The MNRE has asked the Tamil Nadu government to prevent the backing down of solar plants in the state. Several petitions have been filed by various developers as the arbitrary backdowns by the state utility […]
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has stated that the power purchase agreements (PPAs) between discoms and wind energy developers, which were signed earlier, will be approved only at new tariffs. The KERC passed an […]
TANGEDCO has cancelled the 500 MW solar auction that was held in January-February 2017. The utility has not signed PPAs with the winning bidders as the discovered tariff of Rs 4.40 per kWh is now […]
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has shut down its oldest coal-based power plant, the 640 MW Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant in Bhatinda, due to the plant’s inability to meet environmental and emission norms. […]
The Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum (SIFF) has opposed NITI Aayog’s proposal for the construction of a single, multi-purpose, river valley project of 10,000 MW instead of two separate hydro projects over the Siang river in […]
The Supreme Court has directed PSPCL to pay Rs 11 billion to Nabha Power Limited, a unit of L&T Power Development Limited, to enable the latter to recover its coal washing and transportation costs. In […]
China-based Hareon Solar Technology Company Limited and ReNew Power Ventures Private Limited have jointly commissioned a 172 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Telangana. Hareon Solar has provided more than 520,000 multicrystalline silicon solar […]
Essel Infraprojects Limited has commissioned two solar PV projects totalling 55 MW in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. The company has commissioned a 50 MW solar power plant in Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, and a 5 MW […]
Azure Power Global Limited has secured a 250 MW solar PV project by submitting the lowest bid of Rs 3.14 per kWh at an auction conducted by NTPC. The project can be set up anywhere […]
Fortum Oyj, a Finnish clean energy firm, has signed an MoU with NBCC (India) Limited to set up charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) across India at all upcoming NBCC projects. The pact will encompass […]
ITI Limited has quoted the lowest bid of Rs 2,503 per unit in the reverse auction conducted by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for the procurement of 5 million smart meters. The second and third […]
Tata Motors Limited has won a contract for supplying 10,000 EVs to EESL. In the first phase, EESL will procure 500 EVs for various government departments. Tata Motors will deliver 350 EVs at Rs 1.01 […]
GE Power India Limited has secured a contract worth Rs 3.27 billion from Doosan Power Systems India Private Limited for supplying four units of electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) for supercritical units in Uttar Pradesh. This includes […]
Mahindra Susten Private Limited, a part of the Mahindra & Mahindra Group, will set up the country‘s first utility-scale energy storage project in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The company emerged as the lowest bidder […]
Siemens Gamesa, a joint venture of Siemens’ wind division and Gamesa, has secured an EPC contract for the country’s first large commercial-level wind-solar hybrid (WiSH) project in Karnataka. The project involves the hybridisation of an […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified an order for validity extension of renewable energy certificates (RECs) expiring between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2018. These RECs will now remain valid up to […]
Captive power plants (CPPs) continue to be a viable option for industrial and commercial consumers to meet their energy demand and hedge against the risks of high grid power tariffs. Further, the quality of grid […]
Consumers have the choice to buy power from the grid, or generate their own power, or use power from rented systems. Rental power plants (RPPs) basically meet the power requirements of consumers who need power […]
Waste heat is generated by fuel combustion or chemical reaction, which is then “dumped” into the environment. The strategy of how to recover this heat depends partially on the temperature of the waste heat gases […]
As of August 31, 2017, India’s installed biopower capacity (grid-connected biomass, gasification and bagasse cogeneration) stood at 8,181 MW and off-grid/captive power at 661 MW, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). […]
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