The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) was launched as a panacea for the revival of the debt-stressed discoms. Nearly two years down the line, some positive results can be seen on the ground. The discoms’ […]
The first round of coal linkage auction under the Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyla (Coal) Transparently in India witnessed bidding by 10 independent power producers (IPPs) with a capacity aggregating 9 GW. Companies such […]
The coal sector in India has witnessed a number of reforms in the past two to three years leading to a massive transformation of the sector. With record production on the one hand and a […]
The government plans to issue stricter quality norms for solar equipment and components, which would be eligible for sale only if they are registered and approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The new […]
Ever since the Electricity Act, 2003 was passed, the open access in power sector has been a frequently debated topic. Section 42 of the act allows non-discriminatory open access, but in reality, its implementation is […]
Financing activity in the power sector remained subdued in the past year. Although the sector has showed some improvement owing to several government initiatives such as the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the Integrated Power […]
It was a hectic year for the Indian power sector with significant activity on many fronts. On the generation front, large capacities were added in the coal, hydro and nuclear power segments with public sector […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed to ease regulations for open access of power for consumers by linking the tariffs with the cost of power, allowing scheduling by the consumer and introducing differential cross-subsidy […]
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) power index tracks the share prices of 18 power companies operating across various segments of the industry. This index, which is weighted by free-float capitalisation, rose by 8.76 per cent […]
The MoP is formulating a scheme to revive 34 stressed thermal power plants (TPPs) with a total capacity of 40,000 MW. The ministry is considering to pool the electricity demand of various states and invite […]
The country’s total transmission line length stood at 378,087 ckt. km as of August 2017, registering a growth of 7.7 per cent over the previous year. The fastest growth was registered at the 800 kV […]
The Nepal government has signed a five-year agreement with US’ Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US to mobilise a grant worth $500 million for the development of the energy and road transport sectors, which […]
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will grant $210 million as debt financing for the construction of 11 solar plants aggregating 490 MW in Egypt. Some of the notable projects to be financed under this […]
State-owned Electricité du Liban (EDL) is planning to establish a 220 kV transmission network in Sidon, Lebanon. The project is part of the Lebanon government’s programme to increase the supply of electricity in the city. […]
The private concessionaire of the Philippines’ high voltage network, National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), has energised the 230 kV Isabela (Santiago)-Cagayan (Tuguegarao) line project in the Philippines. The project involved the construction of a […]
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