While coal continues to remain the mainstay of power generation in the country, liquid fuels account for a small yet significant proportion of the power generated. Amongst these, diesel is the most preferred option owing […]
As a result of various central government initiatives, the demand-supply gap in the power sector has reduced significantly over the past few years. However, one area that still needs improvement pertains to the quality of […]
Despite being one of the most promising options for power generation, hydropower technology has witnessed limited uptake in India. The country’s total installed hydropower capacity stood at 44,963.42 MW as of November 2017, representing only […]
The coal availability scenario in India has witnessed a major turnaround over the past two years. Owing to significant efforts by Coal India Limited (CIL), coal production had increased considerably. However, of late, power plants […]
The declining share of hydropower in the country’s energy mix and insufficient hydro capacity addition over the years necessitate the government to take some strong policy actions to drive growth in the segment. The last […]
Delhi and other parts of north-western India made headlines for all the wrong reasons recently. Most of the region was enveloped by smog for several days, owing in large part to the burning of unutilised […]
Around 73 per cent of the country’s hydropower potential aggregating 148 GW is concentrated in five states – Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka and Uttarakhand. Amongst these, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest […]
Over the years, there has been a significant improvement in the load balancing and peak load management ability of the power system, with the integration of the regional grids and the streamlining of network frequencies. […]
The hydropower segment in India has consistently fallen short of achieving the prescribed capacity addition targets every year since 2008-09. During the Twelfth Plan period (2012-17), around 5,479 MW of capacity was added against the […]
Pumped storage hydropower is one of the most developed and reliable energy storage technologies globally. With an increase in the country’s intermittent renewable energy capacity, pumped storage plants (PSPs) have assumed further importance as they […]
The maiden auction under the coal linkage auction policy, Scheme for Harnessing Koyla (Coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI), was a major success with the entire quantity of coal on offer being sold out. The first […]
Robert Giglio, Senior Vice-President, Sumitomo SHI FW New wind and solar projects continue to dominate recent global capacity additions. However, when dispatchable power is required, particularly in developing countries, coal remains the fuel of choice […]
The coal sector in India has witnessed a number of reforms in the past two to three years leading to a massive transformation of the sector. With record production on the one hand and a […]
The hydropower segment in India has witnessed sluggish growth in the past few years. As of August 2017, its total installed capacity stood at 44,653.42 MW, representing only about 30 per cent of the country’s […]
During the past one year, the conventional power generation segment continued to face headwinds, with coal-based plants operating at low plant load factors (PLFs) and stressed assets accumulating due to subdued power demand from the […]
India is proactively working towards achieving the ambitious 175 GW by 2022 renewable energy target, which is over three times the current installed capacity of 58 GW. Wind and solar plants are subject to daily […]
Can the revised environmental norms for thermal power plants be a catalyst for the growth of the equipment industry? Industry observers say the answer is yes. The power equipment industry has been hit hard in […]
The country’s coal sector, which was plagued by demand-supply mismatches, has seen a massive turnaround in the past few years on the back of several key initiatives to improve coal availability, quality and supply chain […]
Aimed at regulating the pollution caused by thermal power plants, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) revised the standards for emissions from thermal power plants in December 2015. Apart from tightening the […]
In a significant development in India’s nuclear power sector, the Union Cabinet has approved the construction of 10 units of indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs). With this move, touted as one of the flagship […]
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