At the Indian Energy Exchange and Power Exchange India Limited in September 2018 The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in September 2018 was 5,725 MUs and 16 MUs respectively. […]
Total power generation stood at 121.13 BUs in August 2018. At around 38.75 BUs and 33.31 BUs the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
Schneider Electric has announced the launch of a range of IoT-enabled products and solutions within its EcoStruxure Power digital architecture. The products and solutions aim at reliable and efficient power management through purpose-built energy management […]
Tata Power has inaugurated the second all-women customer relations centre (CRC) in Borivali, Mumbai. The new centre will be entirely managed by a team of 10 women personnel. All the functions at the CRC, including […]
In September 2018, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) published a discussion paper on “Re-designing Ancillary Services Mechanism in India”. Based on the international and national experiences with ancillary services, the paper proposes to transform […]
Uninterrupted electricity supply is key to industrial operations as every blackout affects production processes and ultimately results in revenue loss. Captive power plants (CPPs) set up by industrial and commercial consumers play a significant role […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced an award of Rs 1 billion for states that complete household electrification early under the Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana. Apart from discoms, the employees would collectively get […]
The Indian government has signed a pact with Russia to build six more nuclear reactors in India. Russia’s state-owned firm Rosatom would build its third-generation nuclear reactor at a new site, and not Kudankulam (Tamil […]
CIL has signed an MoU with NLC India Limited for the formation of a joint venture (JV) company for setting up solar and thermal power projects aggregating 3,000 MW and 2,000 MW respectively. The projects, […]
NHPC Limited has shut down the 180 MW Baira Siul hydropower station in Himachal Pradesh for renovation and modernisation (R&M) and life extension works. The plant will be undercomplete shutdown for six months, starting October […]
NTPC’s 705 MW Badarpur coal-based plant has stopped its operations permanently. The project was identified as one of the largest contributors to air pollution in Delhi by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA). Following the […]
The central government is likely to resume allotting coal to merchant power plants that supply electricity to the short-term market. At present, domestic coal is provided only to plants having long- and medium-term power purchase […]
PTC India Limited signed a $1.8 billion deal with the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on October 9, 2018 to supply 200 MW of power. PTC has signed two new agreements for supplying 200 MW […]
CIL has signed an MoU with NLC India Limited for the formation of a joint venture (JV) company for setting up solar and thermal power projects aggregating 3,000 MW and 2,000 MW respectively. The projects, […]
PTC India Limited signed a $1.8 billion deal with the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on October 9, 2018 to supply 200 MW of power. PTC has signed two new agreements for supplying 200 MW […]
The Ministry of Power is examining a proposal to bid out ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) to meet the future demand. According to the ministry, it will take at least four to 5 years for […]
The Gujarat government has approached the Supreme Court seeking to amend the PPAs of Tata Power Company Limited, Essar Power Limited, and Adani Power Limited based on the high-powered committee’s (HPC) recommendations. The HPC, appointed by […]
The National Board for Wildlife’s standing committee has approved the 1,750 MW Lower Demwe hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh. The project, which had been stalled for long, will be jointly executed by Athena Energy Ventures […]
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited is planning to launch a new scheme, Jhatpat Connection Yojana, for providing electricity connections swiftly through an online process. Under the scheme, a consumer’s application would be immediately forwarded to the concerned engineers […]
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has introduced the city’s second electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The station has been set up on the premises of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission. BESCOM plans to set up a network […]
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