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Friday, March 13, 2026
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Topic: electricity

Power a ‘climate-defining’ resource in AI era—top Morgan Stanley analyst explains how India has an edge

At Mumbai Climate Week, Stephen Byrd says AI boom likely to add 2-3 bt of carbon emissions while helping cut them, flags power shortages in West from AI growth & calls for smarter grids.

How Haryana is trying to end its long-running power buying tariff row with Adani Power

A three-member committee led by a retired SC judge will probe the dispute over the Rs 2.94-per-unit deal of 2008 and suggest possible ways for a settlement.

What thermal storage can do for clean energy and the AI boom

The challenge is no longer generating cheap, clean energy—it's accessing this energy quickly and around the clock.

Fight to save Great Indian Bustard gets big boost. SC backs expert plan to shield bird from power lines

Aimed at balancing GIB conservation and renewable energy needs, the recommended measures include habitat restoration, predator control, GPS monitoring & power line management.

NYC Never-Fail Electrical Contracting Richard Sajiun: Grid Risk & Disciplined Growth

Richard Sajiun’s take is blunt: “The electricians we don’t train today are the hospitals, schools, and jails that stay dark tomorrow.”

Chinese checkers: India readies masterplan to draw 65 GW hydropower from Brahmaputra basin

In its report, Central Electricity Authority estimates an expenditure of Rs 6.42 lakh crore to put in place the required transmission system in the region.

Indian cities are a mess of overhead wires. Delhi will pay Rs 8 cr to clear just 5 km

Historian Sohail Hashmi called the wires a colonial curse. While Europeans had started undergrounding wires fairly early, the same focus was not reserved for the colonies.

Electricity regulators need more autonomy. Court rulings not enough, amend Electricity Act

Independent regulators were established in the hope that decision-making would be depoliticised. The ambiguities of the Electricity Act make this difficult.

Government approves investment for Tato-I Hydroelectric Project

Rs 1750 crore investment to boost power supply in Arunachal Pradesh.

ADB supports Tonga’s Renewable Energy Project, new minigrid for efficient electricity supply

The project with a total cost of $53.2 million is co-financed by ADB, Green Climate Fund, the governments of Tonga and Australia, and TPL.

On Camera

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Trump can waive some environmental rules for gasoline and diesel. These measures would buy time at home. But, internationally, the damage from rising prices would continue.

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.