Three companies have won the contract to build and operate the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh. In the reverse auctions, the first-year solar tariff bids reached a record low of […]
China Southern Power Grid International (CSPGI) has submitted a proposal to build, own and operate power transmission networks totallingRs 27.73 billion in response to bids invited by the central government. Bids were invited for three […]
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has extended the ban on the 750 MW Badarpur thermal power station. The 40-year-old plant resumed its operations from February 1, 2017 after remaining closed since November 2016. However, it […]
The Arunachal Pradesh government intends to revive the 2,000 MW Subansiri HEP located at the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The project, being developed by NHPC Limited, is stalled since December 2011 following the protests by anti-dam […]
The 1,200 MW Teesta III hydropower project in Sikkim is expected to be fully completed by March 2017. Power from the project is likely to be evacuated by May 2017. Out of the six units […]
The Jammu & Kashmir government has directed the state’s Power Development Department to terminate the power purchase agreement signed with GVK Developmental Projects Private Limited for the 850 MW Ratle HEP. Reportedly, GVK has abandoned […]
The Andhra Pradesh government has awarded 600 MW of imported coal-based capacity at a tariff of Rs 4.5 per unit in a recent Case I bidding round. Meenakshi Power and Simhapuri Energy have secured 200 […]
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) is set to introduce a multi-year tariff (MYT) regime in the state for a control period of three years beginning 2017-18. The PSERC intends to determine the tariff […]
The central government is planning to withdraw subsidy schemes for the solar power generation segment forincentivising competitive bidding in the sector as the tariff has now become market determined. The government is planning to directly […]
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited is in the final stages of negotiations with Russian companies for establishing two nuclear units at Kudankulam (Units 5 and 6) in Tamil Nadu. The general framework agreement for […]
The MoEFCC is likely to extend the December 2017 deadline regarding stricter emission norms for coal-based power plants. The MoP has reportedly taken up the issue with the MoEFCC as domestic capacity for manufacturing emission […]
The Indian and Nepalese governments are planning to build new cross-border transmission projects to trade power from upcoming hydroelectric projects (HEPs) in Nepal. The new transmission projects under consideration include the Butwal (Nepal)-Gorakhpur (India) line, […]
The MoP is planning to standardise the methodology for the calculation of commercial losses by April 2017. A report in this context is currently under review by the CEA. Currently, the state distribution companies compute […]
Powergrid is likely to invest over Rs 1 trillion in the transmission sector in the next five years. The company intends to complete the construction of 4,750 km of transmission lines, seven substations and 14,000 […]
A committee constituted by the MoP has recommended lowering tariffs for heavy users to encourage electricity consumption. The committee, comprising the chairman of the CEA and secretary of the CERC, among others, which was set […]
An audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has indicated that the structural fuel management inefficiencies at NTPC’s coal-based power plants, has led to an increase in fuel cost and thereby, the […]
NTPC is planning to set up cement manufacturing units with capacity of 1 mtpa or above in the vicinity of its TPPs. The company recently issued an expression of interest seeking partners for the proposed […]
NTPC has commenced mining coal from its Pakri-Barwadih coal mine at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. The company flagged off the first rake of coal from the mine on February 16, 2017. The mine has a total […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has been awarded the 765 kV System Strengthening Scheme in Eastern Region XVIII under tariff-based competitive bidding. The letter of intent was awarded to the company on February […]
The MoP is unlikely to extend the Scheme for Utilisation of Stranded Gas-based Generation Capacity, which is due to expire in March 2017. The ministry believes that alternative long-term solutions need to be devised for […]
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