Coal India Limited (CIL) has reported a 3.4 per cent rise in production at 51.7 million tonnes (mt) in November 2020. The company recorded an output of 50 mt in the corresponding month of the […]
In light of the recent grid outage in the Mumbai metropolitan region, the state government has sanctioned a plan to build an 80 km underground transmission network from Aarey to Kudus, in Palghar district, at […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the privatisation bid of Chandigarh electricity distribution company. As per the court order, selling of 100 per cent stake of the government is not legally sustainable, and […]
While efforts to move towards information technology (IT)-operational technology (OT) convergence have been under way, the Covid-19 pandemic has compelled utilities to accelerate this shift. Utilities are prioritising their IT-OT initiatives and realising the benefits […]
ADB approves $190 million loan to upgrade power distribution system in Bengaluru (India) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $190 million to modernise and upgrade the power distribution system in Bengaluru. […]
Power transmission company Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL), set up in 1999, is mainly responsible for the transmission of power in the renewables-rich state of Karnataka. Over the past few years, the transco has […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has recently notified the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, laying down the minimum standards of service for power supply to consumers across the country. The rules, which put consumers […]
Arun Kanchan, director, power, Bajaj Energy Limited, has over 40 years of diversified experience in the power sector, having worked with various power majors. Among them are BSES, Hindustan Powerprojects, Reliance Infrastructure Limited and Torrent […]
Germany’s energy regulator, Bundesnetzagentur, has stated that around 4,788 MW of hard coal-fired power generation capacity may close on January 1, 2021 as part of a policy to take carbon-polluting capacity out of the market. […]
Situated between two major high altitude passes of the union territory of Ladakh, the Photoksar village in Leh district has been connected to the grid, the first time post- Independence. Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council […]
The Goa government has launched a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme 2020 of the electricity department for consumers who have defaulted on bill payments. An amount of over Rs 4 billion has to be recovered, of […]
India’s power consumption growth rate has slowed down to 4.7 per cent at 98.37 BUs in November 2020, amid the onset of early winters especially in the Northern part of the country. In November 2019, […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loan of $562.8 million for power projects in Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya. It includes a $430-million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) to improve the quality and reliability of electricity […]
Incorporated in 1995, Triveni Turbine Limited (TTL) has grown over the years and is today one of the key steam turbine manufacturers in the country in the 5 MW to 30 MW segment. The company […]
In a key development this month in an effort to privatise distribution, Tata Power has won the bids for two more discoms in Odisha. The company has received the letter of intent (LoI) for Western […]
As chief operating officer of O2 Power, Peeyush Mohit wears multiple hats since it is still very early days for the company. O2, funded by global investors EQT and Temasek, was incorporated in November 2019 […]
The Australian Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is all set to make its first investment in grid infrastructure, even prior to the creation of its Grid Reliability Fund, which has been planned to aid investments […]
In order to promote e-cycles through various financial incentives, the Delhi government’s transport department has released a draft proposal for introducing e-cycles as a new segment under the Delhi’s electric vehicle (EV) Policy 2020, notified […]
Power consumers in Madhya Pradesh (MP) will have to bear the burden of revenue shortfall of discoms in wake of Covid-19 in the coming years. In December 2019, all the three power discoms of the […]
In a big relief to electricity consumers in the state, the electricity distribution utilities of Andhra Pradesh (AP) — AP Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL), AP Central Power Distribution Company Limited (APCPDCL) and AP […]
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