Growing digitalisation and automation in power sector operationsTechnological advancements and innovations driven by rapid electrification of segments like transport, expansion of renewables and digitalisation of the grid are transforming the power sector. With decentralisation, decarbonisation […]
Total power generation stood at 117.42 BUs in July 2018. At around 39.69 BUs and 31.31 BUs, the central and private sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
The national plant load factor (PLF) registered a marginal improvement from 59.78 per cent in 2016-17 to 60.67 per cent in 2017-18. Across the central, state and private sectors, PLFs have been showing a decline […]
Power generation recorded a compound annual growth rate of 5.81 per cent to reach 1,201,065 MUs in 2017-18 from 722,626 MUs in 2007-08. Thermal generation accounted for 86 per cent of the total in 2017-18, […]
Technological advancements and innovations driven by rapid electrification of segments like transport, expansion of renewables and digitalisation of the grid are transforming the power sector. With decentralisation, decarbonisation and deregulation, the entire business model of […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has invoked its powers under Section 107 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to issue a direction to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to allow changes in any central or […]
The MoP has notified the draft Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2018 carrying the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003. The major changes proposed in the act include provisions for direct benefit transfer (DBT) of subsidy, […]
The MoP has proposed certain additional amendments in the Tariff Policy with regard to harmonising the tariff structure. The amendments further modify the provisions related to the simplification of retail tariffs and tariff rationalisation in […]
The CERC has notified a discussion paper titled “Re-Designing Ancillary Services Mechanism in India”. The paper attempts to assess the performance of the current framework of frequency support and balancing ancillary services mechanism in India […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified the draft Guidelines on Availability of Communication Systems for Interstate Transmission of Electricity. The guidelines have been prepared by the National Power Committee in line with the CERC’s […]
The CEA has notified the draft Technical Standards for Communication System in Power System Operations Regulations, 2018. The regulations seek to ensure seamless integration, reliable, redundant and secure communication in the power system. The regulations […]
The Supreme Court has granted interim relief to stressed power firms, directing lenders to maintain a status quo on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) February 2018 circular for banks to resolve these cases within […]
The central government has directed NTPC Limited and the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to comply with revised emission standards for sulphur dioxide and particulate matter by December 31, 2021. In a hearing at the Supreme […]
PTC India Limited will sign medium-term PPAs with 1,900 MW coal-based power projects under the central government’s pilot power procurement scheme for stressed projects without PPAs. Under the scheme, seven companies, namely, RKM PowerGen (550 MW), […]
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