears of dumping by the Chinese manufacturers.
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Delhi’s peak power demand is expected to cross last year's record this summer, and the state government is preparing for network overload and other local factors. A Tata Power-DDL spokesperson said dedicated round-the-clock teams have been set up to attend breakdown and for supply restoration.
