Analyzing Power Regulations & Policy Decisions
Weekly brief covering regulatory developments, judicial orders, and policy shifts shaping the power sector.
Analyzing Power Regulations & Policy Decisions
The Power Foundation of India (PFI), a not-for-profit society under the Ministry of Power, has released a Report on Rating Regulatory Performance of States and Union Territories, prepared in...
Two reports released at the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 on March 20 offer the most detailed public snapshot yet of where India’s power distribution sector stands. The Distribution Utilities...
India does not have a single rooftop solar regime. While the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Forum of Regulators have issued model guidelines, implementation is a state subject, and the...
By Consolidated Energy Consultants Limited (CECL) India’s energy transition entered a defining moment in January 2026 with a series of central and state actions designed to embed variable renewable...
Tushar Kant Tiwari is General Manager, Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Wind World Group of Companies. With over 15 years of experience across PwC, Indian Oil Corporation, and the...
Abhishek Kukreja is General Manager at Inox Wind Limited, where he oversees project development and execution in the transmission and renewable domains. With over 17 years of experience spanning power...
Source: MNRE, Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 854, February 4, 2026 (data as of January 31, 2026)...
India’s power sector continues to expand with a total installed utility capacity of 509,743.09 MW as of November 30, 2025, according to the latest data from the Central Electricity Authority...
India’s energy storage sector has seen a sharp rise in tender activity from 2018 to 2025. A total of 138 tenders covered 51 GW of renewable energy capacity and 196 GWh of energy storage capacity...
The Supreme Court of India has held that the Generation Based Incentive (GBI) scheme introduced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is to be paid to renewable energy generators over and...
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified the CERC (Terms and Conditions for Renewable Energy Certificates for Renewable Energy Generation) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2026...
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified the Terms and Conditions of Tariff (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026, establishing a tariff framework for battery energy storage...
India is expanding solar deployment in agriculture through programmes such as the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) and the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. These...
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) recently announced plans to install India’s first eco-friendly 145 kV green circuit breaker at its Imphal substation. This marks a key step in moving...
Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices use power electronics to dynamically control voltage, impedance and phase angle in AC networks. They improve stability, boost transfer capacity, and...