The central government’s move to reduce the corporate tax rate is expected to save Rs 25 billion a year for state discoms. The move would allow generators with cost-plus PPAs to pass on tax cuts […]
SJVN Limited plans to invest about Rs 70 billion in power generation and transmission projects in Nepal. SJVN is executing the 900 MW Arun-3 HEP on the Arun river in Sankhuwasabha district of eastern Nepal. […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) have formed a joint venture (JV), IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited, to finance and implement smart metering solutions in distribution companies. Set up […]
NTPC Limited has signed an MoU with the Himachal Pradesh government to set up two hydroelectric projects (HEPs) totalling 520 MW in the state. The two projects, 400 MW Seli and 120 MW Miyar, will […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released the Draft Universal Feeder Code. The draft follows the MoP’s letter to the CEA directing it to formulate a guideline/methodology for the generation of a unique code for […]
The central government has launched PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony), a web portal to track the movement of coal from mines to power plants. The portal is designed to help in monitoring […]
The MoP has advised the states to not reopen power purchase agreements (PPAs). As per the agenda note for the power ministers’ conference, PPAs should not be renegotiated and the provisions under the PPAs should […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued a clarification stating that the target date for achieving the 175 GW renewable power installed capacity is December 31, 2022. As of endSeptember 2019, India had […]
The MoP has issued a clarification regarding the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) for captive power plants (CPPs). As per the notice, the RPO should be at the level mandated by the appropriate commission for 2015-16 […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has approved amendments in the guidelines and specifications for charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The revised guidelines and specifications, which will supersede the earlier guidelines and standards issued by the […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the draft Sharing of Revenue Derived from Utilisation of Transmission Assets for Other Business Regulations, 2019. The regulations will apply to interstate transmission licensees and provide guidelines […]
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, intends to increase electricity tariff, and had earlier applied to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority seeking its approval. If the tariff is […]
Burundi’s state-owned Regie De Production et De Distribution D’eau Et D’electricite (REGIDESO) has invited international competitive bids for the construction of 220 kV lines and substations. The contract is under the Projet d’Interconnexion des Réseaux […]
Mozambique’s Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) has awarded contracts for the first phase of the Caia-Nacala Transmission Project, also known as the Second Chimuara-Nacala Power Transmission Project. The first phase, valued at $200 million, will carry […]
Renewable energy generation company Lekela Power has selected Siemens Gamesa to supply equipment for the 250 MW West Bakr wind project in Egypt. Siemens Gamesa will install 96 SG 2.6-114 turbines under a turnkey engineering, […]
Siemens Gamesa has secured its first contract to supply the Siemens Gamesa 4.X platform for a 200 MW wind power project developed by local independent power producer Xinjiang TBEA Group in China. Siemens Gamesa will […]
The State Grid Corporation of China has commissioned the 1,000 kV Su Tong gas-insulated transmission line (GIL) utility tunnel project. The GIL utility tunnel spans 5.8 km and is the world’s first tunnel enabling underground […]
The executive committee of the National Economic Council of Pakistan has approved a project for interlinking the 220 kV Daharki, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur and Chishtian grid stations. This has been approved at a revised […]
Indian hydropower developer SJVN Limited is investing Rs 12.36 billion for the construction of the 217 km long 400 kV line connecting the Arun-3 Power House, Diding (Nepal), and Bathnaha (Nepal border), which will evacuate […]
The Nepalese government has pledged to actively complete the procedural works associated with the US-based bilateral foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) electricity transmission project and road maintenance project. The Nepalese foreign ministry has […]
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