The Tripura government will export 60 MW of additional power to Bangladesh. The latter had sought 100 MW of power but due to the lack of transmission facilities in Bangladesh, only 60 MW will be […]
The Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir governments have agreed to resume work on the 206 MW Shahpur Kandi hydroelectric project across the Ravi river in Gurdaspur, Punjab. The project with a 55.5 metre high dam […]
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has collaborated with telecom equipment maker Nokia to modernise its electrical grid with an advanced communications network as part of its roadmap for smart grid implementation. Nokia has provided TPDDL […]
The Sikkim government has signed an MoU with the central government under the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). Sikkim will earn an overall net benefit of about Rs 2.07 billion through the scheme by way of cheaper […]
NTPC has commissioned the 660 MW second unit of the Mouda Super Thermal Power Station Stage-II in Maharashtra. With this, the commissioned capacity of the Mouda Super Thermal Power Station has reached 2,320 MW and […]
The MoP has issued over 3.8 million energy savings certificates (ESCerts) to designated consumers (DCs) under the first cycle of the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme. The ESCerts were issued on February 16, 2017 […]
US-based Westinghouse Electric Corporation (WEC) plans to go ahead with its proposal to build six nuclear reactors in Andhra Pradesh in partnership with Larsen & Toubro Limited. The recent decision of Toshiba Corporation, WEC’s Japanese […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released the Annual Generation Target 2017-18 report. As per the report, the CEA has fixed the generation target at 1,229.4 billion units (BUs) for 2017-18. About 78 per cent […]
The MoP is currently in talks with the Bihar government for procuring land for setting up the 4,000 MW Banka ultra mega power project in the state. In order to ensure a competitive cost of […]
The country’s solar power generation capacity crossed the 10,000 MW mark on March 10, 2017, recording an increase of over 300 per cent in less than three years. The milestone was achieved with NTPC Limited commissioning a […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Norwegian Centre of Expertise – Smart Energy Markets. The cooperation relates to fields of smart grid, capability development and other […]
NTPC Limited has commenced electricity generation from its 100 kWp floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at Kayamkulam in Kerala. The country’s largest floating solar plant is installed at NTPC’s Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant in […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commenced commercial operations at the first 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Yeramarus supercritical power plant in Karnataka. This is the highest-rated supercritical unit commissioned by BHEL so […]
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has decided to step in to resolve the issues plaguing Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited’s (RGPPL) 1,967 MW Dabhol gas-based power project in Maharashtra. It is expected to expedite […]
The MoP is in discussions with coal producers to finalise a framework for ensuring the quality of coal supply to power plants. It plans to take steps to encourage third-party sampling of coal. The MoP […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified the Methodology for Use Coal by States for Private Generating Stations under the policy on the Flexibilisation in Utilisation of Coal for Reducing Cost of Power Generation, which […]
The CERC has notified the draft Payment of Fees (First Amendment) Regulations, 2017. The draft amendment proposes a fee of Rs 25,000 per petition for a revision petition filed by any person against a district […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified the draft order for the determination of forbearance and floor prices of renewable energy certificates (RECs) for the control period starting April 1, 2017. The commission has […]
China-based Harbin Electric Corporation has awarded a contract to General Electric (GE) for providing gas turbines for the 650 MW Huadian Tianjin Junliangcheng VI gas combined-cycle power plant (CCPP). The 9HA gas turbine, credited to […]
GE has secured an order from Amandi Energy for supplying gas turbines with tri-fuel capabilities for a 200 MW CCPP in Aboadze, Ghana. The scope of the contract includes the supply of steam turbines, heat […]
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