Making Progress
Views of sector experts
In the past year, the power sector has witnessed significant growth, including the achievement of 100 per […]
September 2018
Making Progress
Generation Roundup
Non-resolution of stressed assets weighs on the sector
Capacity addition by renewable energy sources continues to outpace that by conventional sources. In 2017-18, about 11,788 […]
Time for A Reboot
State of the sector
The sector appears to be consolidating the gains from recent reforms. Demand, which had been playing spoilsport, […]
Towards Power for All
Developers’ perspective
The power sector witnessed impressive growth in renewable energy capacity during the past year. Initiatives to increase […]
Growth Positive
Transmission improves on the back of policy and regulatory developments
India’s power transmission segment is growing at an unprecedented pace mainly due to the thrust provided by […]
Will UDAY Deliver?
An update on the scheme’s progress over the past year
The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) has been one of the biggest initiatives taken by the government […]
Dealing with Debt
Discoms’ perspective
The distribution segment has been high on the government’s reform agenda for the last few years. While […]
Distribution Progress
On the path to recovery
Despite a significant improvement in its overall performance, the power distribution segment continues to face challenges such […]
Redesigning the Market
CERC paper stresses the need for real-time power trading to fix energy imbalances
Power system and market reforms in India are essentially being driven by the large-scale integration of renewable […]
Weak Sentiment
Financiers’ perspective
Significant developments such as the adoption of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Reserve Bank of […]
Plugging in Renewables
Good growth but transmission challenges remain
The government’s continued focus on solar and wind capacity addition has led to a remarkable increase in […]
Coal Concerns
Imports rise as domestic stocks plummet
In recent months, coal availability at thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country has been under pressure […]
Nuclear Rise
Focus on international collaborations and NSG membership
Nuclear power provides an ideal solution to India’s twin challenges of meeting a huge energy requirement and […]
Demand Uptick
Equipment manufacturers’ views
The transmission and distribution (T&D) equipment market has witnessed a satisfactory performance on the back of government […]
Course Correction
The hydropower sector in India has been witnessing a lull for the past few years. This is […]
Creating Change
New policy and regulatory initiatives aimed at sector reform
In the past one year, the power sector has witnessed several policy and regulatory developments broadly aimed […]
Mixed Outlook
Consultants’ views
The power sector witnessed significant progress on various fronts, including a revival in demand growth, competitive tariffs […]
Trading Trends
Rise in short-term volumes and prices
With thermal power plants facing a demand crunch and discoms not signing any power purchase agreements (PPAs) […]
Views of R.K. Singh
“There is no competition between renewables and thermal”
As the government works towards expanding the renewables sector to generate 40 per cent of its energy […]
Interview with Dr A.K. Verma
“Sustainability is very important for utilities”
The government’s ambitious reform programme, the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), has started yielding positive outcomes on […]