Selected Tag: discom
Selected Tag: discom

How the Holdup Problem Matters in the Indian Solar Power Market

The seller loses all bargaining power once a solar plant is built, for a buyer can then renegotiate contracts knowing the firm will continue operating rather than shutting off.

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*

May 22, 2026 at 8:48 AM IST

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Infrastructure

The End of the Centralised Grid, the Dawn of a New Power Order

The Diagnosis: A one-way grid built for the industrial age can no longer power the digital one. The shift to a decentralised, adaptive network is already underway.

Sharmila Chavaly

October 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM IST

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The Bureau

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