Microgrids -- distributed systems of localized generation, distribution network, and load -- are being increasingly deployed particularly in rural areas of emerging and under-developed countries to achieve energy access. Approximately 87 % of the people without electricity live in rural areas charac... Read more

Last time this year, over thirty renewable energy and energy storage companies in the Indian market were busy applying for the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) Expression of Interest for RE integration with energy storage. However, the excitement soon died down with the delay of the annou... Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up an ambitious target of providing 24/7 access to electricity to every Indian citizen by 2019. Ministry of Power is aiming to provide grid connectivity to all villages by 2017 and has extended grid access to over 10,000 villages in the past year. Currently, over... Read more

Over the past week, entire India, as well as concerned people from around the world, have witnessed how the unseasonal rains have brought Chennai to a standstill.  Although there is a number of reasons that may have contributed to the situation, it is clear that such situations need not cause issue... Read more

CERC (Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India) has finally come out with a framework for deviation charges on scheduling, imbalance, and forecasting for regional wind and solar resources in India. The framework will be in effect from 1st of November, 2015 if there are no legal and regulator... Read more

We are discussing growth again in India and it is also the buzz word in the telecom industry in the country. Per person, data services usage in India grew by over 30 % in 2014, which has led to a renewed interest in investments in the sector.  The next level of investments will be aimed at the imp... Read more

Remember this scene from the Bollywood movie 3 Idiots? Indeed it was a hilarious scene, where the main character Rancho (Aamir Khan) started explaining the concept of an inverter that can take power from all the car batteries in the parking lot outside a wedding reception and can provide back-up pow... Read more

This month 2 major announcements by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) have opened doors for energy storage deployment for ancillary services and renewable integration in India. Although this is just a beginning, I am excited about the pot... Read more