The MoP has proposed incentives worth Rs 885 billion to encourage power plants to install emission control equipment and develop infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs). Of the total proposed incentive, about Rs 835 billion will […]
The MoP has issued the revised guidelines and model bidding documents (MBDs) for the procurement of electricity for medium-term from power stations set up on the finance-own-operate (FOO) basis. It has revised the standard billing […]
The central government has proposed to exclude former winners from participating in the second round of coal auction under the Scheme for Allocating Koyla Transparently in India (SHAKTI). The Association of Power Producers has raised […]
NTPC Limited has issued a notice to the Jammu & Kashmir Power Development Department to curtail power supply for not clearing dues worth Rs 19.85 billion. Of the total outstanding dues, as much as Rs […]
The prime minister has laid the foundation stone for seven extra high voltage (EHV) substations and 24 low tension (LT) substations in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The project, which is being implemented by Power Grid Corporation […]
The Gujarat government has notified a land policy for renewable energy projects. Under the policy, it has earmarked land for setting up wind, solar, and wind-solar hybrid parks with a capacity of 1,000 MW and […]
Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGCL) soon plans to commission its 1,320 MW Ib Valley Expansion thermal power project (TPP) at Jharsuguda, Odisha. OPGC is adding two 660 MW supercritical units as part of its […]
The Gujarat government has cancelled the solar auction for 700 MW of capacity, held in December 2018, citing high tariffs. Foreign players had won the entire 700 MW with Softbank-backed SB Energy getting 250 MW […]
The Bihar government plans to install prepaid smart meters in all households across the state in the next four to five years. Initially, prepaid meters will be installed in 0.15 million households. During the past […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), the AES Corporation and the Mitsubishi Corporation have inaugurated India’s first grid-scale battery-based energy storage system at TPDDL’s substation in Rohini, Delhi. The 10 MW grid-connected system is owned […]
Sterlite Power has submitted bids for a cumulative capacity of 400 MW for two storage projects in the recently concluded auction of the Salt River Project utility in Arizona, USA. This marks the foray of […]
Thermax Limited has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. In Phase-I, the facility will manufacture a range of vapour absorption machines comprising chillers, heat pumps and heaters. Built at an […]
Suzlon Energy Limited has commissioned a 8.4 MW captive wind energy project for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bagalkot district in Karnataka. The project comprises four 2.1 MW wind turbine generators and will help in […]
GE Power Limited has implemented the first Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) solution in India for Tata Power’s thermal business. The solution will help the company in reducing operating costs, improving maintenance planning and increasing […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured an additional order from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company for its ongoing 660 MW supercritical Unit-6 of the Bhusawal thermal power project in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The order involves […]
BHEL has secured a Rs 3 billion order from the Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) for the electrification of 440 track kilometers railway line. The EPC contract has been placed for the sections: Birlanagar-Etawah, […]
KEC International has secured transmission and distribution orders worth Rs 15.84 billion across India, Abu Dhabi, Thailand, and the US. This includes the transmission line package from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited’s subsidiary under […]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured an order from ReNew Power to supply wind turbines for two projects aggregating 567 MW in Gujarat and Karnataka. The scope of work includes the supply, installation, and commissioning […]
The South African government plans to unbundle state-owned vertically integrated power utility Eskom Holdings SoC Limited (Eskom) into three separate utilities each for generation, transmission and distribution. The unbundling is aimed at supporting the debt-ridden […]
The Malaysian government has issued a competitive bidding tender for 500 MW of grid-connected solar projects under Phase III of the country’s Large Scale Solar (LSS) programme. Developers can submit bids for projects with capacities […]
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