Ares Management’s Infrastructure and Power strategy has completed the sale of its 525 MW Aviator Wind project in US. The sale is completed in two different transactions that include a majority stake sold to a […]
JSW Energy Limited has called off its proposed deal to acquire GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited’s 1,050 MW operational coal-based power plant in Odisha, owing to the Covid-19 related uncertainty. The termination will add no cost […]
REC Limited recorded its highest quarterly profit of Rs 18.39 billion during the first quarter of 2020-21, as against Rs 15.01 billion during the same quarter of the previous year. The company has registered earnings […]
According to ICRA’s report, India’s power transmission segment is expected to attract investments worth Rs 1,800 billion in the next five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Reportedly, evacuation infrastructure for renewable energy (RE) projects will […]
NTPC Group has achieved over 100 Billion Units (BUs) of cumulative generation in the current financial year. According to the Central Electricity Authority data, 2,600 MW NTPC Korba plant in Chhattisgarh emerged as the top […]
As per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), already commissioned renewable power projects might not be able to take advantage of the grandfather clause to import any solar equipment from China, after the […]
The privatisation of discoms and the implementation of the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003 pertaining to Tariff Policy, particularly with respect to cross subsidy, sub-licensing provision and Contract Enforcement Authority, among other things, […]
Over the years, complexities involving the environmental clearance process for power projects, especially hydro, have remained a key matter of policy discourse and are often cited as one of the most challenging aspects in timely […]
The power market in the country has been evolving continuously – vertically integrated utilities have made way for unbundled generation, transmission and distribution companies and administratively determined tariffs have been replaced by the competitive tariff […]
The wind power segment is facing subdued capacity addition, primarily owing to transmission and land issues, which have severely constrained the wind power ecosystem. Uncertainties regarding the sanctity of contracts and the issue of non-payment […]
The power distribution segment has witnessed a series of central initiatives in the past few years aimed at improving the financial and operational health of discoms. The key amongst these is the Ujwal Discom Assurance […]
The primary emissions in the air from the combustion of coal are sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2). Depending on the […]
The lack of right of way (RoW) is perhaps the most pressing, long-standing problem for transmission system developers. While developers have taken steps to overcome RoW challenges by deploying advanced design and technology options for […]
Hydropower, given its role in imparting flexibility to the system and balancing the load, is likely to play a key role in the coming years, espially with greater integration of variable renewable energy such as […]
Smart meter adoption is an integral part of the modernisation efforts in the power distribution segment. Smart meters play a key role in aggregate technical and commercial loss reduction, renewable energy integration, demand forecasting, load […]
  The construction of inclined pressure shafts is usually the most challenging job worldwide. When it comes to the replacement of any ruptured steel liner segment confronting heavy ingress of water from a saturated hill […]
In a key recent development, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has advised public transmission major Power Grid Corporation of India (Powergrid) to hive off its operations as the central transmission utility (CTU) into a separate […]
Digitalisation holds big promise for the power industry. The digitalisation of boiler, turbine and generation (BTG) operations can help reduce emissions, enhance plant efficiency, optimise operations and maintenance (O&M) costs, enhance reliability and maintain plant […]
Bioenergy has been gaining traction as a viable energy alternative primarily because it is sourced from relatively cleaner and replenishable biomass sources, and on the back of several policy and regulatory support initiatives from the […]
Power distribution utilities are increasingly adopting new and advanced technologies to improve operations. For equipment such as cables, switchgear and distribution transformers (DTs), they are introducing various safety and efficiency improvements. They are also undertaking […]
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