The Ministry of Power (MoP) has recently introduced draft amendments to the Electricity Rules 2005 ,(existing rules) related to captive generating plants (CGPs) and has sought comments from stakeholders. Earlier, the draft amendments that were […]
ABB will support Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL), the largest state power transmission utility in India, with ABB Ability™ enabled technology for their digital substation, which will be a key component of next […]
Avada Kedavra! Tom Marvolo Riddle, known as Voldemort, or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, is the primary villain in the famous Harry Potter series by J K Rowling. In the books, his rise to power is marked by atrocities […]
Hari Hara Anand R., Marketing Manager, ABB India Limited, presents his views on “Power Quality” and offers solutions to make installations more reliable, long-lasting, and energy efficient. Click here to view his full presentation made at […]
In a significant policy development this month that came as a big relief to thermal power plant (TPP) owners, the government has issued a notification stating that investments in the installation of emission control technologies […]
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has released the methodology for the rationalisation of coal linkages for independent power producers (IPPs), kicking off the process for private developers. Until now this was only available for central […]
The delay in payments by distribution utilities has been an issue of concern for generation companies for a long time. Owing to their precarious financial condition, distribution utilities are often irregular in their payments to […]
June Issue 2018
Earlier, in January 2016, the government had initiated an exercise to review the Tariff Policy of 2006 and had issued several amendments to it. At the time, the biggest impact of the amendments was felt […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX in May 2018 was 4,916 MUs. The average market clearing price range at the IEX was Rs 2.87 per unit to Rs 6.28 per unit. […]
Purnendu Dutt, President, HIRA Group Water is nature’s most wonderful, abundant and useful resource, used as a coolant for steam condensation in thermal power generation, HVAC systems and in process plants. For the efficient use […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released the draft guidelines for usage of various transmission and distribution equipment and technologies. These include pad or pole-mounted distribution transformer (DT) substations, air-insulated and gas-insulated substations, underground cable […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued draft amendments to the Tariff Policy, 2016. As per the proposed amendments, any change in domestic duties, levies, charges, surcharges, cess and taxes after the award of bids, […]
The MoP has issued the draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2018. The draft amendments will apply to all power projects seeking “captive” status. As per the proposed amendments, the aggregate electricity generated by a captive power […]
The central government has approved a proposal for the introduction of the Dam Safety Bill, 2018 to ensure uniform dam safety procedures across the country. The bill provides for proper surveillance, inspection, O&M of all […]
The central government has invited applications from state-run companies for the allotment of nine coal mines for captive power generation and commercial use. The government seeks to allot two mines for commercial mining and the […]
The MoP has launched a web portal and an app named Praapti (Payment Ratification and Analysis in Power Procurement for bringing Transparency in invoicing of Generators) to bring transparency in power purchase transactions between generators […]
The central government has approved the continuation of the Off-Grid and Decentralised Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Applications Programme – Phase III to achieve an additional 118 MW of off-grid solar PV capacity by 2020. Under the […]
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