Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has signed an MoU with BHEL to set up a network of public charging infrastructure for electric mobility on highways across the country. Under the MoU, BHEL will offer complete […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has signed an MoU with Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) to offer project management consultancy (PMC) services for setting up solar power evacuation infrastructure. RUMSL has been […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned two 150 MW units of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited’s (NEEPCO) 600 MW Kameng Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. This is the […]
NTPC Limited has been selected as the project management consultant for the development of a 283 MW solar power project in Togo, West Africa. This is the first time that a foreign country under the […]
The central government has proposed to set up an electricity tribunal solely to enforce power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed between state distribution companies and generating companies in a time-bound manner. The tribunal would also deal […]
The MNRE plans to stop fixing ceiling tariffs in wind power tenders. The recent wind and solar auctions conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) have received a lukewarm response from bidders due […]
The MNRE has issued a clarification for the Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar [RTS] Programme Phase II. For group housing societies (GHSs) or residents’ welfare associations (RWAs), the central financial assistance (CFA) will be limited to 20 […]
The MoP has issued a letter to the state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) and state distribution utilities regarding a reduction in the cost of power due to prepayment by end consumers. The ministry has stated […]
The Economic Survey 2019-20 has highlighted that energy sector projects account for the highest share (24 per cent) in the Rs 1.02 trillion National Infrastructure Pipeline for the period 2019-20 to 2024-25. A capex of […]
As part of the budget 2020-21, the finance minister has announced a concessional corporate tax rate of 15 per cent for new players in the electricity generation segment. In addition, all states/union territories have been […]
Under the Union Budget 2020-21, the net budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Power (MoP) remains unchanged at Rs 158.74 billion. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been allocated Rs 57.53 billion […]
Power Mech Projects has secured orders worth Rs 3.51 billion from BHEL and Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (JPVL). The order from BHEL, valued at Rs 2.11 billion, entails the civil and architectural works of all […]
The MNRE has clarified that the basic customs duty on imported solar cells and modules will be zero. The clarification follows the proposal to impose a basic customs duty of 20 per cent on solar […]
Over the years, the growing interconnectedness of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT), emergence of bidirectional power supply, deployment of smart meters and growing use of microgrid and energy storage solutions have increased the […]
Singapore-based renewable energy solutions provider the Sunseap Group, has received a S$50 million investment from ABC World Asia, an Asia-focused impact investing PV fund, and state investment company Temasek Holdings. The funds will be used […]
The Singapore government has selected Sembcorp Industries’ wholly owned subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore, to build a 60 MWp floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the Tengeh reservoir. The project, scheduled to be completed by 2021, […]
Thailand’s Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) aims to implement various smart grid projects under a phased smart grid plan from 2017 to 2021. The EPPO is working with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, the […]
Thailand’s independent power producer Constant Energy has raised $15 million as a long-term senior secured loan from Switzerland-based investment firm Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF). Constant Energy develops, builds and owns solar rooftop and ground-mounted […]
State-owned Electricity of Vietnam’s transmission subsidiary, the National Power Transmission Corporation, has completed Phase I of the 500 kV Song Hau–Duc Hoa power line, which is a sub-project of the Asian Development Bank-funded Power Transmission […]
The Philippine FDC Utilities, Inc. (FDCUI), the energy unit of the Gotianun Group, plans to build the 26 MW Pampang hydropower project in the municipalities of Santa Fe in Nueva Vizcaya and San Nicolas in Pangasinan, […]
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