The central government is considering a Rs 180 billion subsidy scheme to provide imported gas at subsidised rates to stranded power projects. A high-level empowered committee has suggested that the power and oil ministries should […]
India and Nepal have agreed to the Nepal-India energy banking deal to set up an energy banking mechanism for preventing electricity spilling when production surpasses demand. As part of the deal, one country will export […]
The MoP has decided to convert all the existing and new meters into smart and prepaid meters within three years starting from April 1, 2019. This move will lead to a reduction in aggregate technical […]
The central government has relaxed the cross-border power trading norms. The earlier cross-border power trading guidelines, issued by the MoP in 2016, allowed cross-border trade only through the term-ahead market and not the day-ahead market. […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued guidelines for the minimum local content requirement in equipment for new thermal, hydro and transmission projects. The guidelines have been issued in line with the Public Procurement (Preference […]
The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) has filed a petition against the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL). TNERC has approved a ceiling tariff of Rs 2.65 […]
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) to extend its existing PPA with Tata Power Company Limited. The PPA pertains to the supply of 677 MW […]
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has notified the Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive System Gross/Net Metering Regulations, 2019. UPERC has increased the upper cap for rooftop solar PV systems’ to 2 MW as […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned an 800 MW supercritical unit at the Kothagudem thermal power station (KTPS) of the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO) within a record time of 46 months. The […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has completed the installation of 50,000 smart meters in areas served by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). With this, NDMC has become the first municipal council in India to […]
The governments of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have signed an agreement for the construction of the Renukaji Dam Multi-Purpose Project on the Yamuna river and its tributaries. The project is […]
The Andhra Pradesh government has introduced the Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy, 2018, the Wind Power Policy, 2018 and the Solar Power Policy, 2018 in line with its target to achieve 18,000 MW of renewable energy […]
Sterlite Power has secured a new $600 million transmission project in Brazil. The company emerged as the winner for Lot 13 in the recent auction for transmission projects that was conducted by Brazil’s electric energy […]
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) have signed agreements with SECI to procure 200 MW of wind power from 2020-21 for a period of 25 years at a tariff of […]
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Sasan Power Limited (SPL) to stay APTEL’s judgment that allowed compensation claims owing to “change in law” of the PPA. SPL operates the 3,960 MW Sasan ultra […]
A consortium of GE Power India, GE Hydro France, GE Renewable Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Sinohydro Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd has secured an order for the 1,285 MW Baleh hydroelectric project in Sarawak, Malaysia, from […]
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured EPC orders worth Rs 20.84 billion for solar, transmission and distribution projects. On the domestic front, it has secured orders to build 235 MW of solar PV power projects […]
BHEL has secured an order worth Rs 35 billion for setting up the 660 MW Sagardighi Thermal Power Project Extension Unit 5 in West Bengal. The order includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, and testing […]
Sterlite Power has secured a contract for a transmission capacity augmentation project for seven districts of West Bengal. The project will cover the districts of Purba Medinipur, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 […]
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has awarded an EPC contract to the China Energy Engineering Group Corporation’s (CEEC) subsidiary, Zhejiang Thermal Power Construction Company Limited, for a $206 million transmission project. The CEEC will […]
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