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 […]
The MoP has issued guidelines for the procurement of power for the medium term through the competitive and transparent bidding process from power stations set up on a finance own-operate basis. The application of the […]
NITI Aayog is expected to introduce the State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which will rank states based on energy efficiency. The ranking is likely to be in place by mid-2017. NITI Aayog has reportedly roped in […]
The CCEA has approved the enhancement of capacity of solar parks from 20,000 MW to 40,000 MW under the Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects. The enhanced capacity will […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved SJVN Limited’s Rs 57.24 billion 900 MW Arun-III hydropower project in Nepal. The project is expected to achieve financial closure by September 2017. SJVN secured the […]
According to the Economic Survey for 2016-17, India has attained the fourth position globally in terms of installed wind power capacity after China, the US and Germany. A capacity addition of 14.3 GW of grid-connected […]
The central government has allocated funds worth Rs 138.81 billion to the MoP under the Union Budget 2017-18, an increase of 32.5 per cent over Rs 104.76 billion (revised) allocated during 2016-17. The allocations for […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has extended the timeline for the Central Electricity Authority’s (CEA) advisory for inviting bids for boilers and turbine generators for supercritical units by central/state sector power generating companies. The ministry […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the draft regulations for tariff determination from renewable energy sources and cross-border trade of electricity. The former regulations provide proposed tariff norms for the next control period […]
The National Electricity Transmission Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned power utility Saudi Electricity Company, has signed an MoU with Swiss-based Pfisterer to develop Saudi Arabia’s transmission sector. As per the MoU, Pfisterer will […]
United Arab Emirates’ Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) has proposed to construct three 132 kV and five 33 kV stations during 2017. The stations will help to meet the growing demand for electricity due […]
State-owned Egyptian Electricity Holding Company EEHC has proposed to borrow EGP 10 billion from the banking sector to finance its expansion plans in the fields of transmission and distribution. The company is likely to approach […]
Elsewedy Electric and the National Contracting Company (NCC) have won a contract worth EGP 4.19 billion to implement three electricity lines in Upper Egypt. Elsewedy Electric will implement two lines, the 180 km Akhmim-Sohag and […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed two loan agreements worth $150 million with Sri Lanka’s state-owned power utility, the Ceylon Electricity Board, for the Green Power Development and Energy Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche […]
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has recently been awarded high voltage substation and transmission line contracts. A contract worth $10.5 million has been awarded to Precise System and Project Company Limited for the construction […]
The Southern Vietnam Power Projects Management Board has commenced operations at the 220/110 kV Vung Tau substation at an estimated cost of VND 171 billion. The project involved the construction of the 220/110 kV outdoor […]
South Korea-based LS Cable & System has won a KRW 124.3 billion cable supply contract for the first land-based HVDC power grid system in Seoul in South Korea. The ±500 kV HVDC link will connect […]
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