Wet limestone flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems have been selected for their efficiency and low running cost by almost all power companies in India for removing sulphur dioxide from flue gas and complying with the […]
Power utilities in India have done their job throughout the Covid-19 crisis by keeping the lights on without interruption. But like players in other industries, they are facing several challenges. At the beginning of the […]
Over the years, the power distribution segment has been plagued with issues such as weak financial performance, high operational losses and poor customer service. Private participation has often been suggested as the solution for all […]
With the growing integration of renewables and a changing energy mix, the role of coal-based generation is evolving in the Indian power sector. While these plants were the main source of stable baseload power to […]
The power procurement strategies of distribution utilities are undergoing a structural change as they increasingly encounter challenges with long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs). For a long time, discoms have relied on multi-decade-long PPAs, with a […]
The demand for green energy continues to grow in India as well as globally, as countries focus on mitigating climate change. The coronavirus pandemic is further driving countries to look at sustainable ways of meeting […]
Over the years, complexities involving the environmental clearance process for power projects, especially hydro, have remained a key matter of policy discourse and are often cited as one of the most challenging aspects in timely […]
The lack of right of way (RoW) is perhaps the most pressing, long-standing problem for transmission system developers. While developers have taken steps to overcome RoW challenges by deploying advanced design and technology options for […]
In a key recent development, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has advised public transmission major Power Grid Corporation of India (Powergrid) to hive off its operations as the central transmission utility (CTU) into a separate […]
The South Asian region is characterised by a huge hydropower generation potential, with many countries offering opportunities for the export and import of hydropower. While India is coal dominated at present, it is moving towards […]
Private participation is often regarded as the panacea for all the issues plaguing the power distribution segment – weak financial performance, high operational losses and poor customer service. Over the years, two modes of private […]
In a major mishap a boiler explosion took place at state-run power major NLC India Limited’s power generation unit in July, leading to worker fatalities. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. However, […]
The union government announced a series of economic measures and a Rs 20 trillion stimulus package under the AtmaNirbharAbhiyaan to revive the Covid-battered economy. The package includes a mega Rs 900 billion liquidity injection for […]
India’s utility-scale solar parks have proved to be a successful model, withstanding many policy hurdles and implementation issues. Many of the solar parks in the country have a capacity of over 1 GW and are […]
This month saw the roll-out of a key reform that is expected to open up an important sector to competition. In June 2020, the coal ministry released a list of 41 coal mines to be […]
The Indian power sector achieved a milestone on June 1, 2020, with the introduction of the real-time market (RTM) for electricity trading. The RTM platform provides buyers and sellers an organised platform for power trading […]
In a move to sell assets and become debt-free, Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) has put up its 51 per cent stake in the Delhi power distribution business up for sale. RInfra is looking for buyers […]
The country is moving towards its target of 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022 and 450 GW by 2030, and the availability of flexible resources is key to the grid integration of this capacity. […]
Over the past few years, China has been making planned efforts to achieve its energy transition goals. Today, renewable energy accounts for 21 per cent of the country’s electricity generation capacity, as compared to 8.8 […]
Last month, the government unveiled a series of economic measures as part of a mega Rs 20 trillion stimulus package, Atma Nirbhar Abhiyaan, to revive the economy hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the 15 […]
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