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“Why are power cuts common in India?”
India's power cuts are primarily due to the electric grid's inflexibility in balancing coal and renewable energy sources. This inflexibility causes grid oscillations and frequency deviations exceeding the ±0.2 Hz tolerance, especially during peak evening hours when solar generation declines.
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CURRENT STATE
Grid oscillations and frequency variations are causing solar power curtailment, such as the 2,300 gigawatt-hours curtailed between May and December 2025, and increasing the risk of cascading failures. The grid struggles to switch between coal and renewables despite record renewable capacity additions.
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