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INDIA’S ENERGY TRANSITION IS MAKING RELIABILITY AS IMPORTANT AS RENEWABLE CAPACITY - The Paradox at the Heart of India’s Energy Transition

The Paradox at the Heart of India’s Energy Transition

India is adding renewables at speed. So why is the power[…]

CAPTIVE GENERATION TAKES ON A WIDER ROLE WHEN SURPLUS BECOMES SYSTEM-RELEVANT - When the Grid Needs More Power, Who Gets Called?

When the Grid Needs More Power, Who Gets Called?

When the grid needs more power, the next megawatt may not[…]

BRICS IS TREATING ENERGY TRANSITION AS A SYSTEM QUESTION, NOT A FUEL QUESTION - Does the World Need One Energy-Transition Model?

Does the World Need One Energy-Transition Model?

Can a country accelerate its energy transition and still add fossil-fuel[…]

COAL COULD BECOME AN INDUSTRIAL FEEDSTOCK FOR A MUCH WIDER RANGE OF PRODUCTS

Can India Turn Coal Into More Than Electricity?

The first round of the Centre’s ₹37,500-crore coal gasification scheme has[…]

THE REAL CHALLENGE IS MANAGING FLEXIBILITY WITHOUT TURNING PLANT LIFE INTO AN INVISIBLE COST

Does Flexible Operation Damage Thermal Plants?

The sun is producing more electricity. For India’s power system, that[…]

AS THE POWER SYSTEM BECOMES MORE CONNECTED, CYBER SECURITY MUST EXTEND BEYOND THE UTILITY ITSELF

India’s Power Sector Is Redrawing Its Cyber Security Perimeter

The CEA’s new Cyber Security in Power Sector Regulations bring vendors,[…]

EVERY CONNECTION NOW CARRIES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STRENGTHENING SYSTEM RELIABILITY

India’s Connectivity Standards Are Being Rewritten

The Draft CEA (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) Regulations,[…]

TRANSMISSION CHARGE WAIVERS ARE ADAPTING TO DIVERSE PROJECT STRUCTURES AND OPERATING ARRANGEMENTS

CERC’s Draft Fifth Amendment Goes Beyond ISTS Waivers

Regulators rarely amend several seemingly unrelated provisions at the same time[…]

TECHNOLOGY CREATES POSSIBILITY WHILE COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE TURNS POSSIBILITY INTO A MARKET

India’s Green Hydrogen Mission Is Building Its Commercial Architecture

Most government policy announcements tell us what policymakers want to build.[…]

INDEPENDENT RATINGS GIVE ENERGY PERFORMANCE A LANGUAGE THE MARKET UNDERSTANDS

When Buildings Start Carrying Star Labels

Walk into any electronics store and one of the first things[…]