South Korea-based power utility Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has awarded a contract worth $320 million to KAPES, a JV between GE Power and KEPCO, to deliver a 4 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) […]
Finland-based manufacturer Wartsila Corporation has received an order from China-based Hubei Electric Power Survey and Design Institute to deliver a 100 MW power plant in the Gazipur Industrial Zone, Bangladesh. As per the order, it […]
February Issue 2018
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) plans to set up 11 fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the city. The first such station is expected to be set up at BESCOM’s office in K.R. Circle […]
The Ministry of Coal has been allocated funds aggregating Rs 7.7 billion in the Union Budget 2018, an increase of 3.35 per cent over the Rs 7.45 billion allocated in the previous budget. Meanwhile, the […]
The central government has allocated funds worth Rs 150.47 billion to the Ministry of Power (MoP) under the Union Budget 2018, an increase of 8.39 per cent compared to Rs 138.81 billion allocated in the […]
In a bid to reduce aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses and improve their operational efficiency, various distribution utilities have adopted the distribution franchise (DF) model. While some have been successful, others have not been […]
The MoP is in the process of finalising guidelines to improve coal supply to thermal power plants (TPPs). These include setting up of a dedicated transportation system, setting up of power plants only within a […]
The MoP has extended the waiver of interstate transmission losses for solar and wind projects commissioned until March 31, 2022. Earlier, the waiver was applicable to solar projects commissioned until December 31, 2019 and wind […]
The central government has given administrative approval and financial sanction for the construction of 12 nuclear power reactors in the country. Of these, 10 will be indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWRs), which will be […]
NTPC Limited plans to conduct due diligence of the proposed takeover of stressed power plants. The company had expressed interest in taking over such units in late 2017 and consequently received proposals for stressed assets […]
NTPC has invited bids for procuring 1,000 tonnes of agro residue-based fuel for its 1,820 MW Dadri coal-based power plant in Uttar Pradesh. The move is a part of its initiatives to reduce pollution in […]
NTPC has withdrawn from the 2,000 MW Pavagada Solar Park project being set up in Tumakuru district, Karnataka. As per the agreement, NTPC was supposed to purchase 600 MW from six developers at Rs 4.80 […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for the 765 kV Vindhyachal-Varanasi transmission line. The Rs 10 billion project is a part of the New Western Region-Northern Region interregional corridor. […]
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL) has received an order to supply 300 MW of power to Bangladesh. The tender was floated by the Bangladesh Power Development Board for the supply of 500 MW power […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) conducted an auction where wind projects witnessed winning bids of Rs 2.44 per kWh and 2.45 per kWh. Bids were invited for 2 GW interstate transmission system-connected wind […]
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) has secured domestic and international orders aggregating Rs 8.71 billion. The company has secured a Rs 2.82 billion order from APTRANSCO for the design, supply and construction of substations and […]
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