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 […]
EESL has purchased 300 MW of solar modules from domestic suppliers including Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), BHEL, Tata Power Solar Systems Limited and Central Electronics Limited at a price of $0.3 per watt. The […]
The Telangana government has launched a scheme to supply 24-hour quality and uninterrupted power to the agricultural sector across the state on a pilot basis. Initially, the scheme was continued for about 14 days, during […]
Coal-based power continues to hold the highest share in the country’s installed capacity and total generation. However, coal-based power plants in India are currently facing a number of challenges such as declining efficiency levels, low […]
Most thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country are not geared up to comply with the revised environmental norms by the December 31, 2017 deadline. Aimed at regulating the pollution caused by TPPs, the Ministry […]
In his second stint with the company, Neeraj Sharma, President and Managing Director, Wärtsilä India, is focusing on tackling the new realities in the power sector, with energy storage being one of his biggest priorities… […]
Coal-based generation continues to be the mainstay of the country’s power sector. In the past one to two years, the domestic coal supply scenario has improved significantly with Coal India Limited (CIL) significantly ramping up […]
India’s power sector has seen several sweeping changes in the recent past,” notes P.R. Jaishankar, chief general manager, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). “Generation has increased significantly, domestic coal production has improved and the […]
India’s energy mix has been rapidly changing with increasing renewable energy penetration in the grid. However, variability in renewable generation is unavoidable, which calls for flexible operations and cycling of thermal power plants (TPPs). Flexibilisation […]
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