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 […]
A recent ASSOCHAM study notes that the power sector has been one of the most highly stressed sectors in recent times, with 66 GW of projects facing financial stress. Of these, the largest portion, of […]
One significant trend in 2019 was the continuing effort to upgrade the T&D infrastructure. Work under the IPDS and DDUGJY programmes for the urban and rural areas respectively is also being completed in mission mode. […]
India is the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China and the US. With a massive installed portfolio of more than 196 GW, India’s coal-based power generation industry is a major source of […]
Over the past few decades, the story of the Indian power sector has been two steps forward, one step back. In some years, come election time, it has been the other way around – one […]
The transmission and distribution segments, which are fundamental to the power sector’s performance, are gearing up for growth and transformation. In the distribution segment, utilities are taking a host of new initiatives for revamping their […]
Energy efficiency is one of the bright spots in the otherwise gloomy power sector scenario. According to the World Bank, this market is estimated to be over $12 billion every year. At the central level, […]
The transmission segment is expected to witness a significant growth momentum over the next few years. As per CEA estimates, based on the capacity addition required for the inter-state and intra-state transmission systems, a huge […]
As the new government gets ready to take charge of its second term, industry watchers are taking stock of the challenges and issues that the power sector needs to address. A big worry for the […]
After the approval of the HLEC recommendations on stressed assets last month, more positive news came in for private power producers this month. The biggest reason for cheer for the sector was the Supreme Court […]
Reversing the trend of the past two years, the number of plants with critical or supercritical coal stocks has reduced to just one (as of March 24, 2019), as indicated by the CEA data. The […]
A key issue of stress for the power sector of late has been the staggering levels of outstanding dues of discoms to gencos. Latest government data shows that the outstanding amount (as per the PRAAPTI […]
Giving a big leg-up to the country’s ailing gas-based power generation segment of almost 25 GW, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy has presented a new report this month, recommending strong measures for reviving the […]
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