NHPC Limited is reportedly planning to bid for the $2.5 billion 1,200 MW BudhiGandaki hydroelectric plant (HEP) in Nepal. The project was initially awarded to the China Gezhouba Group Corporation; however, the Nepal government recently […]
Indian Railways (IR) has formulated a Rs 350 billion plan to electrify its entire network by 2021. This is expected to generate annual savings of Rs 105 billion in fuel bills. To this end, it […]
The power minister has launched the National Power Portal (NPP), a centralised system that facilitates online data capture and input from generation, transmission and distribution utilities in the country. The NPP will disseminate power sector […]
The union government has decided to allocate an additional 792 MW of power from the central pool to Jammu & Kashmir to meet the high power demand during winters. The peak demand in Jammu & […]
The Bihar government has approved four schemes worth Rs 79.29 billion for strengthening the state’s power transmission and distribution system in order to meet the growing electricity demand by 2021-22. Of the total amount, Rs […]
NITI Aayog has released a proposal for developing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Delhi. The proposal entails the setting up of 135 charging stations across 55 locations within a specified timeline, with first installation […]
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has recently disconnected several power connections across the domestic, commercial and industrial consumer categories on account of payment defaults. There were around 36,166 consumers that had defaulted on […]
The Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency has commissioned the 1.5 MW Biaras small-hydro project in Jammu & Kashmir under the Prime Minister’s Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiative. The project entails a cost of Rs 170 million […]
PaschimanchalVidyutVitran Nigam Limited has commissioned two 400 kV substations with a capacity of 1,000 MVA each at Indirapuram and AtorNagla in Uttar Pradesh. The new substations are a part of a Rs 10 billion project […]
The Meghalaya government is planning to cancel several private power projects in the state for which MoUs were signed between 2007 and 2014 due to various reasons. The 69 MW Umjaut and 57 MW Umduna […]
Adani Power Limited has signed a 25 year long-term PPA with the Bangladesh Power Development Board for supplying power to Bangladesh. The contract has been signed by Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited for supplying a net […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited and German development agency Deutsche GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) have signed an MoU to explore the potential areas of collaboration at the electric utility level. The MoU has been signed for promoting grid-connected […]
BHEL has received an order worth Rs 3.5 billion from Powergrid’s wholly owned subsidiary, Power Grid Medinipur-Jeerat Transmission Limited. The order entails the setting up of two 765 kV substations in West Bengal. The scope […]
Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Units III and IV of 1,000 MW each of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu. RInfra emerged as […]
Hartek Power has secured an order from Haryana VidyutPrasaran Nigam Limited for the execution of a 132 kV GIS substation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences National Cancer Institute in Jhajjhar, Haryana. The […]
KEC International Limited has secured orders aggregating Rs 19.31 billion across India, the Middle East, Africa, SAARC, West Asia and the Americas. In India, the company has secured orders totallingRs 3.92 billion for the construction […]
Sangam Advisors Limited has secured an order from Maharashtra State Power Generation Corporation Limited for designing, engineering and setting up three crystalline solar PV technology based grid interactive plants with an aggregate capacity of 150 […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has signed an MoU with Tata Motors Limited to execute an energy efficiency programme across different plants of Tata Motors in the country. EESL plans to provide the entire upfront […]
November Issue 2017
Sembcorp Green Infra Limited has secured a 250 MW wind power project in the second round of wind power auction conducted by SECI. The project is planned to be developed in phases and is expected […]
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