Azure Power has received the letter of award (LOA) for a 2,000 MW interstate transmission (ISTS) solar power project with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) following the exercise of a greenshoe option as part […]
The coal ministry has withdrawn Bander mine located in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra from the list of 41 coal blocks put up for auction for commercial mining as the mine lies in an eco-sensitive zone. […]
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines for implementation of off-grid solar power plants under the renewable energy service company (RESCO) and power purchase agreement (PPA) model. According to the guidelines, […]
State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has commissioned the 800 kV Qinghai-Henan ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) power transmission line. The line will deliver up to 40 TWh of electricity annually from the Hainan Tibetan […]
Demand for electricity in India will be lower by 7 to 17 per cent due to Covid-19 by 2025, as per a new report by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The report, titled ‘Bending […]
The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government has formulated the Andhra Pradesh Renewable Energy Export Policy, 2020, to attract private investments for establishing solar, wind, and wind-solar hybrid projects on a massive scale. Under the policy, the […]
The Puducherry legislative assembly has passed a resolution that the power distribution sector in the union territory (UT) will not be privatised. Reportedly, in the assembly session held, a resolution was passed unanimously on July […]
Coal India Limited (CIL) has said that it may not sign fresh fuel supply agreements (FSA) with customers which are terminating existing contracts citing reasons which are not sound. According to CIL, customers have paid […]
Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP) and its institutional partners have agreed to acquire a 1.2 GW solar project being set up in Brazil. According to BEP, the project would need an equity investment of about $200 […]
NTPC’s 1,600 MW Lara super thermal power station in Chhattisgarh is now fully operational with Unit-2 of 800 MW capacity made fully functional. Unit-1 of the Lara project of 800 MW capacity was made commercially […]
Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has increased the production of coal to 57.6 million tonnes (mt) in 2019-20. According to WCL, in the last five years, it has opened 20 mines with a capacity of 45.64 […]
Vikram Solar Limited is planning to invest Rs 54.32 billion ($726 million) to manufacture solar energy equipment by setting up a 3 GW plant in Tamil Nadu. The plant is expected to be completed in […]
The 700 MWe Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3 (KAPP-3) reactor located in Gujarat achieved criticality today. The KAPP-3 and 4 reactors are of the Mark V category of Indian pressurized heavy water reactor design. The reactors […]
China’s Trina Solar has launched two 600 watt Vertex series solar panels. The modules will help reduce the levelized cost of energy across various applications. The company also expects mass production of its 550 Watt […]
IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited (ITPCL), the power arm of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) Group in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu is expected to complete the restructuring of its Rs 55 billion loan by […]
Coal supply by Coal India Limited (CIL) to the power sector fell 21.7 per cent to 93.5 million tonnes (mt) in the first quarter of 2020-21. During April-June 2019-20, CIL had supplied 119.5 mt of […]
Unit-2 of 800 MW of Lara super thermal power project has been added to installed capacity of NTPC on successful completion of trial operation. With this, NTPC Group’s total installed capacity has increased to 62,910 […]
NHPC Limited has inked a MoU with Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL) to form a joint venture for developing floating solar energy projects in the state with an initial capacity of 500 […]
The power minister has launched a joint initiative – Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve indoor air quality for safety and efficiency (RAISE) – of EESL and with US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) to ensure […]
US solar developer Pine Gate Renewables LLC has announced it will realise the 108-MW Trent River project near Pollocksville in North Carolina. The new solar project is backed by a 20-year PPA awarded by Duke […]
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