After the approval of the HLEC recommendations on stressed assets last month, more positive news came in for private power producers this month. The biggest reason for cheer for the sector was the Supreme Court […]
As the Government of India (GoI) continues the momentum on rapid industrialization for driving development to become amongst the top three economies globally, demand for electricity will continue to rise in the coming decades. Industry […]
Although appliance replacement or home retrofit-based utility-DSM activities have seen progress in recent years, embracing even more innovative DSM approaches is crucial to unlocking incremental energy savings in a sustained manner. International experience demonstrates, for […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market at the IEX and PXIL in March 2019 was 3,356.08 MUs and 10.15 MUs respectively. The average market clearing price range at the IEX was Rs 2.62 per […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has been conferred the Star PSU of the Year Award at the Business Standard Annual Awards 2018. The award was received by Ravi P. Singh, CMD, Powergrid. Arun Jaitley, […]
GRIDTECH 2019, the prestigious International event being organised by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) with the support of the Ministry of Power, Government of India, in association with CBIP and IEEMA, is being […]
Total power generation stood at 100.62 BUs in February 2019. At around 34.52 BUs and 29.35 BUs, the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
In March 2019, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) notified the Cross-Border Trade of Electricity (CBTE) Regulations. It specifies the procedure for getting access to the network on the Indian side for cross-border trade along […]
The reverse e-auction of the Ministry of Power’s (MoP) Pilot Scheme-II for the procurement of 2,500 MW of power on an aggregated basis was conducted in April 2019. A tariff of Rs 4.41 per unit […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved tariff revision for Adani Power Limited’s (APL) power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 2,000 MW capacity of the 4,620 MW Mundra thermal power plant (TPP) in Gujarat. The […]
The CERC has notified the Fees and Charges of Regional Load Despatch Centre [RLDC] and Other Related Matters Regulations, 2019. The regulations have guidelines regarding the fees to be collected by RLDCs from the generating […]
The CERC has notified the Sharing of Interstate Transmission Charges and Losses (Sixth Amendment), Regulations, 2019. As per the amendment, transmission charges and losses for the use of interstate transmission system (ISTS) networks will not […]
The CEA has issued norms for coal consumption in TPPs, which came into effect from April 1, 2019, following the cabinet’s decision dated March 7, 2019. As per the norms, the annual contracted quantity per […]
The Supreme Court of India has quashed the February 12, 2018 circular for the resolution of stressed assets issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was challenged by various power companies. The circular […]
NTPC Limited has commenced commercial operations of the 660 MW Unit 2 of the 1,320 MW Solapur super thermal power station in Maharashtra and the first 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Gadarwara super […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited has collaborated with EDF International Networks (EDF IN) to roll out 5 million smart meters in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh by 2020. The smart metering contract has been jointly awarded to […]
The Ministry of Coal has issued notices to Essar Power Limited and GMR Energy Limited to confiscate their bank guarantees worth up to Rs 9 billion following a judgement by the Delhi High Court that […]
The central government is reportedly considering a proposal to allow gas-based power plants to sell electricity in the spot market under a subsidy scheme. The proposed plan will enable gas-based power plants to sell electricity […]
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