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The Control Room Knew By Noon

India curtailed 8,133 gigawatt-hours of solar power in the second quarter of 2026 — roughly 18 per cent of average monthly generation — not because the forecasting models failed, but because transmission infrastructure was not built in time to carry it. The country's grid AI layer is functioning as designed; the ceiling it optimises below is set by copper, steel, and land-acquisition law.