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 […]
The State Grid Corporation of China has put into operation the ±800 kV ultra high voltage direct current (UHVDC) Jiuquan-Hunan transmission line project. The project entailed the construction of a 2,370 km long, ±800 kV […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide $100 million for the 720 MW Karot run-of-the-river hydropower plant on the Jhelum river in Pakistan. It is one of the country’s largest renewable energy projects in the […]
Pakistan’s Ministry of Water and Power has commenced operations at the 220 kV Chishtian grid station near Bahawalnagar. Work on the substation and the 88 km long transmission line has been carried out by National […]
Pakistan’s Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved the conversion of the existing 220 kV substations to gas-insulated switchgear (GIS)-based substations at a cost of PKR 32 billion in Pakistan. Approval has been […]
The Toshiba Plant Systems and Services Corporation (TPSC) in cooperation with its subsidiaries, TPSC Engineering of Malaysia and TPSC from Thailand, has won a contract for the construction of a 150 MW coal-fired power plant […]
The Israel Electric Corporation has selected Schneider Electric’s predictive asset analytics software, AvantisPRiSM, to monitor 4,100 MW of combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) at 11 units across seven sites. The software will be the centre of […]
A consortium consisting of Japan-based Marubeni Corporation and China-based Jinko Solar has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement to sell power generated from the 1,177 MW (DC) photovoltaic plant to the Abu Dhabi Water and […]
The UAE-based Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has proposed to construct 97 new 132/11 kV substations by 2020, at a projected cost of AED 10 billion. The new substations will be located at Hassyan, […]
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