Fresh Hope: Cabinet approves relief measures for the thermal and hydropower segments
It was a month of hectic policy action for the power sector. The government made two key policy announcements aimed at alleviating stress for both thermal and hydropower gencos. The cabinet approved the recommendations of […]
Views of Shalini Prasad: “The potential of gas-based power plants remains vastly untapped”
The grid-connected gas-based power generation capacity currently stands at 25,329 MW, accounting for about 8 per cent of the total power capacity in the country. However, the potential of gas-based power plants remains vastly untapped. […]
Fresh Lease of Life: Amendments made to Mega Power Policy, 2009
In March 2017, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved amendments to the Mega Power Policy 2009, providing a five-year extension to mega power projects to sign long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) to avail of […]