India has set a target of net zero by 2070, alongside other emission targets for 2030. Further, in the recently updated nationally determined contribution, the country has committed to having non-fossil fuel-based energy sources to […]
The power sector in India has undergone a sea change. The integration of regional grids into a single national grid in addition to simultaneously providing near-universal electricity access has helped the sector achieve surplus power. […]
In a landmark order, the Supreme Court has dismissed Tata Power’s appeal challenging the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC) order to award a Rs 70 billion high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project to Adani […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has directed all power gencos in the country to import coal for blending up to 6 per cent (by weight) for the remaining period of this current fiscal year and […]
Greenko Group will invest Rs 100 billion to set up a pumped storage project (PSP) near Gandhi Sagar in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district. The PSP will have a daily storage capacity of 11 GWh. The […]
The Ministry of Coal aims to engage mining developers cum operators (MDOs) in coal mines, through open global tenders, to ramp up domestic coal production and reduce import dependency. The contract period of engagement is […]
Reportedly, domestic and global energy developers, including Adani Green, Shell, Torrent Power, and Actis, are looking to acquire Virescent Renewable Energy Trust, an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) owned by KKR India, for an enterprise value […]
State-owned vertically integrated utility, Électricité du Laos (EDL), has launched a 500 kV transmission line and substation project to link Laos’ grid to that of Cambodia. As part of the project, over 200-km-long power transmission […]
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has invited price bids from original equipment manufacturers/leasing agencies/non-banking financial companies for leasing of 3,500 electric cars (passenger vehicles) to various government departments at the state level and autonomous bodies […]
According to the PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators) portal, the total outstanding dues owed by discoms to gencos decreased by 48.2 per cent to around […]
Reportedly, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) will invest up to Rs 15 billion to make recently-acquired Monnet Power Company Limited operational. The investment will be made over the period of the next 12 to […]
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has recommended granting environmental clearance for the expansion of the Okhla waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Delhi. The Timarpur-Okhla Waste Management Company, […]
Aboitiz Power Corporation has secured a PHP20 billion loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) to expand its renewable energy capacity in the Philippines. The loan will cover expansion and new construction projects. […]
By Manu Srivastava, Principal Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh There has been a lot of discussion recently about climate finance for supporting actions that will address climate change. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the […]
The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has submitted a petition to the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission seeking approval of aggregate revenue requirement for 2023-24 with average hike of Re 1 per unit on projected […]
The Government of India, as part of its overall market borrowings, will be issuing sovereign green bonds, for mobilising resources for green infrastructure, as announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. The sovereign green bonds will […]
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has floated a tender for 4,675 electric buses worth Rs 50 billion. Three states, Delhi, Kerala and Telangana, are covered in this tender, and will deploy 2,400, 775 and 1,500 […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved Hindustan Power Exchange’s (HPX) request for the inclusion of hydropower contracts in the green term-ahead market (GTAM) exceeding T+11 days. The commission instructed HPX to include the […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL) has met the record peak power demand of 1,646 MW without any network constraint and power outage as cold wave grips Northwest India. The previous highest demand of […]
In a major relief to residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial consumers, four state-run discoms have, reportedly, not proposed any hike in power tariffs for 2023-24 in Gujarat. This is the sixth consecutive year that state-run […]
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