January Issue 2020
January Issue 2020
January 2020
January Issue 2020
Increasing Connectivity
Decoding the Common Minimum Grid Code for South Asia
By Pankaj Batra, Project Director, SARI/EI, IRADe The prime minister has, on several occasions, highlighted the need […]
Changing Trends
Highlights of the past decade and outlook for the next
By Ganesh Srinivasan, Chief Executive Officer, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited At the start of 2020, the […]
Budget Hope
Industry looks for measures to spur growth and investments
With the power sector witnessing a series of challenges in the face of changing sector dynamics, the […]
Views of Ratish Kumar
“The new hydro policy was a landmark decision for the sector”
The various policy initiatives announced by the Ministry of Power for the hydropower sector in March 2019, […]
January 2020
The year 2020 has begun on a note of cautious optimism for the power sector with some […]
A Growing Role
Hydro attracts policy and developer attention
After a long period of policy inaction, the hydropower policy was announced in March 2019, providing the […]
Backup Options
Continued demand for gensets for reliable supply
Diesel generator (DG) sets are popular power backup options for residential and commercial consumers. They are also […]
Balancing Power
Pumped storage plants offer a key solution
A pumped storage plant (PSP) stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy, pumped from a […]
Power Economy
Case for combining DG sets with solar PV
Reliable and quality power supply is one of the key requirements of commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers. […]
CERC issues trading licence regulations
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the Procedure, Terms and Conditions for Grant of Trading Licence […]
Cabinet passes Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
The cabinet has approved the promulgation of the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. The move will open […]
MoP plans power procurement schemes for gas-based projects
The Ministry of Power (MoP) is planning to launch two schemes to procure 4,000 MW from stranded […]
Central government mulls 2.86 trillion distribution scheme
The central government is reportedly planning to launch a Rs 2.86 trillion scheme reportedly named the Atal […]
MNRE proposes thermal-RE bundling scheme
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed a draft scheme for the supply of […]
MoP planning bill to amend EA 2003
The MoP is planning to introduce a bill to amend the Electricity Act, 2003 to prevent states […]
MoPNG begins discussions on priority allocation of domestic gas
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has begun inter-ministerial consultations on its proposal to end the […]
MoP invites competitive bids for setting up transmission infrastructure
The MoP has invited bids from companies for setting up transmission infrastructure to evacuate power from renewable […]
MoP proposes new deadline to install emission control equipment
The MoP has proposed a new deadline to install emission control equipment for coal-fired power plants in […]
Central government proposes to waive clean energy cess on coal
The central government has proposed to waive the GST compensation cess, earlier called the clean energy cess, […]