India's heatwave challenge boosts need for renewable energy storage solutionsIndia’s rising heatwaves are pushing power demand to record highs. Renewable energy is helping meet peak load, but limited storage capacity...
07 May, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
India’s grid bottleneck forces ReNew to scale back power generation, limit lossesIndia's power grid struggles to handle excess solar energy. ReNew Energy Global Plc faces power curtailment, affecting earnings. The compan...
06 May, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
Cheap batteries are taking over the world’s power gridsThis boom, led by China's manufacturing prowess, is making batteries a crucial tool for grid resilience and a cost-effective alternative to...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Iran war pushes Asia to think twice before doubling down on LNGA Middle East conflict has disrupted global liquefied natural gas supply. This has caused prices to surge, impacting Asian nations heavily ...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.18 AM IST
India's power grid struggles to absorb soaring solar supplyThe curtailment rate for solar generation in October rose to about 12%, the highest since May when Grid Controller of India Ltd. began publ...
12 Nov, 2025, 11.30 PM IST
India curtails more solar power as grid grapples with oversupplyIndia's power grid faces significant challenges absorbing a surge in solar installations, leading to record curtailment rates. This mismatc...
10 Nov, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
Why is China increasing restrictions on renewable power plants?China is expected to increase curbs on renewable power plant output due to grid capacity issues. The curtailment rates, known as curbs, are...
06 Feb, 2024, 05.07 PM IST
Central panel to look into whether Andhra curtailed renewable powerThe committee will comprise of technical experts from Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Power System Operation Corporation (Posoco), ...
03 Feb, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
Green Developers in AP Lost Rs 1.4k cr since August“Out of the 7,307 mw of renewable energy installed in Andhra Pradesh, 20-25% of solar power and 50-60% of wind power is being curtailed,” s...
10 Jan, 2020, 12.41 PM IST
Green Developers in AP Lost Rs 1.4k cr since August“Out of the 7,307 mw of renewable energy installed in Andhra Pradesh, 20-25% of solar power and 50-60% of wind power is being curtailed,” s...
10 Jan, 2020, 08.56 AM IST
Don’t reduce purchase of green power: High CourtSeveral wind and solar power developers early last week moved the high court against AP Transco.
07 Aug, 2019, 12.34 PM IST
Green energy companies seek High Court directions to Andhra PradeshThe Andhra Pradesh High Court has asked the state grid managing agency, called the state load despatch centre, to publish report on curtail...
04 Aug, 2019, 11.34 PM IST
Ensure 'Must-run' status for green companies: CentreThe letter from the ministry of new and renewable energy to the chief secretaries of all states on Thursday follows Andhra Pradesh's curtai...
02 Aug, 2019, 08.48 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh curtails wind power; violates grid norms againSources said the curtailment was undertaken by the state without attributing any valid reason and even as there was no abnormality in frequ...
26 Jul, 2019, 07.33 PM IST
Compensation for grid curtailment to benefit renewable sector: India RatingsThe compensation will also incentivise grid operators and distribution utilities to reduce curtailments and benefit renewable energy develo...
23 May, 2017, 05.00 PM IST
Restriction on electricity injection blowing wind out of wind projectsWind power generation depends on the speed of wind at the project locations and it is uncertain, while curtailment of power receipt by the ...
01 Aug, 2016, 05.55 PM IST
Wind energy developers in Rajasthan face losses as discoms curtail intakeRajasthan has nearly 4,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity, the third-highest in the country after Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
17 Jun, 2016, 04.43 AM IST