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Energy, Infrastructure & Telecom – Regulatory Update
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has launched a call for proposals to accelerate concentrating solar thermal technology adoption in industrial heating, while the Central Electricity Authority has proposed mandatory co-located energy storage systems for ground-mounted solar and onshore wind projects. The regulatory landscape is also evolving across petroleum, shipping, and telecommunications sectors with significant amendments to existing frameworks.
India Energy
AP
AZB & Partners
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Green Hydrogen And Water Rights: The Hidden Regulatory Approval
India's ambitious green hydrogen mission targets 5 million tonnes annually by 2030, but a critical resource constraint threatens project viability: water. With each kilogram of hydrogen requiring 10-22 litres of water, and major projects concentrated in water-stressed regions like Gujarat and Rajasthan, developers face mounting regulatory, financing, and certification challenges that transform water from a technical input into a complex legal issue affecting project bankability.
India Energy
MC
MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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Towards Sustainable Growth: How India’s Green Energy Incentives Are Reshaping The Regulatory And Investment Landscape
India's renewable energy framework combines ambitious climate targets with an evolving regulatory architecture spanning green hydrogen missions, carbon trading schemes, and manufacturing incentives. As businesses navigate this incentive-driven ecosystem, understanding the intersection of policy, compliance obligations, and commercial opportunity becomes essential to participating in the country's sustainable energy transition.
India Energy
MC
MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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Financing India's Energy Transition: How Project Finance Is Moving Beyond The Solar And Wind Playbook
For much of the last decade, financing an Indian renewable energy project usually meant financing a familiar solar or wind template: a long-term power purchase agreement, a tariff discovered through bidding or assessed against the applicable CERC framework, and payments linked to power actually supplied. This template was typically backed by a letter of credit, mortgage and hypothecation package.
India Energy
La
Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India
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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
SO
S&A Law Offices
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ESG And Sustainable Infrastructure Financing In India: The Investment And Regulatory Shift Reshaping Infrastructure In 2026
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations have moved far beyond corporate sustainability reports and boardroom policy discussions. Today, ESG has become deeply embedded in infrastructure financing, project valuation, regulatory approvals, investment due diligence, and long-term asset bankability across India.
India Environment
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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President Of India Sanctions Implementation Of Small Hydro Power Development Scheme From 1 MW To 25 MW
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (“MNRE”), vide Notification dated 15.05.2026 , has conveyed administrative approval for implementation of the Small Hydro Power (“SHP”) Development Scheme (“SHP Scheme”) for SHP projects ranging from 1 MW to 25 MW capacity for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31, with a total financial outlay of INR 2,584.60 Crores.
India Energy
Sagus Legal
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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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