The Indian power market has come a long way over the past decade and seems to be preparing for the next leap forward. In February 2021, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) notified the Power […]
Electrical motors and drives are an indispensable and key component in several industries, with widespread application in industrial pump-related processes, power generation operations and all assembly line operations, in addition to usage in air conditioners, […]
What are some of the new and promising technology trends that are shaping the cables industry? Time is changing rapidly and Gupta Power is struggling to keep up with it. Global investors are labelling India […]
Powergrid acquires Ramgarh New Transmission for Rs 56.1 million The Power Grid Corporation of India (Powergrid) has acquired Ramgarh New Transmission Limited (RNTL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up by REC Limited, for an […]
Ahead of its plans to launch its maiden infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid), the country’s largest power transmission company, has been on an acquisition spree. It has won five […]
In a key development this month, the central government has approved the imposition of basic customs duty (BCD) of 40 per cent on solar modules and 25 per cent on solar cells from 2022. While […]
In 2019, when Cyclone Fani hit Odisha, 200,000 electric poles, 84,000 km of low tension wires and 11,000 distribution transformers were damaged, plunging more than 2.5 million households into darkness for a fortnight to two […]
To meet the increasing demand for power supply, there is a need to set up new power plants and additional transmission lines. As of February 2021, the total transmission line length stood at 437,440 ckt. […]
Once viewed as the fuel of the future, green hydrogen, or hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources, has swiftly assumed centre stage in the global energy transition. Governments, as well as the massive energy industry […]
Rajasthan’s power sector has made significant progress on the back of reforms in the past few years. The state has significantly improved its power supply situation (23-24 hours of daily power supply) and achieved 100 […]
Hydropower major, SJVN Limited, which was set up for the execution of the flagship 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri project in Himachal Pradesh, has come a long way over the years. It has an operational portfolio […]
March Issue 2021
The South African government has allocated state-owned power utility, Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (Eskom), with ZAR56 billion for 2020-21, of which ZAR6 billion of the equity allocations had been provided by September 30, 2020. In […]
TP Saurya Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has signed a power purchase agreement with Tata Steel to develop a 15 megawatt solar project at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. … The energy will be supplied […]
The Bombay High Court has suspended the tender process for the privatisation of the power distribution company for the union territories (UT) of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu, in a public interest […]
According to the latest figures by the Ministry of Finance, five more states – Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand, have become eligible for power sector’s reform-linked borrowings. … The borrowing cap for the states […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has facilitated the adoption of renewable energy by rolling out the first live blockchain-based solar energy trading project in Delhi. The project uses Power Ledger’s blockchain technology to facilitate […]
Reliance Power along with JERA, Japan has achieved financial closure for its 745 MW gas-based combined cycle power project in Bangadesh. The funds have been tied up with a group of lenders that includes Japan […]
The eighth thematic session was on new revenue opportunities for utilities. The session was focused on discussing and delineating new revenue opportunities for utilities in the backdrop of rapidly shifting dynamics between customers and utilities. […]
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