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Grid scale battery energy storage systems: Will they meet expectations?
Dec 29, 2021

Grid scale battery energy storage systems: Will they meet expectations?

The cost of energy storage systems might be a difficult barrier for poor countries to overcome.

Breaking the gridlock
Jul 03, 2012

Breaking the gridlock

Smart Grid technology solutions can not only help India reduce its transmission and distribution losses, but can also help leap to the future by bundling major public utilities over one single grid.

Chinese cyberattacks against Ladakh electricity grid:  A déjà vu  
Apr 15, 2022

Chinese cyberattacks against Ladakh electricity grid:  A déjà vu  

India should expand its offensive capabilities in the cyber domain to counter the cyber attacks from China and Pakistan

Chinese cyber escalation against India’s electricity grid amidst the boundary crisis 
Mar 10, 2021

Chinese cyber escalation against India’s electricity grid amidst the boundary crisis 

Beyond defensive measures, New Delhi needs to step up efforts for a potent cyber offensive capability that can enable retaliatory strikes against Chin

Exploring cooperation between India’s Northeastern gas grid and Myanmar
Jun 07, 2019

Exploring cooperation between India’s Northeastern gas grid and Myanmar

A cross-border natural gas pipeline between India and Myanmar will be an important symbol of bilateral cooperation and regional connectivity.

Going beyond SAARC power-grid
Nov 13, 2014

Going beyond SAARC power-grid

The Indian proposal for a SAARC power-grid, revived by Union Minister Piyush Goyal, has the potential to increase power-generation in South Asia. It also has the potential to reverse the way the South Asia thinks about itself - and the world thinks about South Asia, besides cutting oil bills of countries like India.

Increased use of off-grid solar PV power to improve overall functionality of rural health centres
Apr 15, 2019

Increased use of off-grid solar PV power to improve overall functionality of rural health centres

The introduction of the off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants can be integrated with the conventional electricity system for the electrificati

India need more domestic gas supply and a larger gas grid
Aug 04, 2014

India need more domestic gas supply and a larger gas grid

Having indicated his intention to increase gas pipeline network infrastructure by 15,000 kilometers, making it almost double existing capacity, India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has certainly raised an intellectual argument among oil and gas stalwarts: What should be India's priority - gas or gas grid?

Post-US midterms: Biden’s focus on fighting gridlock
Nov 29, 2022

Post-US midterms: Biden’s focus on fighting gridlock

The US midterms augur a political future riddled with roadblocks

Sustaining grid stability: Role of hydropower in India
May 06, 2023

Sustaining grid stability: Role of hydropower in India

As of now, there are no markets for these pumped hydro storage services but, in the future, the need for such services is likely to increase to the po

Beefing up cybersecurity for India’s energy transition
Oct 07, 2023

Beefing up cybersecurity for India’s energy transition

To create a world-class clean energy ecosystem in India that is safe, all stakeholders must work collectively to develop all critical components and a

Bhutan: Diversifying renewable energy sources
Oct 14, 2020

Bhutan: Diversifying renewable energy sources

By floating a tender for setting up the country’s first ground-mounted solar plant, Bhutan has made a maiden attempt at deploying renewables other t

Discom reform: The pendulum swings back 
Feb 20, 2023

Discom reform: The pendulum swings back 

The privatisation of electricity distribution seems imminent as legislations aim to expand the role of the private sector in this domain

Energy News Monitor I Volume XX, Issue 25
Feb 12, 2024

Energy News Monitor I Volume XX, Issue 25

Distributed production and consumption of RE by households and industries, primarily using solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, is projected as a potential driver of RE generation and consumption but challenges remain

Energy News Monitor | Volume XVI; Issue 5
Jul 15, 2019

Energy News Monitor | Volume XVI; Issue 5

Reforms of the power sector reforms — and other energy news from India and around the world.

Expanding Chinese cyber-espionage threat against India
Apr 18, 2022

Expanding Chinese cyber-espionage threat against India

Adequate measures need to be adopted to strengthen India’s cyber defence as it has become increasingly susceptible to Chinese cyber attacks

Green protectionism in the Global North: Implications for the Global South
Dec 05, 2023

Green protectionism in the Global North: Implications for the Global South

The barriers erected by the Global North are intended to facilitate domestic investment in green energy industries but they will curtail the productio

Higher defence management with Indian characteristics
Apr 21, 2018

Higher defence management with Indian characteristics

Could the new Defence Planning Committee headed by Ajit Doval be a creative answer to the gridlock that has prevented real reform in the higher defence management system?

Hydropower in India: An update
Oct 12, 2023

Hydropower in India: An update

Though a market for electricity does not exist in India in the strictest sense, PHS cannot count on technical viability and environmental benefits to

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity access  
Jan 04, 2022

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity access  

To meet the SDG target of universal access to electricity and regain the lost momentum, off-grid solutions must be embraced in the short term    

Need to introspect major terror attacks
Dec 08, 2014

Need to introspect major terror attacks

Terror attacks cannot be avoided, whatever be the security grid. But repeated major attacks send a signal about our preparedness and abilities. Capabilities must be enhanced and sharpened to make the adversary pay a price. The army and security forces must introspect how such attacks take place.

Nepal -- When you cannot get it right
Jun 07, 2012

Nepal -- When you cannot get it right

Nepal's political vacuum in these times is doubly dangerous as it leaves the field open to inroads by various interests. A weak administration gives a free run to the Maoist cadres to operate on both sides of the India Nepal border that also weakens the counter insurgency grid.

On the freeway to net zero
Jun 01, 2023

On the freeway to net zero

India can achieve net zero only if its renewable electricity capacity reaches 1,000 GW, a proper gigawatt-sized storage is available, and a resilient

Renewable Energy: Market and Policy Environment in India
Nov 12, 2013

Renewable Energy: Market and Policy Environment in India

This Paper outlines the potential of renewable energy in addressing India's energy supply and access; it identifies challenges and provide a discursive overview of the various market and policy instruments developed to scale up renewable energy generation. India’s significant economic growth over the last decade has led to an inexorable rise in energy demand. Currently, India faces a Ichallenging energy shortage. To grow at 9 per cent over t

Reveal India’s nuclear command structure
Feb 23, 2022

Reveal India’s nuclear command structure

The subject of nuclear weapons remains off-grid in India. There’s no public information on who constitutes the executive and political councils under the Nuclear Command Authority besides their chairmen

Revival of BIMSTEC: A step forward for the Bay of Bengal community
Sep 09, 2018

Revival of BIMSTEC: A step forward for the Bay of Bengal community

Often the success of a summit is weighed from the number of deals signed during it, and in the present summit, only a Memorandum of Understanding on BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection was signed, giving reason to doubt the jubilation about the summit. A closer view of the summit suggests more than one reason to be optimistic.

Setting a path to green, resilient and inclusive development
Jan 18, 2022

Setting a path to green, resilient and inclusive development

By investing now to build a green, resilient and inclusive economy, countries can turn the challenges of COVID-19 and climate change into opportunitie

Sri Lanka and BIMSTEC in 2021
Jan 15, 2021

Sri Lanka and BIMSTEC in 2021

Sri Lanka should use the upcoming summit to move forward with its proposal to ensure that BIMSTEC maintains its momentum.

The Modi budgets: High achievements sans institutionalised change
Jan 28, 2022

The Modi budgets: High achievements sans institutionalised change

The Modi government’s fragmented approach has remained at the canopy and has not been able to achieve foundational improvements in budgeting at the

The Ukraine War: Recent Russian airstrikes and NATO’s response
Nov 29, 2022

The Ukraine War: Recent Russian airstrikes and NATO’s response

With Ukraine’s power grid facing devastating attacks from Russia, NATO will need to ramp up assistance and follow through on its commitments

ग्रिड स्केल बैटरी एनर्जी स्टोरेज सिस्टम: क्या ये उम्मीदों पर खरे उतरेंगे?
Jan 04, 2022

ग्रिड स्केल बैटरी एनर्जी स्टोरेज सिस्टम: क्या ये उम्मीदों पर खरे उतरेंगे?

ग़रीब देशों के लिए ऊर्जा भंडारण प्रक्रिया की लागत एक बड़�

ग्रिड स्केल बैटरी एनर्जी स्टोरेज सिस्टम: क्या ये उम्मीदों पर खरे उतरेंगे?
Jul 28, 2023

ग्रिड स्केल बैटरी एनर्जी स्टोरेज सिस्टम: क्या ये उम्मीदों पर खरे उतरेंगे?

ग़रीब देशों के लिए ऊर्जा भंडारण प्रक्रिया की लागत एक बड़�

चीनी सायबर हल्ले आणि भारत
Mar 19, 2021

चीनी सायबर हल्ले आणि भारत

भारत-चीन सिमेवर तणाव असतांना वीज ग्रिडवर सायबर हल्ला होणे, ही काहीशी नवी आणि आश्चर्यकारक अशी बाजू यावेळी समोर आली आहे.

डिस्कॉम सुधारणा: वीज वितरणाचे खाजगीकरण
Sep 13, 2023

डिस्कॉम सुधारणा: वीज वितरणाचे खाजगीकरण

या क्षेत्रात खाजगी क्षेत्राच्या भूमिकेचा विस्तार करण्याचे कायद्याचे उद्दिष्ट असल्याने वीज वितरणाचे खाजगीकरण जवळ आलेले दिसते.

दक्षिण आशियाई प्रदेशातील ‘शक्ती’ची परिभाषा: काठमांडू-दिल्ली-ढाका संबंधांचे मूल्यांकन
Oct 29, 2023

दक्षिण आशियाई प्रदेशातील ‘शक्ती’ची परिभाषा: काठमांडू-दिल्ली-ढाका संबंधांचे मूल्यांकन

दक्षिण आशियामध्ये मागणी आणि पुरवठा यामध्ये विकसित होत असलेल्या समतोलामध्ये भारत एक अदृश्य शक्ती म्हणून उदयास येत आहे. जो आर्थिक एकात्मता व्यापार आणि कनेक्टिव्हिटी सुल�

प्रतिबंधों से घिरे रूस के साथ भारत के द्वारा संबंध बनाए रखने का आर्थिक तर्क क्या है?
Jan 12, 2024

प्रतिबंधों से घिरे रूस के साथ भारत के द्वारा संबंध बनाए रखने का आर्थिक तर्क क्या है?

रूस मौजूदा समय में दुनिया का सबसे अधिक प्रतिबंधित देश है, और उसके ऊर्जा नोर्यात, केंद्रीय बैंक और अन्य क्षेत्रों को लक्षित करते हुए अभूतपूर्व दंडात्मक कार्रवाई की गई है. ऐस

भारत में ग्रिड की स्थिरता को संभालने में हाइड्रोपावर की भूमिका
May 09, 2023

भारत में ग्रिड की स्थिरता को संभालने में हाइड्रोपावर की भूमिका

मौजूदा समय में पंप हाइड्रो स्टोरेज सेवा के लिए कोई बाज़ा�