By Ganesh Srinivasan, Chief Executive Officer, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited At the start of 2020, the Indian power sector is in the middle of a fundamental change. Renewable energy is becoming increasingly competitive vis-à-vis […]
With the power sector witnessing a series of challenges in the face of changing sector dynamics, the industry is pinning its hopes on the upcoming Union Budget 2020. Industry stakeholders share their expectations from the […]
The various policy initiatives announced by the Ministry of Power for the hydropower sector in March 2019, including renewable energy status for hydro projects and financial aid for developing supporting infrastructure, are expected to provide […]
The year 2020 has begun on a note of cautious optimism for the power sector with some positive policy signals. There has been news of the government’s intention to launch another bailout scheme for the […]
After a long period of policy inaction, the hydropower policy was announced in March 2019, providing the much needed impetus to hydropower development in the country. One of the key highlights of the policy has […]
Diesel generator (DG) sets are popular power backup options for residential and commercial consumers. They are also an important source of baseload supply in areas without grid power as well as for railways, marine, mining […]
A pumped storage plant (PSP) stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevated one. During periods of peak power demand, the stored water is […]
Reliable and quality power supply is one of the key requirements of commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers. Since poor quality power leads to production loss, damage to equipment and a reduction in operational efficiency, C&I […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the Procedure, Terms and Conditions for Grant of Trading Licence and other Related Matters) Regulations, 2020. The regulations have been notified in the backdrop of changing trends in […]
The cabinet has approved the promulgation of the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. The move will open up coal mining in the country to non-coal companies as well as remove restrictions on end use of […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) is planning to launch two schemes to procure 4,000 MW from stranded gas-based power plants. One of the schemes entails procuring 2,000 MW from gas-based plants through auction and bundling […]
The central government is reportedly planning to launch a Rs 2.86 trillion scheme reportedly named the Atal Distribution System Improvement Yojana (ADITYA) in the Union Budget 2020. Under the proposed scheme, the MoP would provide […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed a draft scheme for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power from renewable energy projects, complemented with power from coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs). The MNRE […]
The MoP is planning to introduce a bill to amend the Electricity Act, 2003 to prevent states from renegotiating power purchase agreements (PPAs). The proposal comes following the Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra governments’ refusal to […]
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has begun inter-ministerial consultations on its proposal to end the power sector’s priority access to domestic gas. It will send the proposal to the cabinet after the consultation […]
The MoP has invited bids from companies for setting up transmission infrastructure to evacuate power from renewable energy projects aggregating 2,500 MW in Tamil Nadu and 2,000 MW projects in the Gujarat. In Tamil Nadu, […]
The MoP has proposed a new deadline to install emission control equipment for coal-fired power plants in the National Capital Region (NCR). The ministry has proposed deadlines starting July 2020 and ending December 2021 to […]
The central government has proposed to waive the GST compensation cess, earlier called the clean energy cess, on coal. Currently, a clean energy cess of Rs 400 per tonne is levied on the production and […]
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has deallocated the Bankhui captive coal block allotted to PFC Consulting Limited for the proposed 4,000 MW Sakhigopal ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Odisha. In 2010, the MoC had […]
The central government is contemplating allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the nuclear power segment. The Department of Atomic Energy proposes to submit a report for consideration to the Prime Minister’s Office after seeking suggestions […]
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