The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to expedite the construction of 29 proposed pumped storage hydropower projects totaling 33,240 MW of combined capacity, amid the ongoing coal crisis and power supply shortage. These projects are […]
SJVN Limited has bagged a 90 MW floating solar project worth Rs 5.85 billion at Omkareshwar, Khandwadistrict,Madhya Pradesh. The company has secured the project at the rate of Rs 3.26 per unit on build-own-operate basis […]
SJVN Limited has bagged its first-ever 30 MW wind-solar hybrid project in a tender floated by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). The company has bagged the project at Rs 2.54 per unit on […]
Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to harness the potential of solar energy on the available rooftop areas in […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has floated a staff paper on methodology for computingthe escalation rate for imported coal for payment on a monthly basis, which will be used by discoms to make payments […]
The renovation and modernisation (R&M) of power plants is a promising solution to upgrade old units in order to increase generation, reduce emissions and enhance flexibility. A centrally sponsored scheme was launched in 1984 for […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission vide its order dated May 6, 2022 has capped the prices on power exchanges across all the market segments – DAM, RTM, Intra-day, Day Ahead Contingency and Term-Ahead contracts at […]
Water is one of the key inputs for thermal power generation as it is required for multiple purposes including cooling tower, ash handling, coal dust suppression, removal of plant heat from plant auxiliaries and cycle […]
Steering Hydro Growth Abhay Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, CMD, NHPC Limited, takes pride in the country’s hydropower growth and has big dreams for the future… A stalwart of the hydropower sector, Abhay Kumar Singh […]
Ravi Kuchi, Vice-President, Business Development, Indian Energy Exchange Limited The Indian power sector is undergoing a paradigm shift with rapidly increasing renewable capacity addition in the system. Renewable electricity generation has seen over 15 per […]
Myanmar plans to set up a 500 MW transmission project, as per the latest update by the Ministry for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations. The transmission line will run from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions […]
Tata Power Company Limited has recorded a profit of Rs 21.56 billion in 2021-22 as compared to a profit of Rs 14.39billion recorded during the previous year, registering a growth of 49.82 per cent. It […]
Adani Power Limited has recorded a profit of Rs 49.12billion in 2021-22 as compared to a profit of Rs 12.70billion recorded during the previous year, registering a growth of286.8 per cent It has recorded a […]
BHEL-GE Gas Turbine Services (BGGTS) Private Limited, a 50:50 joint venture between Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and General Electric (GE), has completed 25 years of offering integrated solutions for all gas turbine technology that […]
The central government has directed all power plants running on imported coal to operate at full capacity, invoking section 11 of the Electricity Act, in order to address the country’s energy crisis.… These plants will […]
In a suo-motu order issued by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the commission has directed the power exchanges to redesign their software in such a way that members can quote price in the range […]
Tata Power Company Limited, Amp Energy, NTPC Limited, and SJVN Limited have emerged as winners in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to install a 1,200 MW interstate transmission system (ISTS)- connected wind-solar hybrid […]
The R&M programme for thermal power plants (TPPs) has been in place for over 35 years now. The R&M of thermal power generating units is undertaken for operating units well equipped with modified and augmented […]
Cooling water is a significant source of water in thermal power plants (TPPs), accounting for around 80 per cent of the total water consumption. Other processes such as steam cycle, ash handling and flue gas […]
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