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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

India's tougher grid rules unsettle investors, test clean energy ambitions

NEW DELHI: India's push to tighten power grid discipline is colliding with its clean energy ambitions as tougher rules for solar and wind projects alarm investors, who warn the requirements could ​slash returns and impede investment needed for the energy transition.

The most-feared regulations, due ​to take effect in April 2027, sharply increase penalties when renewable power producers fail to deliver electricity matching their commitments to the grid, according to industry ​executives, investor presentations and documents reviewed by Reuters.

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