The rapid increase in renewable energy generation and its integration, ageing infrastructure and synchronisation of regional grids with the national grid have put enormous pressure on system operators to maintain grid stability and reliability. Further, […]
Among the key reasons for India’s impressive renewable energy growth over the past few years are the country’s transparent competitive bidding mechanism for allocating projects and bankable contracts between offtakers and developers. The Solar Energy […]
Sundara Kavidass, MD, SP Energy Tek, USA Coal-fired power continues to dominate in India with more than 58 per cent share. However, the installed renewable energy capacity is on an increasing trend, reaching more than […]
The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in Parliament in August 2022, proposing significant changes to the flagship Electricity Act, 2003. Importantly, it proposes to enable competition in retail power supply through non-discriminatory open access […]
The electricity traded in the day-ahead market in November 2022 was 5,083.85 MUs at the IEX. The average market clearing price range was Rs 3.85 per unit to Rs 5.17 per unit at the IEX. […]
The Electricity Act, 2003 highlights the basic need of consumers for continuous, reliable and quality supply by the distribution utilities. With the accelerated growth of renewable energy such as solar and wind; and the rise […]
NTPC Limited has signed a non-binding MoU with Tecnimont Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, Italy, to jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop a commercial-scale green methanol production facility at […]
Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has announced that its Godrej Electricals & Electronics (E&E) business division is strengthening India’s energy sector with an emphasis on renewable energy. Godrej E&E has […]
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has become India’s first carbon-neutral power exchange. IEX now uses market-based tradable instruments to offset its carbon emissions. To reduce its carbon footprint, IEX voluntarily cancelled certified emission reductions from […]
Khushboo Sachdev shoulders the strategic, business and operational responsibilities of Su-vastika. Her deep-rooted understanding of the nuances of the solar energy business and knowledge of its trends have ensured Su-vastika’s entry into new markets. Prior […]
Guilherme Mendonca has nearly three decades of experience spanning across geographies and covering diverse areas including telecommunications, consulting, infrastructure and energy. He is currently head, energy, Siemens Limited. According to Mendonca, India has made significant […]
With power supply shortages becoming a thing of the past, the government is now focusing on providing quality power to consumers. Considerable generation capacity addition and transmission and distribution (T&D) network expansion over the last […]
Total power generation stood at 122.82 BUs in October 2022. At around 41.51 BUs and 38.67 BUs the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
As the Indian renewable energy sector matures and evolves, the focus of the government has shifted to building capabilities in emerging areas of growth such as green hydrogen, solar-wind hybrids and round-the-clock (RTC) power. Rajat […]
To help states cope with the rising power demand and resolve the stress in the sector, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has launched a scheme for the procurement of 4,500 MW of power for five […]
India aims to increase the non-fossil fuel-based installed capacity to 500 GW by 2030. As of October 31, 2022, the installed capacity in the country stood at 409 GW, including 166 GW of renewable capacity […]
NTPC Limited has recorded a generation of 295.4 billion units (BUs) during April-December 2022, registering a growth of 11.6 per cent compared to the same period, previous year. On a standalone basis, NTPC generated 254.6 […]
The Ministry of Coal will be taking up additional 19 first mile connectivity (FMC) projects for Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) with a capacity of 330 million tonnes (mt). These […]
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