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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
he 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 […]
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 […]
Ravinder Kalra, managing director and chief executive officer, Voith Hydro, believes he is in the right company at the right time… Having found a perfect niche for himself at Voith Hydro, where he has been spearheading […]
In a recent order, the Supreme Court has set aside an earlier order by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) that allowed Tata Power and Adani Power Limited (APL) to charge compensatory tariffs from offtaking […]
Electric power systems were traditionally designed for unidirectional flow of power. Also, as conventional fuels dominated the energy mix, there were fewer power supply variations. Therefore, critical equipment such as transformers and substations were designed […]
The power sector in India is undergoing a phase of transition from being fossil fuel-dominant to an increasing share of renewables. The government has taken a number of measures to enable this transition. At the […]
The government is committed to ensuring affordable electricity access to all. To this end, one of the key focus areas has been strengthening and modernising the grid. The government has implemented several policies and programmes […]
For Tata Power, renewable energy investments are key to future growth. The country’s largest private producer aims to build a portfolio of 20,000 MW of capacity by 2025. Of this, renewables are expected to have […]
India recently moved up to the 26th rank in the World Bank’s global electricity accessibility rankings on the Ease of Doing Business Index. It was in the 99th position in 2014. According to the World […]
The cement industry in India has been going through a period of overcapacity. As per recent estimates, the industry’s average capacity utilisation during 2016 was around 75 per cent. Against an available capacity of more […]
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