Power Trading
Month: August 2021
People
M. Prasanna Kumar: Managing Director, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited
M. Prasanna Kumar, managing director, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), has over 30 years of experience in the generation sector across fuel management, operations and maintenance, coal handling and power plant erection. Prior to […]
Smart grids
Moving to the Cloud: Power utilities set to transition to a new SCADA architecture
The power sector is witnessing an uptick in data generation and aggregation owing to the rapid growth of digital systems equipped with internet of things (IoT) and data analytics capacities in the electricity grid. These […]
Company Release
Gautam Solar installs solar pumps in Haryana under the PM-KUSUM Yojana
Gautam Solar has installed solar pumps of 7.5 HP and 10 HP capacity at 1,500 different locations in Haryana under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Yojana so as to reduce […]
Company Release
Nexzu Mobility to expand dealer and distribution network to new states
Nexzu Mobility is set to expand its presence and network into eight cities across India. The company will be expanding to Trichy (Tamil Nadu), Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), Keshkal (Chhattisgarh), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Gulbarga (Karnataka), Pune (Maharashtra), […]
Company Release
ABB expands RE-powered manufacturing capacity for LV motors at its Faridabad facility
Expanding its current capacity for manufacturing of low voltage (LV) motors, ABB has added a new manufacturing line at its Faridabad plant. The expansion will increase plant capacity by more than 20 per cent and […]
Company Release
L&T flags off 700 MWe reactor end-shields to NPCIL ahead of schedule
The heavy engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has flagged off the second end-shield for Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited’s (NPCIL) indigenously designed 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs), to be set […]
Company Release
PFC won Governance Now Award for strategic performance
The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has been bestowed with the Governance Now Award in the Strategic Performance category during the 8th PSU Awards organised by Governance Now. PFC has undertaken a large number of strategic […]
Company Release
Power substation inaugurated in Nonial Nowshera under the IPDS
A 33/11 kV 6.3 MVA power substation, commissioned under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), was inaugurated at Nonial Nowshera, Rajouri, in Jammu & Kashmir, on August 5, 2021. The project will benefit over 1,200 […]
Company Release
GoI issues ESCerts to best performing industrial units
The Ministry of Power (MoP) organised an event to issue energy saving certificates (ESCerts) to the best performing industrial units as part of the “Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav” celebrations marking 75 years of India’s Independence. […]
Industrial Power
Carbon-neutral Track: Indian Railways takes steps to reduce its energy bills
On a sunny afternoon, the roofs at New Delhi railway station can be seen gleaming brightly. A closer look reveals that this is owing to the solar panels installed on the roofs. Therein lies the […]
Regulation
PPA Exit: CERC allows Delhi discoms to exercise right of first refusal
In a first-of-its-kind order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) allowed the two Delhi discoms – BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) – to exit their power purchase agreement (PPA) […]
Water Management for TPPs
Water Stress: Measures to curb wastage in TPPs
Thermal power plants (TPPs) are among the largest industrial consumers of water. With India’s rapid economic expansion in recent years, the demand for both energy and water has increased, putting the resources under increasing pressure. […]
BTG
Adapting to Change: Significant opportunities in the BTG industry, despite challenges
The power sector is reeling under the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The domestic boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) industry was already grappling with the challenges of under-utilisation and a shrinking order pipeline from thermal power […]
Finance
System Reset: JSPL hives off Jindal Power to focus on its core business and trim debt
In line with its strategic objectives of reducing debt, focusing on its core business (steel) and reducing its carbon footprint, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has divested its entire 96.42 per cent stake in […]
International News
EAPP seeks consultants for updating ESIA for Ethiopia–Sudan link
The Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) is seeking expressions of interests (EoIs) for providing consultancy services for updating the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Ethiopia–Sudan Electricity Interconnector Project, which is being funded […]
Private Sector
Tata Power and Adani Power may sell electricity from Mundra projects on power exchanges
The Ministry of Power (MoP) is preparing to issue a statutory order to allow two power plants run by Tata Power and Adani Power to sell electricity on the power exchanges to ease the coal […]
State Sector
Odisha government approves EV Policy 2021
The Odisha government has approved the Odisha Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy, 2021. … The policy will promote the use and manufacture of EVs and reduce emissions caused by the use of traditional fossil fuel-run vehicles. […]
State Sector
Delhi government to create 600 MW network of power banks around Delhi
The Delhi government has planned to create a 600 MW network of power banks around Delhi on the lines of the 10 MW Battery Energy Storage System set upby Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) […]
Central Sector
NTPC takes steps to meet increased power demand in the country
NTPCis taking steps tomeet power demand as per the grid requirement following a sharp increase in power consumptionin the country. … NTPC group stations has registered a growth of 23 per centas compared to the […]