The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has notified the revised retail supply tariffs for distribution licensees in the state for 2018-19 and 2019-20. The commission has notified a reduction of 5 to 7 per cent in […]
The Jammu & Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) has approved the formation of a joint venture (JV) between the central government and the Jammu & Kashmir government for the development of the 850 MW Ratle […]
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has appointed a mine operator for its Pachwara captive coal block in Jharkhand. The state utility which has given the contract to the Dilip Buildcon-VPR consortium expects to receive […]
The Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) is planning to set up a 600 MW pumped storage plant (PSP) near the Upper Indravati multi-purpose reservoir at an investment of Rs 30 billion funded by the International […]
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is planning to set up a district power development fund in all the districts in the state. The proposed fund will help finance the work on changing worn-out overhead […]
The MNRE has suggested to states to waive specific cess and taxes for small-hydro power (SHP) project developers for six years from the start of commercial operations. The ministry has also suggested to exempt SHPs […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has written to various state governments to ease the procedure for the implementation of renewable energy projects. It has removed the mandatory registration required for renewable energy […]
The MoF has suspended the imposition of safeguard duty on solar panels and modules imported from China and Malaysia till the writ petition challenging the imposition of the duty is disposed of by the Orissa […]
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to allot the 449 MW Duggar hydroelectric project to NHPC Limited. The project has been allotted on a build-own-operate transfer basis for a period of 70 years. It is […]
The Delhi government has approved a new solar scheme, Mukhyamantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Solar Yojana, for farmers in Delhi. As per the scheme, a maximum of a one-third surface area of the agricultural land can […]
The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has announced the rebidding of 500 MW of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) projects through competitive bidding. This comes after the state annulled the recent auction for […]
The Punjab government is planning to restart operations at two units of the 1,260 MW Ropar thermal power plant to meet the rising power demand in the state. The state cabinet had decided to shut […]
The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has signed an agreement with Singapore-based AG Dauters Company to set up a waste-to-energy plant in Ghazipur, New Delhi. About 3 acres of land adjacent to the Ghazipur landfill […]
The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (JREDA) has prepared a framework for the state’s solar rooftop policy for 2018, with the objective of achieving 500 MW of solar rooftop capacity by 2022. The policy, which […]
Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) has synchronised the seventh 800 MW unit of the Kothagudem Thermal Power Project Stage VII with the state grid. Commercial power production from the plant is expected to […]
The Odisha government has proposed to exit the PPAs signed with under-construction power plants of NTPC Limited on account of surplus power availability in the state. The state government has stated that the beneficiaries should […]
The Haryana government has approved the installation of 1 million smart meters in five districts – Panipat, Karnal, Panchkula, Faridabad and Gurugram. For the installation, an MoU will be signed between EESL and Haryana power […]
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the sale of Reliance Infrastructure Limited’s (RInfra) integrated Mumbai power business to Adani Transmission Limited. The total consideration of the deal is estimated at Rs 188 billion and […]
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has annulled the tender for 500 MW of wind projects. The capacity was tendered by GUVNL under Phase II of its programme for the procurement of wind power through […]
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) has awarded 250 MW of solar projects each to the Fortum Corporation and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), which will be developed in the Pavagada solar park in […]
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