ISUW 2021
ROUNDTABLE 2: ELECTRIC COOKING
The roundtable discussion held on March 3, 2021 at the India Smart Utility Week was on the topic of electric cooking. […]
Month: March 2021
ISUW 2021
Customer Rights Protection
At the end of day one, a special plenary session was held on consumer rights protection and the appropriate regulatory and utility roadmap for it. […]
ISUW 2021
ROUNDTABLE 1: INTERCONNECTION OF REGIONAL GRIDS IN ASIA
The inaugural session of the first roundtable of the seventh edition of the India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) 2021, on Interconnection of Regional Grids in Asia, began with a welcome address by Reji Kumar Pillai, president, ISGF. […]
ISUW 2021
Regulatory Support for Revival of Utilities
The Thematic Session-2 was on regulatory support in different countries for the revival of utilities. The session was moderated by Jean-Michael Glanchant, director, Florence School of Regulation. […]
ISUW 2021
Innovation in Utilities
The first plenary session was on innovation in utilities during the pandemic. The session was moderated by Richard Schomberg, IEC ambassador and chairman, IEC Smart Energy Systems Committee, and vice-president, EDF. […]
ISUW 2021
ISUW 2021 Begins
The inaugural session of the seventh edition of the India Smart Utility Week (ISUW), organised by the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), began with a welcome address by Reji Kumar Pillai, president, ISGF. […]
International News
Power plant with 1.44 GW begins operations in Malaysia.
Southern Power Generation’s combined cycle gas power plant with 1.44 GW capacity has commenced operations in February 2021 at Johor in Malaysia.… The power plant has been constructed by Taiwanese global engineering services firm CTCI […]
Private Sector
Siemens completes the acquisition of C&S Electric in India
Siemens has acquired about 99.22 per cent of C&S Electric Limited from its promoters for Rs 21 billion. … The transaction is aimed at gaining access to the Indian market and also creating an export […]
State Sector
NTPC Gadarwara Project to start commercial operations of unit 2 shortly
NTPC Gadarwara is expected to commence operations at its unit 2 shortly.Unit-1 of the project was synchronised in 2019.… This super thermal power station with 2×800 MW capacity is located in Narsinghpur district of Madhya […]
Central Sector
World Bank plans 100 million dollars credit guarantee scheme for solar rooftop projects in India
The World Bank has plans of introducing a scheme of 100 million dollars credit guarantee scheme. This will allow the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to take advantage of concessional debt financing to boost […]
Central Sector
MoP says malware attack had no impact on operations of POSOCO
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has stated that there has not been any impact on any functionalities of Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) due to any malware attack.… A study by a private US company […]
ISUW 2021
India Smart Utility Week 2021
The seventh edition of the India Smart Utility Week 2021, organised by the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), is being held on a digital platform from March 2 to March 5, 2021. […]
International News
World Bank urged to bar investments in fossil fuels by European officials
Senior officials from Europe have urged the World Bank to bar investments in fossil-fuel investments to expand its climate change strategy. … The executive directors at the World Bank (representing major European shareholder countries and Canada), have […]
International News
Plug Power and SK Group form a JV to build hydrogen ecosystem
Plug Power and SK Group have made a capital investment of $1.6 billion to partner in accelerating hydrogen as an alternative source of energy in Asian markets. … The two companies have formed a joint venture […]
State Sector
Andhra Pradesh achieves 0.89 million tonnes oof reduction in carbon dioxide in PAT cycle-II
Andhra Pradesh has registereda reduction in carbon dioxide of 0.89 million tonnes under the PAT (Perform, Achieve and Trade) cycle-II scheme, compared to 0.73 million tonnes achieved in the first edition of the scheme. PAT […]
Central Sector
Power consumption increases marginally by 0.88 per cent in February 2021
The country’s power consumption grew 0.88 per cent in February 2021 at 104.73 BUs due to a rise in temperature compared to 103.81 BUs in February 2020, according to the power ministry data However, the […]
Central Sector
Discoms’ outstanding dues to power producers rise by 24 per cent toover Rs 1,360billion
The outstanding dues of discoms to power producers have risen by 24 per cent to Rs 1,369.66billion in December 2021 compared to Rs 1,106.6 billion in December 2019, according to the PRAAPTI portal. … The […]
Reforms and Regulations
CERC issuesTerms and Conditions of Tariff (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021.
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the Terms and Conditions of Tariff (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021. These regulations will be applicable for the five-year tariff period from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024. … […]
Knowledge Bank
IEA’s Report on India Energy Outlook 2021
According to the IEA, prior to the global pandemic, India’s energy demand was projected to increase by almost 50 per cent between 2019 and 2030, but growth over this period will now be closer to […]