BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and The Energy and Resources Institute have entered into an MoU to collaborate on emerging technologies over the next two years. These include solar rooftop, electric vehicles, energy storage systems, energy […]
Hindustan Powerprojects Private Limited has obtained the rights to build 15 solar power generation projects aggregating 150 MW in Japan. The bids for the projects were invited by the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and […]
Tata Power Company Limited has completed the construction of the 187 MW Shuakhevi Hydropower Project in Georgia through its joint venture (JV) company Adjaristsqali Georgia LLC (AGL). The Shuakhevi project, which was started in 2013, […]
The Board of Approval for SEZ has deferred Adani Power Limited’s request to transfer its 4,620 MW Mundra thermal power plant in Gujarat to its subsidiary Adani Power (Mundra) Limited. The board has sought a […]
The Adani Group has signed an MoU with China-based East Hope Group to set up a manufacturing unit for solar power generation equipment at the Mundra special economic zone (SEZ) in Gujarat. The East Hope […]
Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has secured coal linkages for its captive power plants (CPPs) for 0.51 tonnes per annum of fuel for a period of five years. The company secured the linkages in […]
Tata Power Company Limited has written to Himachal Pradesh’s Directorate of Energy seeking an approval to surrender its 450 MW Duggar power project in the state. The project located in the Pangi area of Chamba […]
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission has notified the retail power supply tariff schedule for 2017-18. For domestic consumers, the tariff for 151-500 units of power consumption per month has been increased by 25 paise per […]
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) is planning to launch a smart meter project by the end of 2017-18. The utility has constituted a five-member expert committee to look into aspects like implementation and costs. […]
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited is considering to shut down Stage I of the 440 MW Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant at Bathinda and the 1,260 MW Guru Gobind Singh Thermal Plant at Ropar. The […]
The Tamil Nadu government has announced the setting up of a 500 MW solar park in Ramanathapuram at an investment of Rs 23.5 billion. The solar park will be developed by TANGEDCO on an engineering, […]
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has launched the Sugam Sanyojan scheme with the aim to simplify the procedure for obtaining residential electricity connections up to 5 kW of load. Under the scheme, an applicant […]
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has finalised the Supply Code and Performance Standards Regulations, 2017 and the same will come into effect from September 1, 2017. According to the regulations, a compensation of Rs 10 […]
The deadline for NTPC’s takeover of Rajasthan’s 1,660 MW Chhabra power plant has been extended from May 2017 to September 2017. This was owing to disagreement on tariffs between NTPC and Rajasthan utilities. NTPC has […]
The Maharashtra government has exempted Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited from paying value added tax, central sales tax and transmission charges for the next five years starting April 1, 2017. The decision has been […]
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued a letter to 15 solar power project developers, asking them to lower solar tariffs in the earlier signed contracts. After the New Energy Development Agency, the […]
The effective coal prices including taxes have decreased by 2-3 per cent for power sector consumers following the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST). Coal attracts 5 per cent tax under the GST […]
The CEA has proposed to set up a national-level data registry for all generating units. As per the proposal, all power generation plants in the country with a capacity of over 1 MW will be […]
CIL is planning to conduct auctions under the new coal linkage policy, SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India) for entering into long-term coal supply contracts with IPPs having about 12,000 MW […]
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has carried out the “first pour of concrete” (raft concrete) for the third and fourth reactor buildings at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site in Tamil Nadu. The third […]
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