The central government is redrafting its model power purchase agreements (PPAs) to move away from long term contracts which are no longer suitable for the Indian power sector. … Power procurement costs are expected to […]
The country’s coal thermal power plants (TPPs) are running extremely low on stockpiles.… According to data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the stockpiles have fallen to the lowest since November 2017. As inventories are […]
Hydrogen has seen several previous waves of interest in history, mostly driven by high oil prices and a focus on a single end-use sector – transport. […]
Sushilkumar Shinde, Then Power Minister, September 2006 Power Line has been contributing to the electricity sector by bringing out thought-provoking essays and articles. It is vital for a practising power sector professional to be informed […]
The country has done immensely well in renewables despite being a late starter, says Anil Sardana, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer, Adani Transmission, and MD, Adani Power. He believes green hydrogen and technological […]
A key change that is under way in the power sector is a shift towards sustainable energy usage, says Dr Praveer Sinha, chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD), Tata Power. […]
Sun Cable will invest $2.58 billion in Indonesia as a part of its Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) project. … Under this project, the firm will use a subsea cable to deliver electricity from a 20 GWp […]
SJVN Limited has bagged 1,000 MW capacity of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects worth Rs 55 billion under arequest for proposal (RfP) floated by Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA). … The company has […]
NTPC Limited has won 1.9 GW capacity of solar power projects under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II. … NTPC has won the projects in third tranche of the 5 GW tender. This is […]
The central government has planned to offer 44 new transmission projects worth Rs 413.69 billion under the Green Energy Corridors (GEC) programme. … These projects would evacuate about 38 GW of renewable energy (RE) from […]
Indian democracy rests on four institutions – legislature, executive, judiciary, and the media. Today, we have an independent legislature, a strong executive, an independent judiciary, and independent media. […]
Coal has been the major energy resource of India. The country is short of oil and gas, but coal reserves are relatively abundant. Coal has been the mainstay of our energy use. […]
Over the past decade and a half, I have published three books that represent three stages in India’s journey towards clean and green energy. The first one, Decentralised Energy Planning – Methodo-logy and Case Studies, published in 1991, is based on my experience of setting up and operationalising the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency in 1986. […]
A leader in the renewable energy segment, Anand Kumar, former secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and senior adviser in the clean energy space, has been responsible for devising several key policy measures that have supported the industry’s progress. […]
The past one decade clearly belongs to renewable energy. The first 100 GW of fossil fuel capacity addition took more than 60 years, whereas renewable energy raced to 100 GW in less than 15 years (especially the last 50 GW added over five years). Over the past few years, renewable energy capacity addition had been consistently more than fossil fuel capacity addition. The scale of capacity addition combined with competitive bidding as well as the reduction of input costs has resulted in tariffs […]
For this very special issue, we wanted to identify and highlight sector achievements and failures over the past 25 years as well as the changes and challenges to expect over the next 25 years. We […]
With evolving sector dynamics, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is increasingly focusing on the indigenisation of clean coal technologies and development of advanced ultra-supercritical technologies. The company is also gearing up to tap opportunities in […]
Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO), which has been efficiently managing the electric grid, plans to continue focusing on grid security, reliability and resilience, especially in view of the growing integration of renewables, an ageing transmission network and […]
NHPC Limited, the largest hydropower developer in the country, has played a pivotal role in the sector for decades, adding about 7,000 MW in the past 45 years. It is now gearing up to double […]
The Power Finance Corporation (PFC), the largest lender to the power sector, with a market share of 20 per cent, has been lending to marquee power projects and facilitating government schemes, including the latest Rs […]
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