India Explores Gas Power Boost to Stabilize Grid During Peak Hours
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India is considering running gas-fired power plants for longer hours during peak evening hours to stabilize the grid, driven by the increasing renewable power generation. This move aims to balance the grid's energy supply and demand. The country has been studying this approach for three years.
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India considers boosting the run rates of its gas-fired power plants during evening peak hours to support the grid amid the surge in renewable power generation, India’s Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal said on Friday. “For the last three years we have been studying whether gas plants can run for eight hours in the evening and remain shut during the rest of the day,” Agarwal said at a meeting with power plant executives, as carried by Reuters. India has reduced in recent years its gas-fired power fleet from 25 gigawatts…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on February 13, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.