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India Summer Power Demand May Stretch Supply as Iran War Rages

Nearly 144 gigawatts of solar capacity sits idle in the evenings.
An electricity pylon in front of residential buildings in New Delhi, India.Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg

Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg’s daily dive into what’s moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I’m Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bloomberg’s Energy Reporter in New Delhi, standing in for Menaka Doshi. If you didn’t receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here, and share feedback with us here.

Today, I look at India’s power supply challenge as summer demand is forecast to be higher than usual.