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 reliability of India’s vast and complex power transmission network, a critical artery for the nation’s economic growth, has come under intense scrutiny following a disturbing trend of failures in...
India’s national power demand crossed 250 GW for the first time this year on April 24, 2026, reaching 2,51,771 MW at 15:45 hrs. A day later, on April 25, demand rose further to around 256.1 GW at...
India’s target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 faces a structural constraint in transmission infrastructure. A report by InGovern Research Services, The Emerging Grid Bottleneck in...
The adage “if a business is profitable, why share profits by going public” does not fully apply to 100% government-owned entities such as Bihar State Power Transmission Company (BSPTCL) and...
Wirepas has spent over 15 years building wireless mesh infrastructure for environments where conventional connectivity struggles: dense cities, fragmented grids, and large fleets of endpoints that...
Greenland, the planet’s thermostat,⁽¹⁾ lost 105 billion tonnes of ice last year,⁽²⁾ with sea ice the lowest in the 47-year satellite record.⁽³⁾ The climate crisis is here and the choices we make now...
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...
Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has issued draft amendments to the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Promotion of Generation from Renewable Energy Sources...
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has released the draft Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Battery Energy Storage System) Regulations, 2026, proposing a...
The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has approved investments of around Rs 3,690 crore for 35 transmission infrastructure projects proposed by Odisha Power Transmission Corporation...
The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) is a regulatory framework administered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) that determines which solar photovoltaic (PV) modules...
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...