NTPC Limited has signed an agreement with the Noida Authority to use treated sewage water for its Dadri thermal power plant (TPP) located near Delhi-NCR. As per the agreement, the authority will supply 80 million […]
NTPC has floated a tender for developing three grid-connected solar PV projects with an aggregate capacity of 102 MW. The first project is the 65 MW Kawas solar project in Gujarat, the deadline for which […]
The central government has planned to award contracts for new transmission corridors worth Rs 250 billion to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) on a nomination basis. The decision has been taken owing to severe […]
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), is planning to form a joint venture (JV) with NTPC to develop a 1,600 MW pithead plant in Sundergarh district, Odisha. For the partnership, […]
The prime minister has inaugurated India’s first integrated greenfield smart city project at Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The integrated project has been executed by Schneider Electric along with consortium partner, IL&FS Technologies Limited. The contract was […]
The Uttarakhand high court has ordered a stay on the construction of all hydroelectric plants (HEPs) in the state owing to the inefficient disposal of debris by the plant authorities. The court has directed the […]
The Gujarat government has launched a tender for the procurement of 1,000 MW of power on a short-term basis from August 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 under the Flexible Utilisation of Coal scheme. Under […]
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has directed that procurement of wind power by the state distribution licensees in the future will be only through competitive e-reverse bidding and in accordance with the guidelines issued […]
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco) has awarded solar PV projects aggregating 250 MW under its agricultural feeder programme. The winners are Azure Power and the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which have won bids to […]
The Andhra Pradesh government has rolled out its first electric vehicle (EV) policy. The state has a target of attracting an investment of Rs 300 billion in EV manufacturing and deploying 1 million EVs in […]
Adani Transmission Limited has emerged as the successful bidder for implementing the transmission project for the 1,980 MW Ghatampur TPP in Uttar Pradesh. The project involves the establishment of a 900 circuit km transmission line […]
Nabha Power Limited, a part of the L&T Group, has shutdown the second 700 MW unit of the 1,400 MW Rajpura TPP in Punjab owing to coal paucity. Previously, the first unit of the plant […]
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has received a contract for setting up a 150 MW solar project in Maharashtra. The project is part of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited’s 1,000 MW grid-connection solar […]
Essar Power Limited has signed an MoU with Russian firm Inter RAO Export to jointly develop power projects in India. Under the agreement, both the companies will explore opportunities for joint investment in new coal-based […]
Tata Power Company Limited has partnered with Tata Motors Limited to develop EV charging stations in Maharashtra. This is in line with Tata Motors’ MoU with the Maharashtra government to support the Maharashtra Electric Vehicle […]
Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) has partnered with SB Energy Holdings Limited (part of the SoftBank Group) to develop grid-connected solar parks across India. IL&FS and SB Energy will jointly develop solar parks with an […]
BGR Energy Systems Limited has secured two orders aggregating Rs 4.31 billion from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project’s Units 3 and 4. Under the first order for Rs 3.45 […]
Rohit Bajaj, vice-president, business development, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), brings to the table over 24 years of experience in power plant operations, strategic planning, commercial activities, and management of regulatory affairs. Since 2014, he has […]
According to Arun Kumar, CEO of power trading company Kreate Energy, technology can play a key role in power management and trading. “With the advances in technology and our newly developed software, we can get […]
The increase in transmission over long distances, generation of grid-connected variable renewable energy, as well as the synchronisation of an all-India network pose additional voltage and stability problems. Hence, the need to transmit power efficiently […]
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