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Nuclear Liability And Accountability In India
In India’s legal lexicon, “nuclear power” is more than a technological marvel, it is a complex category of activity defined, licensed, and overseen by statute. Under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, “nuclear installations” encompass any reactor, plant or facility in which radioactive substances are produced, handled or stored. The same atom whose controlled fission heats our turbines can, if misused has the power to detonate cities, as Albert Einstein, Oppenheimer, Homi J Baba and several notable scientists have warned us.
India Energy
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MZM Legal
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When Regulators Overreach: Central Government Incentives, State Commissions, And The Limits Of Tariff Power After SPDC V. Green Infra Judgment
The Electricity Act, 2003, vests tariff determination authority exclusively in State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs), while the Central Government retains policy-making power at the central level which provides benefit to both i.e., state and central power utilities. This includes the authority to design financial incentives aimed at promoting specific generation technologies.
India Energy
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S&A Law Offices
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Operationalisation Of ALMM List-II For Solar PV Cells
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has operationalised the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework for solar PV cells with effect from 1 June 2026, thereby completing the two-tier sourcing structure that the ALMM regime had originally envisaged. While the framework, when introduced in 2019, contemplated approved lists for both solar PV modules and solar PV cells, implementation was initially confined to only solar modules, due to limited domestic cell manufacturing capacity at that time.
India Energy
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Khaitan & Co LLP
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MNRE Proposes One-Time Relief Package For Renewable Energy Capacities Awaiting Signing Of Power Purchase Agreements
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India (GoI), vide Office Memorandum dated 25 May 2026 bearing No. 238/10/2025-P AND RA (OM), has proposed a structured One-Time Relief Package (Proposed Relief Package) to address the issue wherein Letters of Award (LoAs) have been issued by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) as intermediary procurers but Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Power Sale Agreements (PSAs) remain unsigned as on 30 April 2026.
India Energy
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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JSA Successfully Represents West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited And India Power Corporation Limited Before The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity Clarifying Their Status As Distribution Licensees And Non Applicability Of Retail Tariff Upon Them
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, by its recent judgment in Damodar Valley Corporation vs. West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission and Ors., has dismissed the appeals filed by Damodar Valley Corporation and upheld the Orders dated March 1, 2019 passed by the Ld. West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission.
India Energy
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JSA
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Ministry Of New And Renewable Energy Notifies Green Ammonia Standard And Green Methanol Standard For India Under The National Green Hydrogen Mission
The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (“NGHM”), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. A global demand of over 100 (hundred) million metric tonnes of green hydrogen and its derivatives is expected to emerge by 2030.
India Energy
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