India's electricity shortage erased by growth of renewable energy: Analysis

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- ALSO READNations must regulate, invest in clean energy to bring down costs: ReportPower engineers body asks govt not to move electricity bill in 'haste'Vikram Solar bags order from US-based firm for 350 MW project in ArizonaSri Lanka to seek India or China's credit line for solar panel imports: MinJaishankar, Piyush Goyal to visit US for various multilateral meets in SeptIndia's electricity transmission system passed the difficult post-monsoon period this year with far less stress than in 2021, following a major effort to improve coal stocks and a big expansion of renewable generation capacity.The improvement in frequency control is a sign of a healthier and more stable network able to meet peak loads more comfortably ("Monthly operational performance report", Grid India, Nov. 23).The average daily temperature in the New Delhi neighbourhood of Palam during October was 0.9 degrees Celsius lower than last year and 1.9 C lower than the long-term seasonal average.But renewables are starting to bend the curve of coal consumption for power generation and reduce the future trajectory.The views expressed are his own(Editing by Kirsten Donovan)(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)"

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