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Environment Rules Amended: Revised Legal Framework For Sulphur Dioxide Emission By Thermal Power Plants

On July 11, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ("MoEFCC") notified the Environment (Protection) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2025 ("Fourth Amendment Rules").

India Environment

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JSA

Driving Green Innovation: India's EV Battery Swapping Guidelines (Video)

The Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, has introduced key guidelines to standardize battery swapping and charging infrastructure, aiming to accelerate EV adoption and promote sustainability.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Energy And Electricity Law Updates – July 2025

From landmark court rulings to major regulatory reforms, India's power and energy sector continues to evolve at pace.

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Trump Imposes Secondary Tariffs On India Targeting Russian Oil Imports

On August 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on imports from India in an effort to stop or curtail India's direct or indirect importation of Russian-origin oil.

India International

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Steptoe LLP

Supreme Court Reinforces Commission's Overarching Power To 'Fix' Tariff Under The Electricity Act 2003 And Holds That A Discom Cannot Be Guided By Its Own Interest

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JSA

CAFE Norms Get Enforcement Powers: What The Draft Energy Conservation (Compliance Enforcement) Rules, 2025 Mean For India's Auto Sector

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Energy & Electricity Law Updates (June 2025)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Supreme Court Affirms The Primacy Of Power Of Regulation Of Tariff Over PPA; Wind Generators Entitled To Case Specific Tariffs Despite Signed PPA

SKV Law Offices

Case Update – APTEL Allows Reliance Subsidiary Rosa Power's Claim For LPS On Delayed Carrying Cost Payments

SKV Law Offices

Case Update – CERC Grants Transmission Licence To Reliance's Lakadia B Power Transmission Limited For Grid Augmentation Project In Gujarat

SKV Law Offices

Case Update – CERC Grants Relief To TPREL And ENGIE Holding WRLDC Curtailment Premature And Unjustified

SKV Law Offices

Investor Lens: Why Solar Asset Quality Is The New ROI Metric In India

India Government

PL

Phoenix Legal

India's New Carbon Credit Trading Platform: MoEFCC's June 2025 Notification Explained

India Environment

SKV Law Offices

Compressed Bio-Gas – The Clean Push Forward

AP

AZB & Partners

GST On Legal Services & Advocate Fees Explained

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Vakilsearch

How To Add Or Update Bank Account In GST Portal?

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Vakilsearch

Eway Bill Limit 2025: State-Wise List & Thresholds

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Vakilsearch

Q&A On Industry Standards On Minimum Information To Be Provided For Approval Of RPT (Video)

India Commercial

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Corporate Professionals

12 Derivatives, Disclosures & Digital Consent: This Week's Regulatory Round-Up (June 21, 2025) (Podcast)

AP

AK & Partners

Projects, Energy & Infrastructure Monthly Newsletter | July 2025

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued a clarification dated July 7, 2025 regarding the applicability of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) Order, 2019...

HA

HSA Advocates

Electricity Futures Contracts: A New Era For India's Power Market

India has entered a new phase in the evolution of its power sector with the launch of electricity futures contracts on two of its leading exchanges, i.e., the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on July 10, 2025 and followed by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on July 14, 2025.

Sagus Legal

India's Climate Compliance Clock Is Ticking – Why Manufacturers Must Brace For Penalties Twice The Carbon Credit Price Under New Emission Intensity Targets

On the 23rd of June, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ("MoEFCC") has issued a draft notification introducing the Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Target Rules...

India Environment

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

APTEL Affirms State Electricity Commission's Power To Issue Directions To PEDA Under Electricity Act, 2003

APTEL by its judgment dated 10.07.2025 in a batch of appeals in the matter of Punjab Energy Development Agency v. Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors., held that State Electricity Regulatory Commission are empowered to issue directions to State Nodal Agencies such as the Punjab Energy Development Agency under Electricity Act, 2003.

Sagus Legal

Powering India's Green Future: Pioneering Energy Efficiency & Decarbonization (Podcast)

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Dhir & Dhir Associates

Energy And Infrastructure Newsletter - Key Legal & Regulatory Updates (June 2025)

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CMS INDUSLAW

The Environment Ministry Exempts Certain Thermal Power Plants From Installation Of Flue Gas De-Sulfurization System

India Environment

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CMS INDUSLAW

CERC Confirms Gradual Rollback Of ISTC Waiver For RE Projects Based On Wind / Solar Or Combination Of Both

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

A DELAY DOES NOT MEAN A DENIAL – Waiver Of ISTS Charges For Renewable Energy Projects Commissioned After June 30, 2025

AP

AZB & Partners

Draft Guidelines For Virtual Power Purchase Agreements – The India VPPA Story

AP

AZB & Partners

Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme Of India

AP

AZB & Partners

India Rolls Out Incentives For E-Trucks Under PM E-DRIVE: A New Era For Green Freight

India Transport

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Rare Earth Elements – India's 'Rare' Opportunity Towards Mineral Sovereignty

AP

AZB & Partners

Section 11 Of The Electricity Act, 2003 – A Legal And Practical Analysis

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S&A Law Offices

Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme Of India

In January 2023, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India ("MNRE") issued the "National Green Hydrogen Mission" ("Mission") – which laid down...

AP

AZB & Partners

India Rolls Out Incentives For E-Trucks Under PM E-DRIVE: A New Era For Green Freight

In a significant move towards promoting sustainable transport and domestic manufacturing, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has notified dedicated guidelines for electric trucks...

India Transport

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Rare Earth Elements – India's 'Rare' Opportunity Towards Mineral Sovereignty

India's vision of an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) has been met with a stiff challenge in recent times as China has tightened its export controls and introduced trade restrictions...

AP

AZB & Partners

Section 11 Of The Electricity Act, 2003 – A Legal And Practical Analysis

The Indian power sector, structured around liberalization, delicately balances private enterprise with governmental control in times of exigency.

SO

S&A Law Offices

EU Simplifies CBAM But Does Not Address The Underlying Issues

LS

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Sagus Speaks - June 2025 | Part 1

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission ("DERC") through notification dated 02.06.2025 issued the DERC (Supply Code and...

India Commercial

Sagus Legal

GERC Grants First-of-its-Kind Extension For Power Evacuation Infrastructure

GERC, in one of the first of its kind matter, extended completion date of the power evacuation infrastructure recognising occurrence of the unforeseen events...

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Suggestions On The Draft Guidelines For Virtual Power Purchase Agreements Issued By The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) regime is an important tool to achieve price hedging and facilitate growth of the renewable energy market, specifically in the C&I segment.

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CMS INDUSLAW

Electricity Consumers' Rights In Relation To Energy Storage Systems Under Draft Amendments To The Electricity Rules, 2005

The Ministry of Power ("MoP") has, on June 11, 2025, issued draft amendments ("Draft Amendment") to the Electricity Rules, 2005 ("Rules") seeking to amend provisions...

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S&R Associates

Projects Infrastructure And Energy Newsletter | May 2025

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Recent Changes In Indian Law On Oilfields Regulation & Development - Part I

India Government

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Green Mandate 2025 - India's Environmental Reforms And The ESG Imperative

India Environment

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

PESO's New Online Module For Licensing Compressed Hydrogen Dispensing Stations In India

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Nuclear Law: Powering Change - India

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Electricity Newsletter – June 2025

DL

DSK Legal

Geopolitics Of Fossil Fuels: A Comparative Analysis Of Energy Strategies In The United States, Russia, And The Middle East.

Worldwide Energy

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Khurana and Khurana

Projects, Energy & Infrastructure Monthly Newsletter | May 2025

HA

HSA Advocates

Legal Reforms In India's Oil & Gas Sector To Unlock Strategic Investment Potential

LS

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

A Deep Dive Into The Draft Guidelines For Virtual Power Purchase Agreements

SA

S&R Associates

Fueling Growth: Legal Insights Into Joint Ventures In India's Booming Oil & Gas Sector

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

India's Clean Energy Transition – Promotion Of Nuclear Energy

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CMS INDUSLAW

Exemption To Group Companies For Supply Of Electricity As A Consumer

SC

Singhania & Co.

Government Incentives For Green Hydrogen In India

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Policy Vs. Practice: Are India's Distributed Solar Goals On Track?

PL

Phoenix Legal

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Driving Green Innovation: India's EV Battery Swapping Guidelines (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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