The Indian power transmission segment has expanded rapidly over the years, driven by the need to meet the growing demand for power and to provide adequate evacuation infrastructure for generation capacity addition. Grid expansion and […]
Following up on the launch of the National Hydrogen Mission, the power ministry has notified the first phase of India’s Green Hydrogen Policy, introducing several measures to ease adoption and promote green hydrogen/ ammonia manufacturing. […]
As the country moves towards achieving its clean energy targets, hydropower will be pivotal to balancing the electricity grid. In addition to being a clean energy source, hydropower is a good source of peaking power […]
Looking back at 2021, one of the key highlights for the power sector was India’s commitments at the COP26 climate summit at Glasgow to mitigate climate change and decarbonise the economy. India announced a net […]
We have turned 25! And it’s time for another anniversary issue. […]
Suite 104, Lodhi Hotel, New Delhi. That’s where it all began. A modest suite in the heart of the capital, which was Power Line’s first office, the headquarters where all the action was taking place. […]
The Indian power sector crossed a significant milestone recently – its installed renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) reached 100 GW. This, indeed, is a noteworthy achievement given that the installed renewable energy capacity has […]
In one of the key recent developments, the environment ministry has pushed the deadline for complying with the emission norms for thermal power plants (TPPs). Earlier, TPPs were required to meet the emission norms by […]
The past month was marked by some key policy initiatives that are expected to bring some respite to the distressed discoms. With a view to improving the liquidity of power discoms, which have been […]
Significant policy announcements have come in for the power distribution segment this month. To begin with, the union budget has announced a reform-linked support scheme for discoms, with an outlay of Rs 3 trillion. On […]
India has ambitious renewable energy capacity goals of 175 GW by 2022 and 450 GW by 2030. Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are, however, subject to intermittency issues, thus giving rise to […]
2020 has been a turbulent year for the power sector. The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the financial stress in the sector. And the industry’s return to normalcy has been slower than expected, despite strong government measures […]
In line with the improvement in power demand, the coal-based power generation segment has started to show some signs of recovery after being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. There has been an improvement in headline […]
With an impressive track record of expanding access to electricity, India has been an inspiring example for many countries around the world. That said, a new survey by NITI Aayog shows that only 55 per […]
If Covid-19 was a test, the Indian power sector passed it. Along with telecom, it has played a crucial role in keeping the economy operational and the lights on during the pandemic. There have been […]
Undoubtedly, one of the most significantly disrupted segments in the power sector due to Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown has been power distribution. The segment’s finances have taken a hit, creating an acute liquidity crisis […]
As we go to press, India is under a lockdown. Covid-19 has hit infrastructure hard, like the other parts of the economy. There has been a slump in energy demand, stoppage of construction work, invoking […]
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