John Smith-Sreen, Director Indo-Pacific Office, USAID/India There is a famous African proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This proverb is truer now than ever. […]
In yet another move towards a sustainable energy transition, the Lok Sabha, on August 8, 2022, passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to promote renewable energy uptake and the adoption of energy […]
The Ministry of Power has prescribed standard operating procedure (SOP) for implementation of the Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) and related matters) Rules, 2022. As per the SOP, suppliers (CPSEs/IPPs/REs/CTU) must update the details of […]
The Ministry of Coal is in the process of enhancing coal production to ambitious target of 1.23 billion tonne (bt) by 2024-25 (including Coal India Limited (CIL) and non-CIL coal blocks) to ensure energy security […]
KP Energy Limited has bagged an order worth Rs 2.22 billion to develop wind energy projects for Aditya Birla Group at Bhungar and Fulsar Site in Mahuva, at Bhavnagar, Gujarat, under the Gujarat hybrid power […]
THDC Limited is on a roll with a Rs 400-500 billion plan to raise capacity to over 40,000 MW by straddling thermal, pump storage, wind and solar generation as well as captive coal mining in […]
The Rajasthan government has come up with Rajasthan Electric Vehicle Policy to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) in the state. Under the policy, the state government approved the proposed one-time contribution on the […]
The Punjab government has approved the draft of a new electric vehicle (EV) policy. According to the draft policy, EVs will be pushed in the state’s major cities such as Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala, and […]
Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC) has announced that it plans to use the proceeds from its ongoing stock rights offering (SRO) to finance the development of up to 10GW of energy projects in the […]
EKI Energy Services Limited (EKI) has been on boarded by Varanasi Smart City as its climate partner. The company has bagged the consultancy services contract of Varanasi Smart City. Under the contract, EKI will empower […]
Ratna Garapati has overall experience of 28 years in implementing digital transformation processes in products and service companies. He began his journey with CyanConnode in 2020. Since then, he has overseen CyanConnode’s deployment of over […]
As India grapples with water quality and availability issues, water available for industrial use has become a cause for concern. Amongst industries, the power sector consumes a sizeable share of water, coal-fired plants being responsible […]
Thermal power plants (TPPs) are responsible for the majority of emissions, the reduction of pollutants such as SOx, NOx and particulate matter (PM) is one of the top goals of power plant operators. Due to […]
Coal-based power is a key contributor to the country’s generation capacity, accounting for a major share of 52 per cent in the total installed base of 404 GW (as of July 2022). However, the pace […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in July 2022 was 3,516.65 MUs at the IEX, 31.78 MUs at PXIL and 1.43 MUs at HPX. The average market clearing price range was Rs 3.08 per […]
Delhi’s power discoms have completed 20 years of successful operations post privatisation. On this occasion, Power Line spoke to the top management of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL), a joint venture (JV) of […]
The Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) Rules 2022 provides for regulation of access to power in case of non-payment of dues, one month after the due date of payment or two and half months after the […]
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