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Dec 2026
8Tripura’s power regulator has placed rooftop solar firmly within the Electricity Supply Code framework.
8Grid-interactive PV systems, with or without battery storage, will now operate under enforceable supply and grid-discipline rules.
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8Grid-interactive PV systems, with or without battery storage, will now operate under enforceable supply and grid-discipline rules.
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1) WR’s transmission bill softens
8But deviation discipline quietly shifts from “states” to “big industrial plus Mundra-side behaviour. WR’s headline bill cools, but the discipline story migrates - away from purely state-level settlement optics, toward who is leaning on the grid through start-up/aux drawal and industrial deviation patterns.
2) The DSM books are being rewritten after-the-fact in SRPC
8Partial-outage logic, rate resets, and data-handling errors are forcing the region’s biggest “clean-up cycle” across weeks. The overall meaning: the region’s “DSM signal” for this period must be read with skepticism, because settlement outcomes are being shaped as much by governance and data discipline as by real-time grid behaviour.
3) From Protection Gaps to Systemic Accountability in the South
8PCSC’s quiet shift from event review to enforcement mode. Commercial exposure is no longer implicit: delayed compliance, incomplete data submissions, and protection negligence are being framed as systemic liabilities. The PCSC is repositioning itself from a coordination forum into a de facto regional enforcement layer for grid protection hygiene.
4) Southern Grid Under Strain
8RE volatility, storage delays, and regulatory fatigue collides. Frequency discipline weakens, thermal units are repeatedly forced into unhealthy cycling, and AUFLS mis-operations reveal silent protection-layer fragilities. Storage-long acknowledged as the missing buffer-remains aspirational, with PSPs and BESS discussed more as corrective hindsight than deployable capacity. Overlaying this is a dense regulatory churn from CERC, NLDC, CTUIL, and CEA, threatening compliance overload at the state and generator level just as grid complexity peaks.
5) Storage: From Future Solution to Planning Failure
8There is now a consensus that pumped storage projects and BESS should have been built years earlier. That admission marks a rare institutional self-indictment. Storage is no longer an innovation agenda-it’s damage control. The cost of delay is now embedded in daily operations.
6) Islanding Schemes Built for a Grid That No Longer Exists
8Legacy islanding designs assumed thermal-dominated load-generation balance. Solar-heavy states now break those assumptions daily. OCC discussions hint at redesign but stop short of timelines. In a disturbance, this gap could be catastrophic.
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8But deviation discipline quietly shifts from “states” to “big industrial plus Mundra-side behaviour. WR’s headline bill cools, but the discipline story migrates - away from purely state-level settlement optics, toward who is leaning on the grid through start-up/aux drawal and industrial deviation patterns.
2) The DSM books are being rewritten after-the-fact in SRPC
8Partial-outage logic, rate resets, and data-handling errors are forcing the region’s biggest “clean-up cycle” across weeks. The overall meaning: the region’s “DSM signal” for this period must be read with skepticism, because settlement outcomes are being shaped as much by governance and data discipline as by real-time grid behaviour.
3) From Protection Gaps to Systemic Accountability in the South
8PCSC’s quiet shift from event review to enforcement mode. Commercial exposure is no longer implicit: delayed compliance, incomplete data submissions, and protection negligence are being framed as systemic liabilities. The PCSC is repositioning itself from a coordination forum into a de facto regional enforcement layer for grid protection hygiene.
4) Southern Grid Under Strain
8RE volatility, storage delays, and regulatory fatigue collides. Frequency discipline weakens, thermal units are repeatedly forced into unhealthy cycling, and AUFLS mis-operations reveal silent protection-layer fragilities. Storage-long acknowledged as the missing buffer-remains aspirational, with PSPs and BESS discussed more as corrective hindsight than deployable capacity. Overlaying this is a dense regulatory churn from CERC, NLDC, CTUIL, and CEA, threatening compliance overload at the state and generator level just as grid complexity peaks.
5) Storage: From Future Solution to Planning Failure
8There is now a consensus that pumped storage projects and BESS should have been built years earlier. That admission marks a rare institutional self-indictment. Storage is no longer an innovation agenda-it’s damage control. The cost of delay is now embedded in daily operations.
6) Islanding Schemes Built for a Grid That No Longer Exists
8Legacy islanding designs assumed thermal-dominated load-generation balance. Solar-heavy states now break those assumptions daily. OCC discussions hint at redesign but stop short of timelines. In a disturbance, this gap could be catastrophic.
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1) Frequency drift widened beyond tolerance for nearly five hours
8On 2025-12-29, system frequency remained outside the 49.90–50.05 Hz band for 4 h 46 min.
Inference: Lower reserve and delayed secondary control restoration likely caused prolonged tails.
Why it matters: Sustained deviation inflates DSM penalties and grid-stability risk for all control areas.
2) ATC breach count dropped to zero across corridors
8The 2025-12-29 TTC/ATC sheet shows 0 hours of violation and 0 % binds.
Inference: Surplus transfer margin and moderate demand kept inter-regional flows unconstrained.
Why it matters: Unbound corridors narrow price spreads and enhance transmission reliability confidence.
3) Thermal outages eroded available capacity in CEA’s 26 Dec dataset
8CEA’s “Capacity Availability for 26-12-2025” logs multiple stations with high MW under outage.
Inference: A mix of annual maintenance and forced shutdowns depressed regional generation.
Why it matters: Concentrated outages magnify spot-price risk when coal supply tightens.
4) East-region peak demand 23 GW-off-peak only 15 GW
8Eastern Region’s daily report shows 23,175 MW peak vs 15,209 MW off-peak on 29-Dec-2025.
Inference: Evening solar exit plus thermal ramping created a 52 % gap between peaks.
Why it matters: Such wide spreads heighten RTM volatility and PSP discharge incentive windows.
5) North-Eastern grid met full demand without shortage
8NERLDC’s report records 0 MW shortage at both 03:00 and 19:00 blocks on 29-Dec-2025.
Inference: Hydro inflows and low base-load draw kept supply-demand perfectly balanced.
Why it matters: Full compliance days confirm improved coordination between NEEPCO hydro and local load.
6) Coal-stock sheets show multiple Haryana and Punjab plants at critical days
8CIL/SCCL-linked plants in Haryana-Punjab list stocks near critical (<5 days) on 25-Dec-2025.
Inference: End-year logistics plus low rake loading tightened pithead replenishment cycles.
Why it matters: Any dispatch surge could push these units into reserve-shutdown or blending adjustments.
7) CEA all-India generation summary flags large deviation vs programme
8Sub-Report-1 (25-Dec-2025) shows national actual generation ≈ 40 TWh below programme.
Inference: Hydro and gas under-performance compounded thermal maintenance cuts.
Why it matters: Persistent deviation squeezes system reserve and distorts annual PLF tracking.
8) PXIL DSM file reveals price stagnation near Rs 0 in early blocks
8The 29-Dec-2025 PXIL DSM sheet lists zero cleared MW and Rs 0/MWh through initial hours.
Inference: No buy-sell participation pre-dawn, reflecting liquidity thinness in DSM segments.
Why it matters: Near-zero early clearing suppresses average day-ahead reference prices for smaller buyers.
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8On 2025-12-29, system frequency remained outside the 49.90–50.05 Hz band for 4 h 46 min.
Inference: Lower reserve and delayed secondary control restoration likely caused prolonged tails.
Why it matters: Sustained deviation inflates DSM penalties and grid-stability risk for all control areas.
2) ATC breach count dropped to zero across corridors
8The 2025-12-29 TTC/ATC sheet shows 0 hours of violation and 0 % binds.
Inference: Surplus transfer margin and moderate demand kept inter-regional flows unconstrained.
Why it matters: Unbound corridors narrow price spreads and enhance transmission reliability confidence.
3) Thermal outages eroded available capacity in CEA’s 26 Dec dataset
8CEA’s “Capacity Availability for 26-12-2025” logs multiple stations with high MW under outage.
Inference: A mix of annual maintenance and forced shutdowns depressed regional generation.
Why it matters: Concentrated outages magnify spot-price risk when coal supply tightens.
4) East-region peak demand 23 GW-off-peak only 15 GW
8Eastern Region’s daily report shows 23,175 MW peak vs 15,209 MW off-peak on 29-Dec-2025.
Inference: Evening solar exit plus thermal ramping created a 52 % gap between peaks.
Why it matters: Such wide spreads heighten RTM volatility and PSP discharge incentive windows.
5) North-Eastern grid met full demand without shortage
8NERLDC’s report records 0 MW shortage at both 03:00 and 19:00 blocks on 29-Dec-2025.
Inference: Hydro inflows and low base-load draw kept supply-demand perfectly balanced.
Why it matters: Full compliance days confirm improved coordination between NEEPCO hydro and local load.
6) Coal-stock sheets show multiple Haryana and Punjab plants at critical days
8CIL/SCCL-linked plants in Haryana-Punjab list stocks near critical (<5 days) on 25-Dec-2025.
Inference: End-year logistics plus low rake loading tightened pithead replenishment cycles.
Why it matters: Any dispatch surge could push these units into reserve-shutdown or blending adjustments.
7) CEA all-India generation summary flags large deviation vs programme
8Sub-Report-1 (25-Dec-2025) shows national actual generation ≈ 40 TWh below programme.
Inference: Hydro and gas under-performance compounded thermal maintenance cuts.
Why it matters: Persistent deviation squeezes system reserve and distorts annual PLF tracking.
8) PXIL DSM file reveals price stagnation near Rs 0 in early blocks
8The 29-Dec-2025 PXIL DSM sheet lists zero cleared MW and Rs 0/MWh through initial hours.
Inference: No buy-sell participation pre-dawn, reflecting liquidity thinness in DSM segments.
Why it matters: Near-zero early clearing suppresses average day-ahead reference prices for smaller buyers.
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8The reversal signals a return to cost-normalised billing after an interim period of power surplus and lower marginal rates.
The stable ABR and normative loss parameters indicate that the fluctuation is fuel-mix and market-driven, not operational.
The net effect will raise consumer bills marginally for the January 2026 billing cycle.
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The stable ABR and normative loss parameters indicate that the fluctuation is fuel-mix and market-driven, not operational.
The net effect will raise consumer bills marginally for the January 2026 billing cycle.
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1) Gas and liquid units see marginal cost rise as Rajasthan merit stack tightens by year-end
8The state’s top ten costly stations saw a 1–2% increase in variable cost, led by Dadri-Liq, Auraiya-Liq, and Anta-Liq. While lignite-based Barsingsar remained flat at Rs.0.83/kWh, high-CV liquid plants crossed Rs.25/kWh once again, signalling continued exposure to imported feed volatility.
2) Rajasthan’s power-purchase surcharge collapses as fuel and demand curves soften
8This stabilisation hints at a rare phase of cost containment across Rajasthan’s discoms, though fixed-cost rigidity remains a medium-term concern.
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8The state’s top ten costly stations saw a 1–2% increase in variable cost, led by Dadri-Liq, Auraiya-Liq, and Anta-Liq. While lignite-based Barsingsar remained flat at Rs.0.83/kWh, high-CV liquid plants crossed Rs.25/kWh once again, signalling continued exposure to imported feed volatility.
2) Rajasthan’s power-purchase surcharge collapses as fuel and demand curves soften
8This stabilisation hints at a rare phase of cost containment across Rajasthan’s discoms, though fixed-cost rigidity remains a medium-term concern.
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8The correction removes any ambiguity over cost apportionment and safeguards alignment between the explanatory text and numerical methodology approved in the Annual Performance Review (APR) for FY 2023-24 and the control period FY 2025-26 to FY 2027-28.
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8The regulator ruled that Aadani’s higher transmission charges stemmed from actual demand growth, not from any accounting lapse in past true-ups.
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8The ministry’s draft Recruitment Rules link career progression directly to peer-reviewed scientific output, shutting the door on seniority-driven promotions..
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8The regulator ruled that 316 MW left unallocated under an FDRE Greenshoe option cannot be redistributed after bidding closes, drawing a hard line against post-tender flexibility
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8The regulator rejected discom demands to keep tariffs open-ended, holding that once prudence checks are complete, transmission charges must attain finality
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8By allowing zero additional capital expenditure, the regulator ensured that mature transmission assets cannot be used to load future network costs.
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IREDA’s GeM legal SME tender quietly tightens outcome risk while compressing competition
8A three-day GeM tender is asking legal experts to sign up for milestone-linked accountability with little disclosed cushioning.
8The structure shifts risk cleanly onto the consultant while keeping key enforcement mechanics opaque.
8What this signals about IREDA’s evolving governance posture is not immediately obvious. Details
8A three-day GeM tender is asking legal experts to sign up for milestone-linked accountability with little disclosed cushioning.
8The structure shifts risk cleanly onto the consultant while keeping key enforcement mechanics opaque.
8What this signals about IREDA’s evolving governance posture is not immediately obvious. Details
Twin MSETCL Karad zone augmentation tenders hide a sharp risk divide behind identical turnkey language
8At first glance, the two MSETCL tenders look interchangeable.
8One number quietly changes the entire risk equation.
8Most bidders will notice it too late.
OPTCL’s Basudevpur 400/220 kv EPC tender quietly stretches timelines, testing bidder appetite for bundled grid risk
8OPTCL’s Basudevpur grid expansion looks straightforward on paper but hides execution complexity beneath its EPC bundling.
8A late-stage extension signals unresolved tensions between scope ambition and bid readiness.
8The real story lies in what the tender does not yet say. Details
8At first glance, the two MSETCL tenders look interchangeable.
8One number quietly changes the entire risk equation.
8Most bidders will notice it too late.
OPTCL’s Basudevpur 400/220 kv EPC tender quietly stretches timelines, testing bidder appetite for bundled grid risk
8OPTCL’s Basudevpur grid expansion looks straightforward on paper but hides execution complexity beneath its EPC bundling.
8A late-stage extension signals unresolved tensions between scope ambition and bid readiness.
8The real story lies in what the tender does not yet say. Details
HVPNL’s multi-date GIS bay tender exposes timeline opacity in Haryana’s transmission expansion programme
8A routine GIS bay expansion tender quietly reveals an unusual clustering of bid dates.
8What looks like administrative detail has real consequences for risk pricing and bidder behaviour.
8The unanswered questions matter more than the scope itself.
MPMKVVCL extends AAAC rabbit and raccoon conductor rate contract, but leaves key commercial risk levers undisclosed
8MPMKVVCL has pushed the clock on its AAAC rabbit and raccoon conductor rate contract without clarifying how price risk, validity, or quantities will be handled.
8For a commodity where aluminium dominates cost, silence can be more consequential than any explicit clause.
8What looks like a routine extension may quietly reshape who dares to bid. Details
8A routine GIS bay expansion tender quietly reveals an unusual clustering of bid dates.
8What looks like administrative detail has real consequences for risk pricing and bidder behaviour.
8The unanswered questions matter more than the scope itself.
MPMKVVCL extends AAAC rabbit and raccoon conductor rate contract, but leaves key commercial risk levers undisclosed
8MPMKVVCL has pushed the clock on its AAAC rabbit and raccoon conductor rate contract without clarifying how price risk, validity, or quantities will be handled.
8For a commodity where aluminium dominates cost, silence can be more consequential than any explicit clause.
8What looks like a routine extension may quietly reshape who dares to bid. Details
DVC’s Mejia ash transport tender tightens compliance screws while shifting logistics risk downstream
8DVC’s latest GeM tender for Mejia ash evacuation looks routine at first glance, but its pricing and compliance architecture tells a sharper story.
8The percentage-quote model quietly transfers volatility risk to contractors already squeezed by fuel and haul uncertainties.
8What happens after award may matter more than who wins.
HVPNL’s 132/33 kv transformer tender under QDP-1493 slips repeatedly, stretching bid discipline and market patience
8A routine transformer tender has quietly turned into a test of bidder endurance.
8Four deadline extensions hint at deeper market and supply-chain frictions.
8What HVPNL gains in flexibility, bidders may pay for in liquidity and certainty. Details
8DVC’s latest GeM tender for Mejia ash evacuation looks routine at first glance, but its pricing and compliance architecture tells a sharper story.
8The percentage-quote model quietly transfers volatility risk to contractors already squeezed by fuel and haul uncertainties.
8What happens after award may matter more than who wins.
HVPNL’s 132/33 kv transformer tender under QDP-1493 slips repeatedly, stretching bid discipline and market patience
8A routine transformer tender has quietly turned into a test of bidder endurance.
8Four deadline extensions hint at deeper market and supply-chain frictions.
8What HVPNL gains in flexibility, bidders may pay for in liquidity and certainty. Details
8Ajmer Discom has opened the gates wide in a tender that keeps its technical guard firmly up.
8More than 80 bidders are through, but only those with spotless histories survive.
8The real cost of this hyper-competition will surface after the price bids open. Details
8More than 80 bidders are through, but only those with spotless histories survive.
8The real cost of this hyper-competition will surface after the price bids open. Details
8RVUNL has cleared four EPC players for a high-stakes 400 kV transmission package tied to its flagship 3310 MW solar park.
8The real contest now shifts to a reverse auction that will decide how far margins can be squeezed in complex evacuation works.
8What this signals for future transmission procurement in Rajasthan is only beginning to surface. Details
8The real contest now shifts to a reverse auction that will decide how far margins can be squeezed in complex evacuation works.
8What this signals for future transmission procurement in Rajasthan is only beginning to surface. Details
8NTPC’s Tapovan Vishnugad balance-works award reveals sharp divergence in bidder risk appetite.
8The financial spread is too wide to dismiss as routine undercutting.
8Execution outcomes will decide whether cost discipline or hidden risk prevails. Details
8The financial spread is too wide to dismiss as routine undercutting.
8Execution outcomes will decide whether cost discipline or hidden risk prevails. Details
8GSECL has completed technical evaluation for a GeM consultancy that will shape its future projects.
8Only one bidder cleared, under a scope that stays conspicuously vague on experience and accountability.
8The real risk may surface not now, but when EPC tenders start inheriting this advisory architecture. Details
8Only one bidder cleared, under a scope that stays conspicuously vague on experience and accountability.
8The real risk may surface not now, but when EPC tenders start inheriting this advisory architecture. Details
8JSUNL’s financial bid opening reveals less about price and more about power.
8Three bidders made it through, but only after exhaustive probing of their corporate and financial identities.
8The implications for future transmission EPC tenders go well beyond this 58 km line. Details
8Three bidders made it through, but only after exhaustive probing of their corporate and financial identities.
8The implications for future transmission EPC tenders go well beyond this 58 km line. Details
8A six-month transaction advisory mandate at PFCL has closed at a price that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
8Five marquee advisors bid, but the spread between L1 and L5 tells a deeper story about how advisory work is being commoditised on GeM.
8What PFCL gains in cost discipline, it may yet pay for in execution tension. Details
8Five marquee advisors bid, but the spread between L1 and L5 tells a deeper story about how advisory work is being commoditised on GeM.
8What PFCL gains in cost discipline, it may yet pay for in execution tension. Details
For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders:
8Tender for rate contract of fabrication, dismantling, replacement, erection, strengthening / modification of various M.S structure used Details
8Tender for repairing of flue gas & air ducts and fabrication & erection of fan silencer, economizer & APH hopper Details
8Tender for supply of 33/11 kV substation Details
8Tender for preventive maintenance & emergency breakdown works in EHT lines Details
8Tender for supply of TRW materials Details
8Tender for certain improvement works Details
8Tender for construction of RCC platform for EV charging station Details
8Tender for civil maintenance works Details
8Tender for supply of TRW materials Details
8Tender for replacement/repairing of damaged air discharge ducts of the air washer units Details
8Tender for annual rate contract for operation and Mtc. of complete zero discharge system Details
8Tender for supply of stay clamp for 9 Mtr PSC pole Details
8Tender for supply of stay set complete Details
8Tender for protection of ash dyke Details
8Tender for procurement of spares and complete pneumatic power cylinder and pneumatic actuators installed Details
8Tender for supply of generator stator bars and in situ generator stator rewind for 250 MW generator Details
8Tender for construction of compound wall Details
8Tender for civil and electrical works for construction of proposed spread out type 33/ 11kV substation Details
8Tender for construction of cable trench along with cable loop for power cable evacuation Details
8Tender for supply loading at factory transportation of LT distribution kiosk Details
8Tender for annual maintenance contract for daily, periodical and annual inspection & round the clock maintenance of bulb-type T-G sets Details
8Tender for restoration of damaged protection wall of penstock Details
8Tender for construction of retaining wall Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for travelling water screens of CWPs Details
8Tender for augmentation of 132 kV substation Details
8Tender for repair and maintenance of 220kV S/Stn Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of DG sets Details
8Tender for work of spare for HP control valve body seat assy Details
8Tender for on-site testing and assessment of primary frequency response (PFR) of 2X270 MW generating units Details
8Tender for procurement of oil filtration set Details
8Tender for construction of compound wall Details
8Tender for work of O/H & servicing of boiler feed pump Details
8Tender for dredging the deposited silt slush from the forebay of cooling water pump house Details
8Tender for supply of M S floor grill of various sizes and step grills Details
8Tender for supply of 7/11 SWG GI stranded wire Details
8Tender for rate contract for erection, maintenance and dismantling of electrical networks Details
8Tender for supply of switch fuse Details
8Tender for supply of various switchgear spares Details
8Tender for supply for set of split bearing with housing for bucket wheel shaft of stacker / reclaimer Details
8Tender for supply & erection of SS316L pipe lines and fittings for ACW sea water inlet pipe lines Details
8Design, manufacture, testing, supply and installation/demonstration of 1 set of insulated aerial work platform and insulated Details
8Design, manufacture, testing, supply and installation/demonstration of 1 set of insulated aerial work platform and insulated scaffolding system Details
8Tender for work for special protection scheme for 400/220kV 450 MVA ICT-1 and 400/220kV, 500MVA ICT-2 Details
8Tender for work of painting of 66KV H-Frame DP structure lines Details
8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning of total of 10HP DC & 7.5 HP DC splar water pumping system Details
8Tender for providing masonry, plaster, flooring, painting and other misc. civil works Details
8Tender for strengthening of safety system of power cables in trenches and associated work Details
8Tender for diversion work of 220kV transmission line Details
8Tender for supply of cold intermediate heating elements of type “B” for unit I airpreheater Details
8Tender for supply of insulation material for unit III airpreheaters, hot air ducts and flue gas ducts Details
8Tender for works contract for carrying out day to day preventive and breakdown maintenance & emergency breakdown works contract for 400kV S/S Details
8Tender for supply of 630 KVA transformer for power house Details
8Tender for supply of 2.5MVA transformer for power house Details
8Tender for supply, installation, testing and commissioning for creation of 11 kV feeder Details
8Tender for new 11 kV feeder Details
8Tender for replacement of damaged roofing and maintenance works Details
8Tender for reconductoring and conversion of LT bare OH line Details
8Tender for strenthening of HT line Details
8Tender for supply of ACBs of different ratings (800A,1600A,2000A) including installation, testing and commissioning of supplied 800A ACBs Details
8Tender for construction of protection wall and other misc. civil works Details
8Tender for service contract for upcoming unit-6 boiler pressure parts overhauling Details
8Tender for biennial rate contract for regular cleaning of cable vault, cable trays Details
8Tender for works contract for carrying out day to day preventive and breakdown maintenance & emergency breakdown works contract for 400kV S/S Details
8Tender for construction of 33 kV sub station Details
8Tender for work of fabrication for HT/LT/TC Details
8Tender for work of complete overhauling of boiler pressure part, coal burners Details
8Tender for supply of spares for milling level measurement system installed Details
8Tender for construction of 33 kV sub station Details
8Tender for operation and maintenance of ash handling system Details
8Tender for repair/ reconditioning of coal mill and pulverizing fuel piping components and other associated works Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following newsclips:
8India opens tenders for 1 GW / 8 GWh of pumped storage across the country Details
8India okays hydropower project on Chenab River in occupied Kashmir violating IWT Details
8J&K power sector stares at Rs 4,200 Crore revenue loss amid rising electricity imports Details
8WAA Solar secures Rs225 crore solar project contract from MPUVNL Details
8Waaree strengthens its position in India’s solar supply chain Details
8Centre amends key provisions for opening coal, lignite mines to boost production Details
8PL Capital bullish on solar equipment space; backs Premier, Waaree Energies Details
8Adani lines up Rs 1.8 lakh crore defence push to power India’s indigenous military build-up Details
8India may need 230 GWh of energy storage by 2030 as peak demand rises Details
8NHPC begins wet commissioning of unit 3 at subansiri Mega Project Details
8CERC mulls moderation in power trading fee to ease electricity prices Details
8Wind power's rebound is real, but India must fix the bottlenecks soon Details
8India achieves 50% power generation capacity now from non-fossil sources Details
8PMO directs listing of all Coal India subsidiaries by 2030 Details
8Coal India IPO: PMO directs all subsidiaries to be listed; BCCL Details
8Vikran engineering expects order book to reach Rs 5,700 Crore by FY26 start Details
8Defence stock to buy: Antique sees 32% upside in Solar Industries Details
8PM Modi hails Manipur resident for solar power solution Details
8Mining project becomes site of violent protest in Chhattisgarh; cops injured, vehicles torched Details
8How technology is powering India’s EV charging revolution Details
8JA Solar leads Woodmac’s global solar panel rankings as industry faces deep losses Details
8Power trading overhaul: CERC eyes fee rationalisation as market coupling nears 2026 rollout Details
8Tripura’s solar power generation capacity to cross 10 MW by March 2026 Details
8SHANTI bill marks landmark reform in India’s nuclear sector, says Jitendra Singh Details
8CERC mulls moderation in power trading fee to ease electricity prices Details
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8Tender for rate contract of fabrication, dismantling, replacement, erection, strengthening / modification of various M.S structure used Details
8Tender for repairing of flue gas & air ducts and fabrication & erection of fan silencer, economizer & APH hopper Details
8Tender for supply of 33/11 kV substation Details
8Tender for preventive maintenance & emergency breakdown works in EHT lines Details
8Tender for supply of TRW materials Details
8Tender for certain improvement works Details
8Tender for construction of RCC platform for EV charging station Details
8Tender for civil maintenance works Details
8Tender for supply of TRW materials Details
8Tender for replacement/repairing of damaged air discharge ducts of the air washer units Details
8Tender for annual rate contract for operation and Mtc. of complete zero discharge system Details
8Tender for supply of stay clamp for 9 Mtr PSC pole Details
8Tender for supply of stay set complete Details
8Tender for protection of ash dyke Details
8Tender for procurement of spares and complete pneumatic power cylinder and pneumatic actuators installed Details
8Tender for supply of generator stator bars and in situ generator stator rewind for 250 MW generator Details
8Tender for construction of compound wall Details
8Tender for civil and electrical works for construction of proposed spread out type 33/ 11kV substation Details
8Tender for construction of cable trench along with cable loop for power cable evacuation Details
8Tender for supply loading at factory transportation of LT distribution kiosk Details
8Tender for annual maintenance contract for daily, periodical and annual inspection & round the clock maintenance of bulb-type T-G sets Details
8Tender for restoration of damaged protection wall of penstock Details
8Tender for construction of retaining wall Details
8Tender for procurement of spares for travelling water screens of CWPs Details
8Tender for augmentation of 132 kV substation Details
8Tender for repair and maintenance of 220kV S/Stn Details
8Tender for supply, installation and commissioning of DG sets Details
8Tender for work of spare for HP control valve body seat assy Details
8Tender for on-site testing and assessment of primary frequency response (PFR) of 2X270 MW generating units Details
8Tender for procurement of oil filtration set Details
8Tender for construction of compound wall Details
8Tender for work of O/H & servicing of boiler feed pump Details
8Tender for dredging the deposited silt slush from the forebay of cooling water pump house Details
8Tender for supply of M S floor grill of various sizes and step grills Details
8Tender for supply of 7/11 SWG GI stranded wire Details
8Tender for rate contract for erection, maintenance and dismantling of electrical networks Details
8Tender for supply of switch fuse Details
8Tender for supply of various switchgear spares Details
8Tender for supply for set of split bearing with housing for bucket wheel shaft of stacker / reclaimer Details
8Tender for supply & erection of SS316L pipe lines and fittings for ACW sea water inlet pipe lines Details
8Design, manufacture, testing, supply and installation/demonstration of 1 set of insulated aerial work platform and insulated Details
8Design, manufacture, testing, supply and installation/demonstration of 1 set of insulated aerial work platform and insulated scaffolding system Details
8Tender for work for special protection scheme for 400/220kV 450 MVA ICT-1 and 400/220kV, 500MVA ICT-2 Details
8Tender for work of painting of 66KV H-Frame DP structure lines Details
8Design, fabrication, supply, installation, testing, commissioning of total of 10HP DC & 7.5 HP DC splar water pumping system Details
8Tender for providing masonry, plaster, flooring, painting and other misc. civil works Details
8Tender for strengthening of safety system of power cables in trenches and associated work Details
8Tender for diversion work of 220kV transmission line Details
8Tender for supply of cold intermediate heating elements of type “B” for unit I airpreheater Details
8Tender for supply of insulation material for unit III airpreheaters, hot air ducts and flue gas ducts Details
8Tender for works contract for carrying out day to day preventive and breakdown maintenance & emergency breakdown works contract for 400kV S/S Details
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8India opens tenders for 1 GW / 8 GWh of pumped storage across the country Details
8India okays hydropower project on Chenab River in occupied Kashmir violating IWT Details
8J&K power sector stares at Rs 4,200 Crore revenue loss amid rising electricity imports Details
8WAA Solar secures Rs225 crore solar project contract from MPUVNL Details
8Waaree strengthens its position in India’s solar supply chain Details
8Centre amends key provisions for opening coal, lignite mines to boost production Details
8PL Capital bullish on solar equipment space; backs Premier, Waaree Energies Details
8Adani lines up Rs 1.8 lakh crore defence push to power India’s indigenous military build-up Details
8India may need 230 GWh of energy storage by 2030 as peak demand rises Details
8NHPC begins wet commissioning of unit 3 at subansiri Mega Project Details
8CERC mulls moderation in power trading fee to ease electricity prices Details
8Wind power's rebound is real, but India must fix the bottlenecks soon Details
8India achieves 50% power generation capacity now from non-fossil sources Details
8PMO directs listing of all Coal India subsidiaries by 2030 Details
8Coal India IPO: PMO directs all subsidiaries to be listed; BCCL Details
8Vikran engineering expects order book to reach Rs 5,700 Crore by FY26 start Details
8Defence stock to buy: Antique sees 32% upside in Solar Industries Details
8PM Modi hails Manipur resident for solar power solution Details
8Mining project becomes site of violent protest in Chhattisgarh; cops injured, vehicles torched Details
8How technology is powering India’s EV charging revolution Details
8JA Solar leads Woodmac’s global solar panel rankings as industry faces deep losses Details
8Power trading overhaul: CERC eyes fee rationalisation as market coupling nears 2026 rollout Details
8Tripura’s solar power generation capacity to cross 10 MW by March 2026 Details
8SHANTI bill marks landmark reform in India’s nuclear sector, says Jitendra Singh Details
8CERC mulls moderation in power trading fee to ease electricity prices Details
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8The regulator held that repeated non-payment and defiance of its own directions crosses into statutory breach, warranting Section 19 scrutiny against the trader.
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8CERC has made it clear that failure to publish monthly performance data online is a statutory breach—placing public transparency at the centre of transmission regulation.
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8Developers can no longer assume captive renewable connectivity will flow automatically from hydrogen awards under SIGHT-type schemes.
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8The case highlights how CERC’s LPS rulings function like decrees, compelling utilities to settle once enforcement proceedings begin.
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Dec 29 : No windfall, no penalty: Power regulator enforces restitution principle on coal GST changes
8The regulator has made it clear that neither generators nor discoms can profit from tax shocks, mandating strict restitution under change-in-law provisions.
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8The outcome may determine how future discoms, RE buyers, and large consumers approach long-term ISTS access planning.
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8The post-tax weighted cost of capital becomes the financial spine of Bihar’s non-solar renewable tariffs, shaping investor returns and DISCOM procurement costs alike.
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8Alongside physical PPAs and RECs, CERC has formalised virtual power purchase agreements as a non-delivery instrument for RPO and RCO compliance.
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8Simultaneous petitions by the state’s generator, transmission utility, grid operator and discom have laid bare a multi-layered cost escalation that is now hard-wired into Uttarakhand’s electricity tariffs.
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8Though no penalty has been imposed yet, the case may redefine accountability for power consumption across municipal infrastructure.
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8Himachal Pradesh’s draft Grid Code hard-links open access eligibility to uninterrupted real-time telemetry, signalling a decisive regulatory shift from tolerance to enforcement.
8What was once treated as a technical lapse is now positioned as a grid-security violation with direct commercial fallout.
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8What was once treated as a technical lapse is now positioned as a grid-security violation with direct commercial fallout.
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8The regulator ruled that Section 11 pricing was valid only for a limited consented period and cannot be extended unilaterally once PPA tariff becomes applicable, delivering a major win for generators
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1) Western region: A Grid running ahead of permissions
8Projects around Khavda, Halvad, South Olpad and Pune-III show a widening gap between physical construction progress and RoW, forest, wildlife, and land-transfer clearances. Simultaneously, the scrutiny of trippings and outages has sharpened into a quasi-regulatory battleground, with “deemed availability” no longer being automatically conceded but dissected line-by-line and hour-by-hour. The Dharamjaygarh–Ranchi outage episode marks a subtle but important tightening of WRPC’s tolerance for communication lapses. Commercial risk is increasingly migrating from EPC execution to tariff recovery, SCOD mismatch, and availability certification.
2) When Bharatmala meets the grid: The Dharamjaygarh–Ranchi precedent
8What looked like a routine highway-linked diversion has quietly become a test case for deemed availability doctrine. WRLDC’s decision to split the outage period exposes how procedural lapses can outweigh technical justifications. The referral of part-periods to WRPC signals diminishing tolerance for informal extensions. Future NHAI-linked diversions will now carry sharper revenue risk.
3) Western region: RoW resistance becomes political risk
8From Palghar to Dharashiv, RoW is no longer just a compensation issue. References to political intervention and tractor rallies mark a shift in tone. Projects are now hostage to district-level dynamics. Timelines are slipping not due to engineering but governance.
4) Idle transmission, active litigation
8The Dhule 2 GW REZ mismatch highlights a structural flaw in planning. Transmission assets nearing readiness years ahead of generation create stranded-asset anxiety. CERC litigation has entered the picture. This could redefine how SCOD alignment is interpreted in future bids.
5) UP’s sudden deviation bill and Fatehgarh QCAs’ surge rewrite NR’s DSM map
8This is while WR keeps vacuuming the pool.”
6) North India’s ancillary stack tilted harder into “thermal-first” balancing in Week 37
8This is even as hydro performance turned visibly erratic and TRAS dependence spiked.
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8Projects around Khavda, Halvad, South Olpad and Pune-III show a widening gap between physical construction progress and RoW, forest, wildlife, and land-transfer clearances. Simultaneously, the scrutiny of trippings and outages has sharpened into a quasi-regulatory battleground, with “deemed availability” no longer being automatically conceded but dissected line-by-line and hour-by-hour. The Dharamjaygarh–Ranchi outage episode marks a subtle but important tightening of WRPC’s tolerance for communication lapses. Commercial risk is increasingly migrating from EPC execution to tariff recovery, SCOD mismatch, and availability certification.
2) When Bharatmala meets the grid: The Dharamjaygarh–Ranchi precedent
8What looked like a routine highway-linked diversion has quietly become a test case for deemed availability doctrine. WRLDC’s decision to split the outage period exposes how procedural lapses can outweigh technical justifications. The referral of part-periods to WRPC signals diminishing tolerance for informal extensions. Future NHAI-linked diversions will now carry sharper revenue risk.
3) Western region: RoW resistance becomes political risk
8From Palghar to Dharashiv, RoW is no longer just a compensation issue. References to political intervention and tractor rallies mark a shift in tone. Projects are now hostage to district-level dynamics. Timelines are slipping not due to engineering but governance.
4) Idle transmission, active litigation
8The Dhule 2 GW REZ mismatch highlights a structural flaw in planning. Transmission assets nearing readiness years ahead of generation create stranded-asset anxiety. CERC litigation has entered the picture. This could redefine how SCOD alignment is interpreted in future bids.
5) UP’s sudden deviation bill and Fatehgarh QCAs’ surge rewrite NR’s DSM map
8This is while WR keeps vacuuming the pool.”
6) North India’s ancillary stack tilted harder into “thermal-first” balancing in Week 37
8This is even as hydro performance turned visibly erratic and TRAS dependence spiked.
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8This rise signals the re-emergence of winter-evening congestion and heavier auxiliary flows on inter-regional corridors, even as renewable exemptions remained nearly flat at around 670–680 MU.
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8The case has now expanded beyond a routine regulatory dispute into a broader policy alignment issue, with the petitioner flagging a proposed amendment to Rule 14 of the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
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8The revised framework shifts accountability decisively to company boards and the Coal Controller Organisation, reducing discretion at the operational level. Even previously shut mines restarting after long shutdowns are now brought under explicit approval requirements.
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8The amendment eliminates earlier safeguards that limited recovery to 10 paise per unit, which the Commission found had led to persistent under-recovery since mid-2023. By omitting key provisos and sub-regulations under Regulation 87, the Commission realigns its tariff framework with central Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
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1) Where professional use ends and unauthorised use begins
8This appellate order examines a recurring grey area in electricity regulation: whether professional activity within a residence alters tariff applicability. The authority distinguishes between consultative professional services and equipment-intensive medical operations.
2) Supply Affording Charges are not a one-time immunity
8This appellate order rejects the notion that Supply Affording Charges confer perpetual immunity on a connection. The authority holds that where a consumer reduces contract demand and seeks enhancement after a prolonged interval, the distribution licensee is entitled to levy fresh SAC.
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8This appellate order examines a recurring grey area in electricity regulation: whether professional activity within a residence alters tariff applicability. The authority distinguishes between consultative professional services and equipment-intensive medical operations.
2) Supply Affording Charges are not a one-time immunity
8This appellate order rejects the notion that Supply Affording Charges confer perpetual immunity on a connection. The authority holds that where a consumer reduces contract demand and seeks enhancement after a prolonged interval, the distribution licensee is entitled to levy fresh SAC.
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8Khetri–Narela 765 kV crosses the finish line after Delhi clearances
8Apraava’s Fatehgarh-4 link flips from delay to commissioning in weeks
8Lakadia–Ahmedabad 765 kV posts a 90.9 ckm surge
8Ahmedabad–Navsari 765 kV maintains momentum amid residual RoW
8Navsari–Padghe 765 kV stalls despite prior Stage-II
8Maharanibagh–Narela 400 kV re-route energised after DPTA order
8Bhadla-III PS–Sikar II 765 kV jumps 84.32 ckm but RoW pockets remain
8GETCO’s Soja–Zerda LILO: zero MoM ckm, but a crucial status change
8HVPNL Sonipat–IMT line completes post forest Stage-I and tree cutting
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8Apraava’s Fatehgarh-4 link flips from delay to commissioning in weeks
8Lakadia–Ahmedabad 765 kV posts a 90.9 ckm surge
8Ahmedabad–Navsari 765 kV maintains momentum amid residual RoW
8Navsari–Padghe 765 kV stalls despite prior Stage-II
8Maharanibagh–Narela 400 kV re-route energised after DPTA order
8Bhadla-III PS–Sikar II 765 kV jumps 84.32 ckm but RoW pockets remain
8GETCO’s Soja–Zerda LILO: zero MoM ckm, but a crucial status change
8HVPNL Sonipat–IMT line completes post forest Stage-I and tree cutting
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8Tripura’s distribution backbone adds 60 ckm in a month
8Assam’s GIS nodes remain the slowest movers
8Meghalaya edges toward closure with one new commissioning
8Nagaland’s critical elements unchanged for a fifth month
8Mizoram maintains a clean sheet
8Financial closure steady amid slower physical progress
8CEA reiterates March 2026 as terminal timeline
833 kV tier drives bulk of residual commissioning
8PGCIL’s package portfolio remains at 56 contracts
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8Assam’s GIS nodes remain the slowest movers
8Meghalaya edges toward closure with one new commissioning
8Nagaland’s critical elements unchanged for a fifth month
8Mizoram maintains a clean sheet
8Financial closure steady amid slower physical progress
8CEA reiterates March 2026 as terminal timeline
833 kV tier drives bulk of residual commissioning
8PGCIL’s package portfolio remains at 56 contracts
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8Tehri PSP begins partial operations after decade-long delay
8Greenko’s Pinnapuram adds 1.68 GW to India’s storage fleet
8Adani consolidates PSP pipeline across five states
8JSW Energy’s multi-state PSP cluster approaches 6 GW
8GSECL revives hydro-storage ambition with five new MoUs
8CSPGCL lines up 4.1 GW of hydro storage in Chhattisgarh
8Private closed-loop storage dominates new MoUs in 2025
8State utilities re-enter PSP planning after long gap
8CEA’s S&I pipeline crosses 30 GW under official examination
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8Greenko’s Pinnapuram adds 1.68 GW to India’s storage fleet
8Adani consolidates PSP pipeline across five states
8JSW Energy’s multi-state PSP cluster approaches 6 GW
8GSECL revives hydro-storage ambition with five new MoUs
8CSPGCL lines up 4.1 GW of hydro storage in Chhattisgarh
8Private closed-loop storage dominates new MoUs in 2025
8State utilities re-enter PSP planning after long gap
8CEA’s S&I pipeline crosses 30 GW under official examination
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8EC and FC synchronisation remains the bottleneck for northern hydro
8Regulatory momentum without financial closure
8Ladakh’s hydro map unchanged at 707 MW as S&I dominates
8Himachal’s six active construction projects hold steady
8Thana Plaun gets EC letter, easing Himachal’s Beas-basin pipeline
8Sawalkote HEP clears environmental hurdle after eight years of wait
8Kirthai-II awaits Forest Stage-II even as validity clock runs down
8Dulhasti Stage-II remains stuck at EIA stage despite TOR clearance
8Lower Kalnai re-tender completes technical evaluation
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8Regulatory momentum without financial closure
8Ladakh’s hydro map unchanged at 707 MW as S&I dominates
8Himachal’s six active construction projects hold steady
8Thana Plaun gets EC letter, easing Himachal’s Beas-basin pipeline
8Sawalkote HEP clears environmental hurdle after eight years of wait
8Kirthai-II awaits Forest Stage-II even as validity clock runs down
8Dulhasti Stage-II remains stuck at EIA stage despite TOR clearance
8Lower Kalnai re-tender completes technical evaluation
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8The absence of any new hydro or PSP commissioning through the month reinforces the stagnation of the expansion pipeline even as the sector faces climate-linked setbacks.
8Hydro clearances edge forward but 21 GW of projects remain trapped between approvals, transfers, and court orders
8Hydro cancellations consolidate at 6.1 GW as CEA finalises dormant and litigated schemes
8Hydro DPR reviews remain fully active with zero suspensions for two consecutive months
8Returned hydro projects expose a silent attrition of 6.4 GW across two decades
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8Hydro clearances edge forward but 21 GW of projects remain trapped between approvals, transfers, and court orders
8Hydro cancellations consolidate at 6.1 GW as CEA finalises dormant and litigated schemes
8Hydro DPR reviews remain fully active with zero suspensions for two consecutive months
8Returned hydro projects expose a silent attrition of 6.4 GW across two decades
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8Rajasthan Discoms’ fuel adjustment reverses from credit to surcharge as post-monsoon power costs rise
8Rajasthan’s power coordination panel aligns state operations with CERC frameworks and renewable surge imperatives
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8Rajasthan’s power coordination panel aligns state operations with CERC frameworks and renewable surge imperatives
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8The submission re-opens issues of hydrology failure compensation and design-energy revision for Burla and Chipilima plants affected by reservoir level restrictions.
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8Madhya Pradesh Discoms seek Rs 65,374 crore ARR approval for FY 2026-27, projecting Rs 6,044 crore revenue gap
8MP DISCOMs seek double-digit tariff hike to fully bridge FY27 revenue gap
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