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Grid Constraints Curtailed 119 GW of Renewables in India in September

Oilprice.com Trade press Published 22nd October 2026 Global

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Source-reported

Grid, flexibility, and transmission constraints amid limited battery storage forced India to curtail as much as 118.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power capacity in September, data by India’s JMK Research & Analytics showed.   A total of 118.6 GW of renewable energy capacity was affected by curtailment last month, including 96.9 GW of solar and 21.7 GW of wind capacity, according to data from regulator Grid-India.  “Key reasons for RE curtailment include demand-generation mismatches, transmission constraints,…

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Oilprice.com · Trade Publication
Published
22nd October 2026
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oilprice.com

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Commodities & Input Costs
Geography
Global
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22nd October 2026 · 13:18

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Moderate (39.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (27.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).

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Procurement Impact
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Likely Event Severity