The mission of the conference was to discuss plans, initiatives and strategies that enable smart meter pre-payment in India. The conference featured interaction with key stakeholders – policymakers, utilities, regulators and facilitating organisations. It also […]
India’s transformer capacity has grown significantly over the years. The total alternating current (AC) transformer capacity (at 220 kV and above) stood at 1,006,360 MVA and the high voltage direct current (HVDC) transformer capacity stood […]
The final unit of GE Renewable Energy’s Wudongde (WDD) hydropower plant has been linked to China’s electricity generation grid and has successfully completed 72 hours of trial operation. … GE has been responsible for the design, engineering, […]
The Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Korea and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed an agreement under which South Korea will co-finance renewable energy (RE) projects worth $600 million […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has signed a pact with California based AutoGrid for deploying artificial intelligence based smart energy management system. … Tata Power-DDL and AutoGridwill jointly launch a behavioural demand response programme […]
Due to a power shortagein Punjab r, large scale industries have been asked to stop operations till July 10, 2021. … Operations would remain shut for four days and there have been unscheduled power cuts imposed […]
SJVN Limited (SJVNL) has completed the tunnel excavation work of 4.3 km long head race tunnel of the 60 MW Natiwar Mori Hydro Electric Project (NMHEP) in Uttarakhand. … The NMHEP has the generation potential […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has permitted discoms to exit power purchase agreements (PPAs) after completion of the term of the agreements. … This clarificationhas come after the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently passed an […]
The peak power demand in India reached an all-time high of 197,060 MW on July 6, 2021. … High temperatures in many states due to delayed monsoon and easing of COVID-19 related restrictions have led […]
Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology is utilised in thermal power plants (TPPs) to treat emissions and prevent sulphur dioxide (SO2) from being emitted into the atmosphere. These FGD units eliminate SO2 emissions with an efficiency […]
Armed with an MBA, Irfan Choudhary started his career with the Power Finance Corporation where, over the next six years, he performed detailed project due diligence for all types of power generation projects from a […]
Transformers, used as compensating devices, are essential and expensive assets in a power delivery system. They play a key role not only in terms of investment but also in ensuring reliability, availability of cost-effective uninterrupted […]
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced that seven solar PV projects totaling 66.6 MW are presently in advanced stages of construction and are anticipated to be grid-connected by the end of this year… […]
US-based CubicPV has planned to invest $1.1 billion to set up 10 GW capacity of solar wafer and cells manufacturing in India.… The company is in talks with the Government of India to participate in […]
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has made the installation of a new device, Residual Current Device (RCD), mandatory on new single-phase and three-phase connections. … The TNERC has notified this provision in the […]
The Multi Commodity Exchange of India and European Energy Exchange have have signed an MoU to share expertise on electricity derivative products. … The MoU will facilitate cooperation between the two exchanges in areas such […]
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) has floated tenders to invite bids for the deployment of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Buses (e-buses) in Delhi and Leh. … These e-buses would have zero emissions as the hydrogen […]
India has sent its first export consignment of coal to Bangladesh’s Rampal power plant, after Coal India Limited (CIL) policy amendment in June 2021allowed traders to export coal obtained from e-auction. … The first coal-laden rake […]
The Indian power distribution sector, which is viewed as the weakest link in the power value chain, is set for yet another bailout of sorts. On July 20, 2021, the Ministry of Power (MoP) released […]
The supply of quality and reliable power depends on the efficient functioning of transmission and distribution (T&D) assets. Since transformers play a critical role in the transmission of power, it is important to maintain their […]
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