The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will support and finance the development of around 2 GW of solar power projects in Cambodia as part of the country’s efforts to achieve net zero by 2050. A transaction […]
Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued amendment in the revised consolidated guidelines and standards for charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) issued by the ministry on January 14, 2022. As per the amendment, additions have […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified the National Bioenergy Programme. MNRE has continued the National Bioenergy Programme for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The programme has been recommended for implementation […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has recorded a net profit of Rs 36.50 billion during the quarter ended September 2022, an increase of 8.11 per cent over the net profit of Rs 33.76 […]
Servotech Power Systems Limited has been awarded a major project by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to supply and install 800 units of direct current (DC) fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers at different locations across […]
Hitachi Energy India Limited has recorded a net profit of Rs 371.7 million for the quarter ended September 2022, an increase of 8.3 per cent over the net profit of Rs 343.2 million recorded in […]
The World Bank has approved South Africa’s request for a $497 million project to decommission and repurpose the Komati coal-fired power plant using renewables, supported by batteries for storage. The Komati Just Energy Transition Project […]
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL) and its international subsidiaries have secured new orders/notification of awards of Rs 12.90 billion. The company has secured orders in overseas market in the transmission and distribution (T&D) business; and […]
The central government has launched the coal mine auction of 141 mines. These mines being auctioned are spread across 11 coal/ lignite bearing states including Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, […]
Cleantech startup SolarSquare has raised Rs 1 billion Series A funding in a round led by Elevation Capital and LowerCarbon. The round also saw participation by existing investors Good Capital and Rainmatter as well as […]
Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL) has announced the installation of country’s largest wind turbine generator (WTG) in Mundra, Gujarat. The turbine has been installed by Mundra Windtech Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated by Adani Enterprises […]
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully installed and energised a new 150 MVA 330/132/33 kV interbus transformer at the Delta IV transmission substation in Ughelli, Delta State. With this, more power can be wheeled […]
November Issue 2022
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in September 2022 was 4,049.65 MUs at the IEX and 12.89 MUs at the PXIL. The average market clearing price range was Rs 3.29 per unit to Rs […]
The distribution segment is the weakest link in the power sector value chain and has been reeling under operational and financial distress. Distribution utilities have been facing challenges including high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) […]
Smart meters, with their bidirectional real-time monitoring capabilities, can provide valuable granular insights into consumption levels to both discoms and consumers. Smart meter architecture, capable of bidirectional informational flow in real time, also empowers discoms […]
The central government has undertaken various programmes and initiatives for implementing smart metering across the country. In August 2022, the prime minister launched the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), with an overall outlay of Rs […]
Metering, billing and collection are crucial areas for distribution utilities as they play a key role in energy accounting and revenue management. Given the deteriorating operational and financial performance of distribution utilities, it is imperative […]
By Ipshita Nandi Banerjee, Global Communications and Gender Lead, United States Energy Association Energy is a key strategic area between the United States and India. The strong people-to-people ties between these two allies have led […]
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