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 […]
India’s coal production has increased significantly by 16.39 per cent to 607.97 million tonnes (mt) during April-Dececember 2022 as compared to 522.34 mt produced during the same period of 2021-22. Coal India Limited (CIL) reported […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $220 million loan to improve energy security, quality of supply, efficiency, and resilience of power sector in Tripura. The project will support […]
The lenders of SKS Power Generation (Chhattisgarh) Limited have received seven bids for takeover. The company owes Rs 18.90 billion to the Bank of Baroda and the State Bank of India (SBI). The bidders include […]
China’s Baihetan–Zhejiang ±800 kV ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) power transmission project has become fully operational. The transmission line, implemented by State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), is a major part of China’s west-to-east power transmission […]
Key highlights of year-end review 2022 Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) and Related Matters) Rules, 2022 gives relief to the discoms, electricity consumers and generating companies which will help the whole power sector to become […]
NTPC Limited has started commercial operations of the second part capacity of 50 MW out of 300 MW Nokhra solar photovoltaic (PV) project at Bikaner in Rajasthan. Notably, the first part capacity of 100 MW […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022. Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which was passed by Rajya Sabha on December 12, 2022, received the assent of the President on […]
The 14-km-long Angul-Balram rail link, constructed at a cost of Rs 3 billion, has been inaugurated in Odisha. The project is likely to enable Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to increase its daily dispatch of coal […]
NTPC Limited has announced the commissioning of the first part capacity of 10 MW of the 23 MW Solapur solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Maharashtra. With this, the standalone installed and commercial capacity of NTPC […]
The Delhi government has approved the draft Solar Policy 2022, which targets 6,000 MW of installed solar capacity by 2025. It aims to increase the share of solar energy in Delhi’s annual electricity demand from […]
Tata Power Company Limited has raised Rs 10 billion through the issuance of unsecured, redeemable, rated, listed, taxable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis. The maturity of Series I NCDs worth Rs 5 […]
HPL Electric & Power Limited has received an order worth Rs 1.62 billion for the supply of smart meters to serve a leading private discom player. This new order has expanded the company’s metering order […]
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