NHPC Limited has successfully spun the first 400 MW unit of the 800 MW Parbati hydroelectric project Stage II in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Additional tests for the unit are in progress. NHPC diverted the water […]
The Damodar Valley Corporation’s (DVC) board will invest Rs 10.94 billion in developing the Khagra Joydev coal block in Birbhum, West Bengal. The coal block has a reserve capacity of 103 mt. Once developed, the […]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5.91 billion on Coal India Limited (CIL) on account of discriminatory fuel supply agreement (FSA) conditions forced by it on power producers for […]
THDC India Limited has received environmental clearance for its 1,320 MW Khurja STPP in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The clearance was accorded by the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. […]
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has commenced commercial operations of the second 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. With this, the project’s capacity has reached 2,000 MW and […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the second 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Yeramarus supercritical power station in Karnataka. The first unit of the coal-based project was commissioned by BHEL in March […]
NTPC Limited has crossed the 50 GW generation capacity milestone with the commissioning of Unit 6 (500 MW) of the Unchahar coal-based power plant in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The company also recently commissioned the […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has commissioned Pole I of the ±800 kVChampa-Kurukshetra high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. The system is a part of the western and northern HVDC interconnector for independent […]
Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram have joined the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), taking the total number of states to 27. The scheme will accrue net benefits of Rs 41.78 billion, Rs 3.09 billion, […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified draft amendments to the Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines Regulations, 2010. The amendments entail modifications of technical standards for the construction of substations, […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved amendments to the Mega Power Policy, 2009. The CCEA has extended the time period for the submission of final mega certificates to tax authorities from 60 […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a suo-motu proceeding, has determined the fees and charges for the registration and issuance of energy saving certificates (ESCerts). The commission has stated that the registration of designated […]
High tension (HT) consumers, which include major manufacturing units and large commercial set-ups, contribute significantly to the load and revenue of discoms. Energy costs account for a sizeable share in the total operating costs of […]
The situation today The Indian power sector today is facing a strange conundrum where existing power plants are suffering from low utilisation rates (about 60Â per cent) or are lying stranded either for want of […]
Larsen & Toubro Limited has commissioned gas turbines for two large gas-based power projects in Bangladesh. The first 150 MW gas turbine was commissioned for the Bangladesh Power Development Board’s 225 MW combined cycle power […]
International consulting and engineering firm Poyry has been awarded an engineer services assignment for the 40 MW Ashuganj CCPP in Bangladesh. The Ashuganj power station will replace an old and inefficient 150 MW steam turbine […]
GE Power Services and SPR Energy have signed a multiyear agreement (MYA) to provide comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Kimanis Sabah combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Malaysia for the next 18 […]
PT PLN, the Indonesian state utility, has awarded EPC contracts to a consortium of Wärtsilä and Indonesia-based construction company PT PP (Persero) Tbk for five power plants. The first order comprises four modular gas cube […]
Indonesia’s state-owned power company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN) is planning to complete the 500 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) project to connect the two islands of Sumatra and Java by 2024. The […]
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