A developing super El Niño is pushing temperatures and electricity demand sharply higher
India’s peak power demand has hit record levels as cooling needs rise across cities
The Gurugram outage exposed weaknesses in maintenance and grid preparedness
Solar power helps during daytime peaks, but night-time demand still relies heavily on thermal power
Battery storage systems remain critical for scaling renewable energy reliably
Despite incentives, battery manufacturing and energy-storage expansion have advanced slowly
India must upgrade grids, storage, and infrastructure quickly to meet rising power demand sustainably