The issues of delays in filing tariff petitions, non-revision of retail supply tariffs and rising regulatory assets have long plagued the distribution segment, leading to financial hurdles for discoms. Political interference in tariff fixation and […]
China will no longer give subsidies for new solar power stations, distributed solar projects by commercial users, or onshore wind projects from the central government budget in 2021. The new rule which will be effective […]
Fluence, a Siemens and AES company, has commissioned the first batteries out of a 470-MW/470-MWh energy storage portfolio in the Philippines. Fluence has completed the commissioning of two 20-MW/20-MWh battery-based energy storage systems in Kabankalan, […]
According to the report by Climate Risk Horizons, Maharashtra can save up to Rs 160 billion in the next five years by shutting down old coal-fired power plants, along with other measures. As per the […]
Tata Power has become the first distribution utility in Mumbai to initiate smart metering for its consumers with over 7,000 smart meters installation already so far for its customers. With the installation of smart meters, […]
The government of Rajasthan has approved the draft of Mukhyamantri Kisan Mitra Energy Yojana (MKMEY) under which the state government will give a grant of Rs 1,000 per month and maximum Rs 12,000 per year […]
Tata Power’s wholly-owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL) has raised Rs 5.70 billion through issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCDs). CGPL has issued and allotted unsecured, rated, listed, taxable, guaranteed, redeemable NCDs on a private […]
NHPC Limited has reported highest ever net profit after tax of Rs 32.33 billion on a standalone basis in 2020-21 compared to Rs 30.07 billion for the previous year The revenue from operations for 2020-21 […]
India’s solar power market has witnessed impressive growth owing to various government measures such as the VGF/GBI in the initial phase, the ISTS waiver, a concessional GST regime, the renewable purchase obligation (RPO), a transparent […]
An investor group has started the Asian utilities engagement programme to make Asia’s electricity sector greener. GIC Private Limited, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, BNP Paribas Asset Management and J.P. Morgan Asset Management are among the […]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Tata Power Company’s acquisition of 51 per cent stake each in three state power discoms in Odisha. Tata Power had proposed to buy stakes in Western Electricity […]
The Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency (MANIREDA) has floated tenders inviting bids to set up a 50 MW grid connected solar project at Jiribam in Manipur. The ceiling tariff for the project has been set […]
GAIL (India) Limited is planning to participate in solar auction by the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). GAIL will be bidding for three projects whose aggregate capacity is 400 MW being auctioned by […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued specifications and testing procedures for various solar off-grid applications covered under its schemes. MNRE has proposed to update specifications for solar street lights, solar photovoltaic […]
“Digital twins are the way forward for autonomous operations and analytics in power plants “- with Sandeep Pawar, Solution Consultant, Digital Transformation, APAC, Honeywell at our conference on Digital Power Plants Asia, in a […]
Coal-based power is the mainstay of the Indian electricity sector, accounting for 55 per cent of the installed power capacity. However, Indian coal has a high ash content of 30-45 per cent, resulting in huge […]
The first message regarding the formation of a low pressure area over the east central Bay of Bengal came from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) six days before Cyclone Yaas hit on May 26, 2021. […]
“The key values that determine the success of hydropower plant is productivity, cost and safety.” – Ulf Grohmann, Director, Digital Hydro Asia, Voith Hydro in a session on ‘Digital Innovation For The Hydro Industry’ […]
The 8.1 GW Tianwan nuclear project in China is set to become the world’s largest nuclear power plant (NPP).… The project has been developed by the Chinese state-run China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). It consists […]
ReNew Power has signeda collaboration agreement with the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University for its StorageX initiative for New Energy Storage System Technology Development. … StorageX is an academic-industry-government initiative to solve the […]
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