NHPC Limited, a Miniratna company in the hydropower segment, has a host of hydroelectric projects (HEPs) that are under various stages of development. Despite the implementation challenges, the company is trying to expedite their execution […]
In a bid to revive the signing of power purchase agreements (PPAs), the government has directed discoms to engage in power purchase via reverse auctions. The move has evoked a positive response across the sector; […]
The installed capacity of rooftop solar systems in India increased from an almost negligible amount in 2012 to 525 MW by October 2015. Driven by the decline in solar panel costs and the operational success […]
Within just a few years, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (NBPDCL) has made significant progress in improving its operational performance. The utility, which was incorporated in 2012 following the unbundling of the Bihar State […]
Manipur’s electricity landscape is improving steadily, and prepaid meters are contributing significantly to this change. Starting with pilot installations in 2011, the government has so far connected nearly half of the 300,000 consumers in the […]
In December 2015, Parliament passed the Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which made changes to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. It expanded the scope of the latter to allow all PSUs to set up nuclear […]
In a bid to curb pollution levels in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified revised emission standards for coal-based power plants, which are proposed to be implemented in a […]
After private players pulled out of the bidding process for the Bedabahal and Cheyyur ultra mega power projects (UMPPs), leading to the cancellation of the tendering process in 2015, the central government realised the need […]
On January 20, 2016, continuing the policy overhaul in the power sector, the cabinet approved the amendments to the Tariff Policy, 2006. Such comprehensive amendments have been made for the first time in a decade […]
Inadequate tariffs have been identified as the key reason for the weak financial position of the discoms. The interference of the state governments in tariff determination has been responsible for tariffs not being cost-reflective. While […]
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