Set up in 2000, Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APEPDCL) caters to the power needs of the eastern region of Andhra Pradesh and is one of the strongest performing state discoms operationally. […]
Global solar industry player First Solar sees a significant market opportunity in India, both as a developer as well as an equipment supplier, in view of the government’s target of achieving 100 GW of solar […]
The merger and acquisition space in the power generation segment has gained significant traction in the past one year. The most recent case in point is GMR Energy Limited’s (GEL) 30 per cent stake sale […]
The much-hyped and ambitious Clean Power Plan (CPP) announced by US President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in August 2015 has been put on hold by a Supreme Court ruling in February […]
Being an agrarian country, India has abundant biomass sources. However, despite the huge opportunities these presents, biomass-based power generation has not achieved its potential. A significant number of biomass power projects have been closed over […]
Over the last few years, power distribution companies in India have invested heavily in IT infrastructure and operational technology (OT) systems. They have also shifted almost entirely to electrostatic meters. In fact, the move to […]
As the government gears up to achieve the 1 billion tonne coal production target by 2020, the country’s largest coal mining company, Coal India Limited (CIL), faces a new challenge – coal stock pile-up. Faced […]
The present government is approaching the halfway mark of its five-year term. Amongst all infrastructure sectors, the power and coal sectors have perhaps witnessed the most significant overhaul in the past two years. There has […]
While coal shortage has been a major cause of concern for the power sector until recently, there is now a bigger resource constraint facing the sector – water. The acute shortage of water is becoming […]
Total power generation stood at 96.46 billion units. At around 35.55 billion units and 31.8 billion units respectively, the central and private sectors accounted for the major share of generation.
Total power generation increased by 11.8 per cent in March 2016 as compared to the same month last year, with an increase of 15.25 per cent in thermal and nuclear generation and a 19.19 per […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in April 2016 was 3,465.19 MUs and 48.37 MUs respectively. The average market clearing price range at the IEX was Rs 2.46 per […]
The distribution sector is at a crucial stage. The challenge of meeting the growing power requirement on the one hand and the precarious financial status of the discoms on the other are challenging the very […]
Prashant Panda joined ACME in June 2015 and is currently president of the company’s solar business. In his current role, he is responsible for the business development and power purchase agreement management portfolio. Panda has […]
V.K. Singh joined the board of NEEPCO as director, technical, in March 2016. He brings to the table about three decades of experience in hydropower development. In the past, he has been responsible for preparing […]
S.K. Agrawal has been associated with NHPC Limited for over three decades. He joined the company as an engineer in 1979, and has since worked extensively in areas such as O&M of hydro plants as […]
Sunil Jain, chief executive officer and executive director of Hero Future Energies, says the company is on a roll given the growing acceptance of green energy… One of the most challenging tasks for a corporate […]
Of late, the solar segment has witnessed a steep reduction in tariffs – falling as low as Rs 4.34 per unit. This can be attributed to a host of factors including heightened competition and technology […]
Solar parks are expected to be one of the key instruments for achieving the government’s solar target of 100 GW by 2022. Of this target, 20 GW is envisioned to be set up in solar […]
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