In a key development, in April 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) extended the timelines for complying with the emission norms for coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) by one to three […]
Prabhakar Chandrabhan Kale is currently chief, hydros, at Tata Power Company Limited. He has over three decades of experience in the power sector. According to Kale, “The Indian power sector is undergoing a tremendous change […]
Adani Transmission Limited (ATL), the country’s largest private sector power transmission company, has been consolidating its presence in the sector through both the organic and inorganic routes. During financial year 2020-21, ATL acquired two interstate […]
Haryana’s power sector has made significant progress on the back of reforms in the past two decades. Like many other Indian states, Haryana meets its baseload power requirement through thermal-based capacity. The state-owned Haryana Power […]
Considering India’s renewable energy target of 450 GW by 2030, it is imperative that our energy grid has newer green technologies such as green hydrogen in the medium to long term. As India moves towards […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed widespread challenges faced by the power distribution segment, the weakest link in the power sector. The poor financial and operational performance of discoms characterised by high aggregate technical and commercial […]
Over the past few years, thermal power plant (TPP) developers in India have been taking steps to comply with the emission norms set by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in December […]
Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL), one of the four state discoms in Gujarat, is among the best performing discoms in the country with an aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) loss level of 4.65 per […]
Naveen Munjal is currently director of business development and commercial (conventional) at CLP India. With over 31 years of experience, including 19 years at CLP, Munjal currently handles all commercial matters of CLP India’s conventional […]
Powergrid InvIT public issue subscribed by 10 per cent on the first day The public issue of Powergrid Infrastructure Investment Trust, the first InvIT offering by a state-owned entity, garnered 10 per cent subscription on […]
Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has extended the timelines for complying with the emission norms for coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) by one to three years depending on the location […]
Over the past few years, several schemes have been launched by the central government for improving the financial and operational health of discoms. Key among these was the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), launched in […]
The evolution of system operations in the country, particularly at the central and the regional level, has been a major catalyst for reforms in the Indian power sector. Today, the country has to its credit […]
The Indian thermal sector has been making substantial investments in flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology. The key driver is the government’s mandate to regulate sulphuroxide (SOx) emissions from thermal power plants (TPPs) through the installation […]
With almost 17 years of professional experience behind him, Vinod Paremal became the regional president of the Indian subcontinent for Evonik in July 2020. He has worked across various verticals in the company and has […]
Saudi Arabia has inaugurated the country’s first renewable energy project- Sakaka IPP photovoltaic (PV) power plant. . The plant has an output capacity of 300 MW and is located in northwestern Al-Jouf region. The country […]
The Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has invited bids for the design, supply, procurement, and construction of 4×50 MW grid-connected solar power projects at the Dholera solar park in Gujarat. … The estimated cost […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power- DDL) has introduced narrow band-internet of things (NB-IoT) technology for smart meters in its service area. This is the first installation of its kind in the country where […]
The North Bihar Power Distribution Corporation Limited (NBPDCL) in association with Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has commissioned a 2×10 MVA gas-insulated substation (GIS) in Purnea district of Bihar. … The GIS substation was sanctioned in […]
Coal India Limited’s (CIL) capex grew more than two-folds to hit an all-time high of Rs 131.15 billion in 2020-21. … The entire capital expenditure was funded through internal resources. CIL’s original sanctioned capex budget […]
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