Total power generation increased by 4.9 per cent in May 2016 as compared to the same month last year, with an increase of 8.27 per cent in thermal and nuclear generation and a 16.59 per […]
Total power generation stood at 99.64 billion units (BUs). At around 38.05 BUs and 31.42 BUs respectively, the central and private sectors accounted for the major share of generation.
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in June 2016 was 3,146.97 MUs and 2.81 MUs respectively. The average market clearing price range at the IEX was Rs 1.91 per […]
Eon Electric has launched an “Energy Efficiency Yatra” from its corporate office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The campaign aims to create awareness about energy efficiency and the national need to minimise energy consumption through the […]
Danfoss and Sondex have announced an agreement, as per which Danfoss will acquire full ownership of Sondex Holding A/S. Sondex develops, produces and markets heat exchangers, and represents an ideal match with Danfoss’ heating business […]
A 13-year old girl, Meera Vashisht, from Houston, Texas, has distributed 1,800 LED bulbs to residents of JJ clusters in Keshavpuram in Delhi. The girl raised funds amounting to Rs 140,000 to purchase bulbs under […]
Alstom Bharat Forge Power Private Limited (ABFPPL), the joint venture company of GE and Bharat Forge Limited, has signed an EPC contract worth $219 million with NTPC Limited to supply ultra-supercritical steam turbine generator islands […]
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has signed an MoU with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the year 2016-17. Under the MoU, for achieving “excellent” rating for the year 2016-17, […]
Trisquare Switchgear Private Limited, an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and manufacturing enterprise, has secured a 200 MW Soft Bank solar project from Mahindra Susten. The company has also recently commissioned a cumulative 100 kW rooftop […]
Human capital, when guided with clarity and given freedom of action, seldom requires the use of spurs,” observes R.M. Radhakrishnan, general manager, commercial, NTPC. He joined the company in 1980 after completing his mechanical engineering […]
Shriprakash Rai joined Hero Future Energies (HFE) in 2013, one of the first to join the company’s solar vertical. In his current role as head, rooftop solar division, he is in charge of the company’s […]
Ajit Kumar is an industry veteran, with a long, 35-year stint with NTPC Limited, the company where he started his career and worked in several key positions before moving to power trading major, PTC India […]
A 2002 batch IAS officer, Dr Dinesh Arora took charge as executive director, Rural Electrification Corporation, in May 2016. He is also chief executive officer of REC Power Distribution Company Limited, Ministry of Power. In […]
K.M. Singh, chairman and managing director, NHPC Limited, is pushing to make the hydro major into a 10,000 MW company and also grow its renewable energy footprint… As the power industry moves ahead, K.M. Singh, […]
Indian coal is characterised by high ash content of 35-45 per cent and a significant amount of inorganic impurities. The drift origin of coal results in the high inherent ash content. Besides this, the prevalent […]
Ash constitutes 26-40 per cent of the coal used for power generation. A coal-based unit ranging from 250 MW to 800 MW of capacity typically produces 100-320 million tonnes of ash per hour. Of the […]
As sensitivity towards the environment has increased over the past few years, policymakers have issued various guidelines with the objective of either reducing fly ash generation or ensuring its proper utilisation and transportation. In addition, […]
Coal-based power generation continues to be the mainstay of electricity generation in the country, constituting over 75 per cent of the total power generated in 2015-16. However, coal-based generation results in a large quantity of […]
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