IFC and partners have signed the debt financing package for Afghanistan’s first long-term public-private partnership: the Mazar-e-Sharif gas-to-power plant in northern Afghanistan. The 59 MW power plant, with an estimated total cost of $89 million, […]
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has constituted a project development cell (PDC) for attracting investments in the country. The objective of PDC would be to offer projects with all approvals, land available […]
The government plans to formally launch the auction of coal mines for commercial mining via video conferencing on June 17, 2020. Around 41 coal blocks will be put up on sale for commercial mining. Earlier, […]
NTPC has commissioned the first 150 MW unit of its Kameng hydropower project The remaining three units of 150 MW each are expected to be commercially operational within 2020-21. The Kameng project has been set […]
The central government has decided to hive off the central transmission utility (CTU) function of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid). The Power Ministry has directed Powergrid to make the CTU a 100 per […]
The Laos government has approved the construction of a 1,000 MW coal power plant in the country by a Singapore based Evolution Power Investment Corporation (EPIC). This will be the second coal-fired power plant in […]
Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) has reportedly initiated negotiations with Torrent Power to sell its 51 per cent stake each in its two Delhi discoms- BRPL and BYPL – for an expected enterprise valuation of Rs 50 […]
Delhi’s peak power demand stood at 5,805 MW on June 16, 2020, the season’s highest, crossing the previous high of 5,591 MW on June 12, 2020. BSES Rajdhani Power (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power (BYPL) […]
NTPC Limited is planning to invite bids to build a 50 MW floating micro-liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. The clean fuel sourced through the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) […]
The power ministry may consider extending the waiver of inter-state transmission system (ISTS) charges for renewable energy projects beyond 2022. Earlier in November 2019, the Ministry had extended the ISTS charges waiver to wind and […]
The Indian power grid currently suffers from chaotic imbalance. “Finding a way” has resulted in frequent power outages and mass electrical theft, with both power distribution companies and customers suffering losses. Thus, there is a […]
South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to enable it to assess nuclear technologies that could be considered for a national programme to build 2500 MW of […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has reported a consolidated total revenue of Rs 214.90 billion in 2019-20, a decrease of 29.40 per cent as compared to Rs 304.41 reported in 2018-19. The company recorded a net loss […]
Trade unions of Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) are planning to undertake a three day-strike from July 2 to July 4 in order to press for withdrawal of the commercial […]
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has appealed to the prime minister to put the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill on hold. The Ministry of Power (MoP) had circulated the draft bill for feedback of […]
Tata Power has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has received a letter of award from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to develop a 120 MW solar project […]
Vietnam has approved the extension of feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for wind power projects. The FiTs, originally applied to wind projects that are scheduled to enter commercial operations before November 2021, will be extended until the […]
The Indian Energy Exchange has announced the launch of Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform. Incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the IEX, IGX will enable market participants to […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has received over 90 per cent of its bill payments from digital modes during lockdown. Prior to lockdown about 65 per cent of consumers were making payments using digital […]
The Delhi government has allowed the three private discoms in the state to avail the special loan scheme for discoms announced under the Atmanirbhar Bharat package of the finance ministry. Reportedly, BSES Rajdhani Power (BRPL), […]
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