The Minisry of Power (MoP) has launched the MERIT (Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency) portal for power procurement, developed jointly by the MoP, Power System Operation Corporation Limited and […]
The CEA has projected a peak surplus of 6.8 per cent and energy surplus of 8.8 per cent for 2017-18 in its recent Load Generation Balance Report 2017-18. A capacity addition of 13,405 MW comprising […]
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has stated that Eastern Coalfields Limited’s Rajmahal Opencast Project (OCP) will continue to supply coal to NTPC Limited’s 2,100 MW Kahalgaon and 2,340 MW Farakka TPPs throughout 2017. The statement […]
NTPC has awarded the mine developer-cum-operator contract for its Dulanga coal mine in Odisha. In addition, the company is soon likely to begin production at the eastern quarry of the Pakri-Barwadih coal mine in Jharkhand. […]
NTPC Limited has set up charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) at its offices in Noida and Delhi. The move is aimed at promoting clean transportation and is expected to eventually boost the power demand. […]
The expert forest panel of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has deferred clearance to the 600 MW Tawang hydroelectric project (HEP) Stage I until a study is conducted on it, as […]
The Indian government has signed a general framework agreement and a credit protocol with its Russian counterpart for setting up units 5 and 6 of the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu. The […]
The central government has imposed a one-year ban on 71 companies providing solar panels. The government has removed them from the panel and the reason cited for the same is that the companies had failed […]
The central government has reportedly decided to provide a Rs 160 billion bailout package to the hydropower sector. The bailout package will provide a 4 per cent interest subvention to projects with a total capacity […]
The MoP is in the process of formulating a plan along with financial institutions and NTPC Limited to bail out stressed thermal power projects (TPPs). While banks will take over stressed power assets, NTPC has […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released the region-wise implementation plan for flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) installation wherein it has provided a two-to five-year relaxation to over 300 TPPs from adhering to the new emission […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) is at an advanced stage of finalising the revised guidelines for group captive power plants (CPPs). The new guidelines are likely to change the definition of ownership of the group […]
The central government has constituted the National Board for Electric Mobility (NBEM). The board will promote electric mobility and manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicles and their components in the country. Key functions of the […]
NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited (NTECL) has issued a notice for suspending power supply to Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka, owing to the non-payment of outstanding dues totalling Rs 13.88 billion. NTECL will curtail […]
In a recent bidding of NTPC’s 250 MW Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park in Karnataka, Solairedirect has emerged as the winner after quoting a tariff of Rs 3.15 per unit, the lowest so far. The […]
Indian and Bangladeshi companies have signed agreements worth $9 billion to strengthen their partnership in the energy sector. The deals include a facility agreement between the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (promoted by the Bangladesh Power […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the second 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Yeramarus supercritical power station in Karnataka. The first unit of the coal-based project was commissioned by BHEL in March […]
NHPC Limited has successfully spun the first 400 MW unit of the 800 MW Parbati hydroelectric project Stage II in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Additional tests for the unit are in progress. NHPC diverted the water […]
The Damodar Valley Corporation’s (DVC) board will invest Rs 10.94 billion in developing the Khagra Joydev coal block in Birbhum, West Bengal. The coal block has a reserve capacity of 103 mt. Once developed, the […]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5.91 billion on Coal India Limited (CIL) on account of discriminatory fuel supply agreement (FSA) conditions forced by it on power producers for […]
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