Special Section
Month: August 2019
Company Release
Envea Environnement SA India Principal Sponsoring the exhibition and conference
ENVEA Environnement SA India Pvt Ltd is exhibiting in two major expos happening in the field of emission, SOx NOx Exhibition 2019 (Stands 12&13), 12th and 13th September 2019 at Vivanta by Taj-Dwarka, New Delhi […]
Company Release
ANDRITZ to refurbish and modernize the Shivasamudram hydropower plant
GRAZ/VIENNA, AUGUST1, 2019. International technology group ANDRITZ has signed a contract with the Indian state utility company KARNATAKA POWER CORPORATION LTD. to refurbish and renovate the Shivasamudram hydropower plant located in the southern state of […]
Perspective
Views of POSOCO’s S.K. Soonee: “It is possible to have a congestion-free system”
The transmission grid is expected to evolve significantly in the next few years to meet the emerging challenges of large-scale integration of renewable energy generation, distributed energy sources, interconnection of the grid with neighbouring countries […]
Companies
Thermax Limited: Strengthens its presence across the energy sector
Companies in the capital goods space are facing challenging times with sluggishness in new investments in several sectors as well as rising non-performing assets in the banking sector. The Rs 61.23 billion Thermax Group, a […]
Distribution
Payment Cover: Letter of credit provides financial assurance to gencos
In a major positive for the power generation segment, the new letter of credit (LC) mechanism has kicked in from August 1, 2019. The order requires discoms to open and maintain an adequate LC as […]
Projects & Ventures
Siemens Gamesa Secures wind turbine order from Alfanar Group
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured its first order in India with Alfanar Global Development for the supply of 206 units of the SG 2.2-122 wind turbines for two wind farms totalling 453 MW in […]
Private Sector
BHEL secures order for Kudankulam Units 3 and 4 from NPCIL
BHEL has secured an order from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited for erection work of reactor side equipment of the 2×1,000 MWe Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Units 3 and 4 in Tamil Nadu, being […]
Private Sector
CESC Limited introduces AI equipped chatbot
CESC Limited has introduced a chatbot on its website for consumer queries and interactions. The solution, called ebuddy, encourages consumers to report power cuts, enquire about AC connection or post other queries without having to […]
Private Sector
Sembcorp Energy commission 200 MW wind power project in Gujarat
Sembcorp Energy India Limited has commissioned a 200 MW wind power project in Bhuj, Gujarat, thereby taking its total installed renewable energy capacity to 1,377 MW. The company had secured 800 MW of wind power […]
Private Sector
TPREL secures 250 MW solar project from GUVNL
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has received a letter of award from GUVNL to set up a 250 MW solar project in the Dholera Solar Park in Gujarat. The energy from the project will […]
Private Sector
Tata Motors and Tata Power to jointly set up EV charging stations
Tata Motors and Tata Power have partnered to set up around 300 EV charging stations by the end of 2019-20. The two companies have launched seven charging stations in Pune, Maharashtra. The other fast-charging stations […]
Private Sector
Essar Power directed to pay Rs 5 million compensation
Essar Power Madhya Pradesh Limited has been directed to pay Rs 5 million as compensation to farmers by the Madhya Pradesh government. The payment will be made to farmers whose crops were damaged by fly […]
Private Sector
Sterlite Power secures two transmission projects under TBCB
Sterlite Power has secured interstate transmission projects worth over Rs 30 billion under TBCB. While the Udupi-Kasargod project will decongest the interstate transmission system corridor and facilitate smoother power flow within Karnataka and Kerala, the […]
Private Sector
ATL secures two transmission projects under TBCB
Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) has received letters of intent (LoIs) for two transmission projects under TBCB. The first LoI has been issued by PFC Consulting Limited for the Bikaner-Khetri transmission project to be developed in […]
State Sector
NOIDA signs MoU with EESL
The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) has signed an MoU with EESL to promote EVs and install around 100 charging stations. EESL will make the entire upfront investment on services under the MoU including […]
State Sector
MPERC notifies retail electricity tariffs for 2019-20
The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has determined the aggregate revenue requirement and retail supply tariff for the state discoms for 2019-20. The tariff will be made effective from August 17, 2019. The average tariff […]
State Sector
DERC notifies retail electricity tariffs for 2019-20
The Delhi Electricity Regularity Commission has notified new electricity tariffs for 2019-20. As per the new rates, the fixed charges for domestic consumers with load up to 2 kW have been reduced from Rs 125 […]
State Sector
GUVNL approaches CERC to withdraw higher tariff support to APL’s Mundra TPP
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has approached the CERC to withdraw higher tariff support to Adani Power’s imported coal-based 4,620 MW Mundra TPP, stating breach of terms of the relief package. The state utility […]
State Sector
APTEL stalls APSPDCL’s decision to withdraw wind PPAs
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has stalled the Andhra Pradesh South Power Distribution Company Limited’s (APSPDCL) decision to withdraw 21 wind PPAs. Earlier, APSPDCL had submitted to the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission that […]