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November 2019
Coal-based power is the source of almost 72 per cent of power generation in India. Various estimates show that even though renewables may grow, they would not be able to displace coal-based power, which will […]
Month: November 2019
International News
Angola’s RNT invites EoI for engineering services
Angola’s power transmission network developer Rede Nacional de Transporte de Electricidade (RNT) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for providing engineering services for the construction of the 343 km, 400 kV Huambo–Lubango transmission line and […]
International News
Bahrain’s EWA awards substation contract to NESMA Telecom and Technology
Bahrain-based utility company Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has awarded a contract to Saudi Arabia-based NESMA Telecom and Technology Limited, a subsidiary of NESMA Holding, for the construction of four 66/11 kV substations — Amas […]
Projects & Ventures
Inox Wind signs agreement with AGEL for 50 MW wind project
Inox Wind Limited has signed an agreement with AGEL for 50 MW of wind projects at Dayapur in Kutch, Gujarat. The project consists of 25 units of 2 MW wind turbines. The wind turbines have […]
Projects & Ventures
KEC internations secures new orders for T&D segments
KEC International Limited has secured new orders across different business segments. The firm has secured orders from Powergrid, the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation and the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation, with an aggregate value of Rs […]
Projects & Ventures
BHEL secures R&M order for UJVNL’s Chilla HEP
BHEL has secured an order worth Rs 2 billion for renovation, modernisation and uprating (RM&U) of four units of the 144 MW Chilla hydroelectric plant (HEP) from Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL). The units […]
Private Sector
Aditya Aluminium commission 24 MW captive solar plant in Odisha
Aditya Aluminium, a unit of the Aditya Birla Group, has set up a 24 MW captive solar PV power project at Lapanga in Sambalpur, Odisha. The project is spread across 144 acres of land with […]
Private Sector
Adani Green Energy commissions 50 MW wind project in Gujarat
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has commissioned a 50 MW wind power project in Kutch, Gujarat. The company has a 25-year PPA with SECI for selling power from the project. The evacuation infrastructure connects the […]
Private Sector
ReNew Power commission 250 MW solar PV project in Maharashtra
ReNew Power Ventures Limited has commissioned a 250 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The plant is the second largest solar farm of ReNew Power, with the first being in Maharashtra. Power from […]
Private Sector
FEDCO signs MoU with Australia-based Village Energy to install smart meters
The Feedback Energy Distribution Company (FEDCO), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Feedback Infra, has signed an MoU with Australia-based Village Energy to install smart meters and undertake demand-side management measures. Under the MoU, Village […]
Private Sector
TPREL receives LoA from GUVNL for 50 MW solar project
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited has received a letter of award (LoA) from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to develop a 50 MW solar project in the Dholera solar park in Gujarat. This LoA […]
Private Sector
GE T&D India energises third pole of Champa-Kurukshetra UHVDC project
GE T&D India Limited has energised the third of the four poles planned under Powergrid’s Champa-Kurukshetra UHVDC project. This adds an additional 1,500 MW of capacity to the 1,305 km link, which is now transmitting […]
Private Sector
CESC shelves plans to demerge generation and distribution businesses
CESC Limited has shelved plans to demerge its generation and distribution businesses into CESC (distribution company) and Haldia Energy (generation company). Reportedly, the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission flagged concerns over asset distribution between the […]
State Sector
UPPCL partially shuts operations at certain TPPs
UPPCL has partially shut down three units of 300 MW capacity each at the Rosa thermal power plant (TPP) in Shahjahanpur, and one unit of 110 MW each at the Harduaganj TPP in Aligarh and […]
State Sector
KSERC notifies draft power quality regulations
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has notified draft regulations on the power quality for distribution systems. The draft specifies that distribution licensees should meet the quality parameters set by the commission with regard to […]
State Sector
MERC issues renewable energy tariff regulations
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued the draft Terms and Conditions for Determination of Renewable Energy Tariff Regulations, 2019. The regulations cover renewable projects commissioned in the state for the generation and sale […]
Private Sector
Tata Power and The Rockefeller Foundation to set up 10,000 microgrids across India
Tata Power and The Rockefeller Foundation have created an arm, Tata Power Renewable Microgrids Limited, to set up 10,000 microgrids across India by 2026. Tata Power Renewable Microgrids will scale up an innovative microgrid model […]
State Sector
KSEBL invites EoIs for power banking
Kerala State Electricity Board Limited has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) to enter into power-banking arrangements with power utilities and traders. This is being done to tackle power shortages of 300-400 MW in summer. KSEBL […]
State Sector
UPCL to begin installing smart prepaid meters
The Uttarakhand government has decided to switch over to prepaid power meters in all government buildings. Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) will soon begin installing prepaid meters in a phased manner. UPCL has over 8,397 […]
State Sector
UPPCL begins installation of smart meters
The Uttar Pradesh government has started installing prepaid smart meters for electricity consumers. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) will begin the installation exercise from the residences of officials, elected representatives and ministers. The utility […]