MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a $118 million deal with Indonesia’s state-run electricity supplier Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to deliver 20 of its dual-fuel engines to PLN. Of the total number, 10 will be […]
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corporation is undertaking works to implement the Asian Super Grid (ASG) project, which will connect power grids across the six Asian countries of Mongolia, India, Japan, China, Russia and South Korea. The […]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is planning to transform its electricity sector, which partially relies on government subsidies, into an independent commercial sector. The country is currently working on reforms in the electricity sector, alongside […]
State-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored and energised two 330 kV transmission lines in the country, the second power transmission line from Jebba to Kainji, and the double-circuit transmission line from Ajaokuta […]
State-owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is all set to increase the supply of power to investors in Ruvuma, Tanzania. The company is in the process of concluding construction of the 220 kV […]
Pakistan’s National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) is likely to complete work on the 500 kV electricity transmission scheme that is being implemented to evacuate power from the 969 MW Neelum–Jhelum hydropower plant located near […]
Iran and Iraq are planning to synchronise their power grids. The two countries are currently deliberating on the proposal for the same. Iran’s power grid will be connected to Syria, Lebanon and Jordan via Iraq, […]
Elsewedy Electric for Trade & Distribution (EET&D), a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, has signed an EGP 437.6 million contract with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) for the construction of transmission lines in the country. […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) second wind power auction of 1,000 MW conducted on October 4, 2017 has witnessed a record low tariff of Rs 2.64 per unit. This is lower than the […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the draft Technology Development and Innovation Policy to focus on indigenous technology development, manufacturing and quality improvement for renewable energy. The MNRE has proposed to […]
The central government is planning to introduce the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the upcoming winter session of Parliament. Among other things, the proposed bill seeks to introduce competition in the distribution segment by […]
The MNRE is planning to auction projects totalling 4,500 MW in the next few months. Reportedly, three auctions for 1,500 MW of capacity will be conducted in October 2017, December 2017 and February 2018 respectively. […]
NTPC Limited has commenced commercial operations of Unit 1 of 500 MW of the Feroze Gandhi Unchahar thermal power station. With this, the installed capacity of NTPC stands at 43,392 MW and that of the […]
Coal India Limited (CIL) has stepped up efforts to meet the increasing coal demand in the backdrop of low hydro, renewable and nuclear power generation. CIL’s supply to power plants stood at 35 million tonnes […]
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) may shelve its plans to transfer the 1,200 MW Raghunathpur coal-based power plant in West Bengal to NLC India Limited. As per the proposed transfer scheme, NLC plans to acquire […]
India is collaborating with Russia for the construction of the 2,400 MW Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. This is the first Indo-Russian initiative to develop atomic energy projects in third world countries. The project […]
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. […]
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