Industrial energy use accounts for roughly one-third of global energy demand. As per The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), the industrial sector had a share of 58 per cent in the total energy consumption in India, […]
The Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) programme, which was launched in January 2015 by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), gave a major impetus to the lighting industry. The main objective of UJALA […]
According to data by the Central Electricity Authority, the average emission rate of India’s coal-based power plants was close to 0.91 tonnes of CO2 per MWh in 2017-18. In absolute terms, the total emissions by […]
Standards and labelling (S&L) programmes for electric appliances have existed in the developed and some developing countries for some time now. In India, the ownership of assets that consume electricity at the household level has […]
Demand-side management (DSM) is an effective means to create a low-carbon electricity scenario and improve energy efficiency. Various DSM programmes are being implemented to shape the energy consumption pattern of industrial and household consumers, lower […]
Launched in 2008, the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme is a regulatory instrument for reducing specific energy consumption in energy-intensive industries. It comes with an associated market-based mechanism for enhancing the cost effectiveness through […]
Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL), formerly known as Thermal Powertech Corporation of India Limited (TPCIL), is a leading independent power producer (IPPs) in the country with about 4.38 GW of thermal and renewable power capacity […]
From working at a technology startup to serving as lead, business technology for Adani Power’s renewables business, Utkarsh Rastogi’s career has spanned the energy technology space. He started working with Adani Power in 2017, and […]
Carrying the family legacy forward, Gautam Gupta joined Macawber Beekay Private Limited as operational director in the late 1990s. Macawber Beekay, a leading ash handling solutions provider for the power industry, was set up by […]
Having worked for more than 15 years in the renewable energy space, mainly in wind, K.V. Sajay has rich on-the-ground industry experience. A mechanical engineer by training, his expertise lies not only in sales, marketing […]
Vijay P. Namjoshi, chief executive officer, Coastal Gujarat Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power, brings to the table over three decades of experience in all aspects of thermal power development. He joined […]
NTPC Limited has awarded three contracts worth Rs 23.11 billion for the supply and installation of wet flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems to GE Steam Power. The three projects are Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power […]
PFC Consultancy Limited has appointed NHPC Limited as an aggregator for Pilot Scheme II. The scheme is aimed at facilitating power procurement for three years from coal-based power plants that have already been commissioned and […]
EESL has announced the commencement of sale of the first-of-its-kind, super efficient air conditioners (ACs) for Delhi consumers. Manufactured by Voltas, these 1.5 TR inverter split super efficient ACs are available at a price of […]
Siemens Limited has set up a Protection Automation and Control Laboratory for Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) in Manesar, Haryana. The laboratory, an integral part of the Powergrid Advanced Research and Technology Centre […]
Tata Power-Delhi Distribution Limited (DDL) recently organised the “Solarize Shakurbasti” event in Shakurbasti, North Delhi, in line with the Delhi government’s solar policy initiatives. The state government is giving a generation-based incentive of Rs 2 […]
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), in collaboration with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, hosted the first international Sustainable Action Dialogue in Monaco as a curtain-raiser to the 2020 edition of TERI’s flagship […]
PFC raises $300 million through syndicated borrowing (India) The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has raised $300 million through a three-year syndicated loan from the State Bank of India, Hong Kong, and MUFG Bank Limited, Singapore. […]
With rapid integration of intermittent renewable energy into the grid and variable demand patterns, maintaining grid security and reliability has gained significance. As thermal power generation continues to contribute to the majority of the country’s […]
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