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    • Quote of the day by Nikola Tesla: "I don't care that they stole my idea, I care that they don't have..."

      Nikola Tesla once said he cared less about stolen ideas and more about people lacking their own. His famous quote reveals a deeper philosophy about creativity, originality, and why true innovation still matters today.

    • OPINION | Tariff volatility exposes structural weaknesses in Karnataka’s power sector

      Karnataka tariff swings reveal deeper power sector problems. Discom losses remain high and rankings fall. Stable market pricing and private participation can improve efficiency and restore financial health

    • Bengaluru electricity board to set up cyber security centre

      Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd will hire a firm to set up a Cyber Security Operations Centre and has set aside Rs 30 crore for it

    • India should play to its strengths in energy storage

      Hydro pumped storage projects use more components made in India compared to battery energy storage systems

    • China’s big AI power play: How the world’s largest grid is giving Beijing a massive edge | Explained

      A report in The Wall Street Journal notes that between 2010 and 2024, China expanded its power generation more than the rest of the world combined.

    • Govt pushes atomic minerals agency to fast-track exploration as uranium demand set to surge

      With nuclear capacity set to jump tenfold, government steps up search for strategic minerals even as uranium import dependence grows.

    • India's November power output falls on weak cooling demand, slower industrial activity

      This also marked the first time power demand had fallen in the month of November in at least five years

    • UP govt launches one-time settlement scheme for pending electricity bills

      The scheme will run in three phases: first phase from December 1-31, 2025; second phase from January 1-31, 2026, and the third phase from February 1-28, 2026.

    • Centre nudges states to monetise power transmission assets

      Centre pushes states to monetise transmission assets through a proposed tax-efficient model as India readies for a massive grid expansion requiring Rs 9.1 lakh crore by 2032.

    • OPINION | Draft Electricity Amendment Bill represents a missed opportunity for reform

      On the positive side, linking to tariffs to costs is a step forward. However, the underlying approach to legislation is hamstrung by a reluctance to allow genuine market-driven competition in the power sector 

    • Centre to temporarily slow down renewable energy tenders, cancel unviable projects as generation outpaces absorption capacity

      Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will cut the pace of renewable energy auctions in FY26-27 amid surplus supply and connectivity hurdles. However, India is still on track to achieve its 500 GW non-fossil fuel-based power generation target by 2030, MNRE Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi told Moneycontrol.

    • Tata Power targets data centres as new growth engine; aims 100% clean energy supply by 2030: CEO Praveer Sinha

      Tata Power has 5.4 GW of projects in pipeline and we will be able to complete all this in the next two years. So, any new bid that we win will come only in the third year. This is in fact the current scenario for the entire renewable energy sector in India, which is why the government is reassessing its scale of tendering such projects, Sinha said.

    • Power sector set for major security upgrade as Centre plans new framework against cyber threats

      The draft rules states that any organization that owns, operates, manages, or interfaces with power infrastructure connected to the electricity grid will have to prepare a board-approved cyber security policy, designate a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and align to standards by the Power Ministry.

    • Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025: India’s attempt at third generation power reforms

      The move is likely to see opposition from some states as they fear it would reduce their control over the power sector. The Ministry of Power, however, stated that government discoms will continue to operate alongside private licensees in a regulated, level-playing environment.

    • Centre plans next-gen power reforms for debt and loss-ridden discoms

      The proposed restructuring scheme for state-owned discoms can be seen as a preparatory platform for the Indian government’s larger goal to implement the draft Electricity Amendment Bill, 2025 which seeks to introduce competition in the power distribution sector by ending the monopoly of state-owned discoms.

    • In a first, 21 mines with underground coal gasification potential up for grabs

      Coal minister G. Kishan Reddy said the environment ministry has now exempted pilot underground coal gasification projects from environmental clearance, ensuring faster implementation

    • OPINION | Electricity Amendment Bill 2025: A game changer for Indian manufacturing

      For industry, the defining feature of India’s electricity framework has been the statutory need to cross-subsidise retail users. The draft bill proposes the undo this aspect, potentially transforming manufacturing by enhancing its global competitiveness 

    • OPINION | The Wire Across the Roof of the World: China pushes the clean electricity frontier

      China is stringing an extension cord across the roof of the world. If it hums as planned, it will light coastal cities and lock the Tibetan plateau more firmly into the national core. It is a lesson in how clean energy and state power can travel together

    • From ice to lightning: new study shows how flexoelectricity powers storms

      Scientists have discovered the phenomenon of Flexoelectricity which means bending ice generates electricity, offering fresh insight into how thunderstorms create lightning.

    • Higher GST on coal unlikely to negatively impact electricity tariffs in India

      The move is likely to translate into a reduction of around Rs 12 paisa per unit in their cost of electricity supply as coal-based capacity accounts for nearly 70% of total generation at an all-India level, according to ICRA Ltd.

    • GST 2.0: Tax cuts to fuel India's clean energy sector as rates on parts slashed to 5%

      The GST Council has also reduced the tax for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from the current 12% to 5%

    • India expands key climate action body ahead of carbon market launch

      The National Designated Authority (NDA) will help India access international climate finance and carbon markets. It is likely to also help position India better as it has proposed to host the United Nations climate summit (COP 33) in 2028.

    • Karnataka achieves milestone as green energy powers 80% of state’s supply

      Karnataka sets record with 143 million units of renewable power generation on August 18, cutting dependence on thermal power

    • India’s power transmission supply chain witnessing annual inflation of up to 20%: PowerGrid CMD

      As a result, at least 50% cost of every transmission project is going on component procurement, said RK Tyagi, CMD of PowerGrid, a PSU with an effective executable order book of Rs 1.9 lakh crore.

    • Market coupling possible only by Dec 2027, says JM Financial

      Theoretically, it can be deduced that the market share of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) will decline to 33.33% in due course of time with the implementation of market coupling, JM Financial said in a press note issued on July 30

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