Battery energy storage system (BESS) adoption is gaining momentum in India as renewable energy deployments accelerate. Storage is increasingly being viewed as a critical...

As India’s economy becomes more digital and electricity demand becomes round-the-clock, policymakers are seeking clean power sources that deliver reliability, not just...

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has identified 73 items used in the power transmission and distribution sector to formulate a comprehensive localization strategy...

Transmission sector stakeholders have decided to adopt new measures to lower the high failure rate of electricity distribution transformers, achieve uniformity in...

India generated over 38.3 billion units (BU) of solar power in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, representing a 20.4% year-over-year (YoY) increase. Solar generation...

The Ministry of Power has proposed to revise Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005, setting out the requirements for qualifying a power project as a captive project. The...

Transmission utilities have reported 17 cases of failure of power transformers of 220 kV and above voltage between January and June 2025, according to a report by the...

The Ministry of Power ended the uniform renewable energy tariff (URET) mechanism in response to concerns of renewable energy implementing agencies and developers over...

The Ministry of Power has exempted off-stream closed-loop pumped storage projects (PSP), irrespective of the quantum of capital expenditure, from the requirement of...

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed the installation of one automatic weather station (AWS) for each renewable energy project with a capacity of 50 MW....

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued draft guidelines relating to the safety and electric supply of battery energy storage systems (BESS). Stakeholders can...

Power transmission service providers have identified high wind speeds caused by climate change events as one of the main reasons for recurring transmission tower...

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has greenlighted Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of six pumped hydro storage projects (PSPs) with a total capacity of 7.5 GW. The...

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has launched an indigenously developed resource adequacy model STELLAR, enabling distribution companies (DISCOMs) to manage their power...

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has clarified that the mandate requiring renewable energy implementing agencies and state utilities to incorporate a minimum...