State-owned Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is a leading financial institution (FI) for the power sector and the nodal agency for various government programmes including the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti […]
From facing a severe power crisis to achieving 24×7 power supply, Telangana’s power sector has come a long way. This can be attributed to the state’s power utilities that have performed efficiently to achieve the […]
In order to fulfil the target of “Power for All” by March 2019, the prime minister announced the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, also known as “Saubhagya”, on September 25, 2017. The scheme […]
Power Line invited industry experts and consultants to share their views on the Saubhagya scheme, its implications for the sector, and the key issues that could impact its implementation. Excerpts… Is the target to electrify […]
The maiden auction under the coal linkage auction policy, Scheme for Harnessing Koyla (Coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI), was a major success with the entire quantity of coal on offer being sold out. The first […]
Robert Giglio, Senior Vice-President, Sumitomo SHI FW New wind and solar projects continue to dominate recent global capacity additions. However, when dispatchable power is required, particularly in developing countries, coal remains the fuel of choice […]
The second edition of the Power Line Summit was held on October 10, 2017 at The Imperial in New Delhi. The objective of the summit was to provide a top-level view of the road ahead […]
Whether progress towards the 175 GW renewable energy target is on track or not has been the main thrust of key discussions in the power sector in recent years. However, the renewable energy segment has […]
In the last decade and a half, the country’s grid has grown significantly. It has become the third largest power system in the world with a daily peak demand of 160 GW, an energy requirement […]
The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) was launched by the government in 2015 with the aim of providing a permanent solution to the problem of deteriorating discom finances. About 86 per cent of the scheduled […]
The power sector has been one of the major contributors to the country’s total stressed assets. Muted power demand from distribution companies and the resulting lack of new power purchase agreements (PPAs) have added […]
Sushil Kumar Soonee, adviser and former chief executive officer, Power System Operation Corporation Limited, was felicitated for his outstanding contribution to the sector at Power Line Summit 2017. The award was presented by R.V. Shahi, […]
Over the years, the need for a stable and reliable grid has been emphasised time and again. With the current impetus to capacity addition and inclusion of renewable energy in the network, grid modernisation has […]
Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL), the largest of Rajasthan’s three discoms, has taken a number of initiatives to modernise its distribution grid. R.G. Gupta, managing director, JVVNL, talks about the key drivers of grid […]
One of the key highlights of the amendment to the Tariff Policy, announced in January 2016, was the provision regarding the mandatory installation of smart meters for consumers with more than 200 units of monthly […]
Ageing infrastructure and the increasing thrust on renewables has necessitated amendments to the current grid. In response to this, several utilities across the country have been employing the latest technologies to enhance grid stability and […]
Rajasthan’s aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses currently stand at 28.86 per cent, almost 5 per cent higher than the national average of 23.9 per cent. Apart from the high AT&C losses, the state’s distribution […]
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