By Pankaj Batra, Project Director, South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) program, IRADe, and ex-Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority Whenever it is decided by a group of countries that the trade of commodities and […]
Going into the new year, the Gujarat government announced its new solar policy, outlining its vision for the next five years. The policy emphasises the need to involve small-scale consumers in adopting solar power by […]
The water situation in India is progressively becoming alarming with the demand-supply gap increasing and the quality of water degrading. According to the Central Water Commission, the total water demand will overshoot supply by 2050. […]
French-based Total SE—an integrated oil and gas company—has recently acquired a development pipeline of 2.2 GW of solar projects and 600 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Texas, from SunChase Power—a renewable energy […]
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) has recorded a total consolidated income of Rs 35.20 billion for the quarter ended December 2020, an increase of 10.97 per cent over Rs 31.72 billion in the corresponding period […]
NTPC Limited has fast tracked all modalities and procedures required for distribution of compensation to the immediate families of those who lost their lives in the natural disaster that struck Tapovan project in Chamoli District […]
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has commissioned integral 220 kV facilities. The listed facilities entail the 220 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation at Kaloor, 220/110 kV Brahmapuram─Thuthiyoor multi-circuit line, and the 7 km-long, 220 […]
India’s nominee and current director general of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Ajay Mathur, has been elected as the new chief of International Solar Alliance (ISA), an inter-governmental body, set up in 2015 as […]
Coal India Limited (CIL) has reportedly managed to save Rs 18.38 billion revenue expenditure, around 3.3 per cent of total capex, in the first nine months (April-December 2020) of the current financial year 2020-21. It’s […]
Europe is taking comprehensive steps to deliver on its commitment to become climate-neutral by 2050 as set out in the European Green Deal. To this end, the European Commission (EC) has proposed a European Union […]
Nepal’s first 400 kV gas insulated substation at Dhalkebar which facilitated the 400 kV Muzaffarpur (India)-Dhalkebar (Nepal) line has been commissioned by engineering firm Linxon. … The project on completion is expected to facilitate transmission […]
Singapore-based Sun Cable has signed an agreement with Australian Northern Territory Government (NTG) for the Australian-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL). The AAPL would comprise a 10 GW photovoltaic solar farm and a 30 GWh battery storage […]
The Uttarakhand high court (HC) has dismissed 11 petitions filed by major hydel power projects in the state and upheld the state’s right to tax use of water for power generation. … The Uttarakhand Water Tax on […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has reported a rise of 26 per cent in consolidated net profit at Rs 33.67 billion for the quarter ended December 2020, mainly on the back of higher […]
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is reportedly facing a massive power subsidy shortfall of more than Rs 55 billion till January 31, 2021. … The agricultural subsidy is estimated to be about Rs 68 […]
The technical evaluation of the six power companies which had applied for the privatisation of the electricity department of the union territory of Chandigarh is expected to start in two weeks. … The companies which […]
Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) 220 kV Dana–Kushma power line and associated 220 kV substations have been charged and are ready for operation. … The project entailed the construction of two substations at Dana in Myagdi […]
Hyderabad-based Premier Energies is setting up a new facility at an investment of Rs 4.83 billion in Hyderabad. The plant will produce 1.5 GW of solar cells and modules against the current capacity of 500 […]
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