Smart grid development is expected to transform the Indian power sector into a secure, adaptive, sustainable and digitally enabled ecosystem, which provides reliable and quality energy for all, with active participation of stakeholders. To realise […]
NHPC Limited, the country’s largest hydropower producer, is optimistic about the sector’s growth story. Hydropower is expected to play a larger role in the grid due to its ability to meet peak demand and balance […]
Venkatesh Dwivedi brings to the table over 25 years of experience in the energy sector. At present, he is serving as director, projects at Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). He was the first project manager […]
The India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), which was set up in 2010, has been a key agency involved in furthering the development of smart grids in the country. Ahead of its flagship event, India Smart […]
The Power Finance Corporation (PFC), the lead financier in the Indian power sector, is exploring new growth avenues. With the changing business environment, the company has realigned its strategy to maintain its dominant position in […]
February Issue 2019
Close on the heels of the March 2019 deadline for the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the government presented a note on the scheme’s three-year progress. Under the scheme, which was launched in November 2015 […]
With over three decades of experience, Raj Pratap Singh’s professional experience spans various aspects of public administration including policy formulation, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, coordination, personnel management and service delivery. A 1983 batch IAS officer of […]
Smart metering is an essential tool to track the electricity consumption of users, and curb aggregate technical and commercial losses of distribution utilities. Smart meters are also expected to help distribution utilities in improving their […]
Cogeneration, or combined heat and power (CHP), is the simultaneous generation of electrical or mechanical energy and thermal energy from a single primary energy source. Cogeneration systems can achieve efficiencies of up to 85 per […]
The high level of stress in the power sector has been an issue of concern for some time now. At a recent India Infrastructure conference, industry experts shared their views on the measures that have […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a suo moto order on Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) of Inter-State Generating Stations (ISGS) on a pan-India basis. Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has been […]
The CERC has notified the Terms and Conditions of Tariff (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2019. The amendment pertains to the insertion of a clause related to the transmission majoration factor (TMF). Accordingly, the TMF admissible for […]
The budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Power stands at Rs 158.74 billion under the Interim Budget 2019-20, an increase of 1.60 per cent over the Rs 156.25 billion (revised estimate) in the previous budget. […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has introduced the Pilot Scheme-II for facilitating the procurement of 2,500 MW of power for three years from the commissioned coal-fired plants that have not entered into a power purchase […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the setting up of 12,000 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects with an estimated viability gap funding (VGF) of Rs 85.80 billion. The proposal […]
The CCEA has approved Phase-II of the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme for achieving a cumulative capacity of 40,000 MW from rooftop solar (RTS) projects by 2022. The programme will be implemented with a total […]
The CCEA has approved the launch of the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme with a central aid of Rs 344.22 billion for providing financial and water security to farmers by harnessing solar […]
The CCEA has allowed coal block allottees the flexibility to sell 25 per cent of the output in the open market on payment of additional premium. The committee has approved the methodology for allowing the […]
The MoP has issued a notice directing all pithead generating stations to maximise electricity production owing to the expected increase in power demand in the next few months up to monsoons. Consequently, the coal and […]
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