Alstom has inaugurated its new components manufacturing facility with an average investment of EUR 25 million in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. … It is the largest components manufacturing facility in Asia spanning 15 acres. It has […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has upgraded the New Mariani substation in Assam from 220 kV switching station to a 400/220 kV substation. … The new substation has 1,000 MVA (2×500 MVA) transformation […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have amended norms to allow gencos to bundle renewable energy (RE) under existing power purchase agreements (PPAs). … The revised norms would […]
At Power Line’s recent virtual conference on “Power Distribution in India”, Vishal Kapoor, joint secretary, Ministry of Power (MoP), outlined the government’s initiatives and perspective on the distribution sector and spoke at length on the […]
Chinese grid developer, China Southern Power Grid (CSG), plans to invest CNY670 (where CNY1 = $0.16) billion between 2021 and 2025 to improve its power system.… The utility has recently formulated its 14th five-year network […]
Resurgent Power Ventures has planned to acquire 100 per cent shareholding in Northern Region Strengthening Scheme (NRSS) XXXVI which is spread across three states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. … The letter of intent (LoI) selecting […]
The state government of Goa has started preparing a 100 per cent renewable energy (RE) plan with assistance ofthe central government. … The Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) is the nodal agency which is interacting […]
SJVN Limited has approved forming a 100 per cent subsidiary company to develop renewable energy (RE), small hydro, and green hydrogen projects. … SJVN will contribute initial equity of Rs 500 million to the subsidiary […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) along with Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) launched a utility-based demand side management (DSM) programme for the discoms in Odisha.… A total investment of Rs 4.42 billion has been planned […]
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has set aside order dated June 17, 2020 by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) wherein CERC had revised the floor and forbearance price of solar and non-solar renewable […]
Thermal power plants (TPPs) have been advised to supply fly ash to end users for all new commitments as per guidelines stated by the Ministry of Power (MoP) on September 22, 2021. … The MoP […]
The power distribution segment is plagued with issues of high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, as well as financial losses, which can be controlled to quite an extent by following adequate metering, billing and […]
Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems are a must have coal-based plants as they help comply with the stringent environmental norms notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on December 7, 2015. […]
Thailand’s National Energy Policy Committee (NECP) has allowed national power authorities to purchase electricity from three hydropower projects in Laos, after a long delay.… Hydro energy will be sourced from Nam Gneum 3 Dam, Pak […]
Tata Projects has secured a 400 kV double circuit (D/C) transmission line project at Bangladesh. … The project, valued at about Rs 9 billion was secured from Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB). It […]
The Andhra Pradesh government will begin purchasing electricity from the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) starting 2024 and will supply it to over 0.18 million farmers across the state for nine hours a […]
NHPC Limited has registered a rise of 10 per cent on standalone net profit to Rs 22.17 billion forthe half year ended September 30, 2021.… The net profit for the corresponding period in 2020-21 was […]
The government plans to soon enhance the funding under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the domestic solar cells and module manufacturing to Rs 240 billion from the existing Rs 45 billion, to make […]
Smart meters provide an excellent solution for increasing the operational efficiency of discoms. Increased acceptance by discoms due to proven commercial benefits has translated into a huge market potential for smart meters. Distribution utilities have […]
Satyendranath Kalita has over 35 years of experience in managing business functions in the power utilities of Assam, Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. Currently, Kalita is working as member (technical), […]
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