The Northeast’s power system remains small and largely underdeveloped. Generation capacity in the region stands at less than 5 GW, as of March 2019. Capacity additions have been modest, with the region adding just about […]
The changing role of various energy sources in meeting the power demand is driving India’s energy transition. In the coming years, the share of renewables in the energy mix is expected to increase significantly leading […]
A number of countries in the world are undergoing an energy transition and have set targets for improving energy security, mitigating climate change, and creating a sustainable future. While coal is currently the mainstay of […]
India has committed itself to reducing its emissions intensity by 33-35 per cent by 2030 and to achieve this target, energy efficiency could potentially contribute almost 50 per cent share, according to official estimates. Given […]
The second round of auction for procuring 2,500 MW of power from coal-based gencos under the central government’s Pilot Scheme II was launched in April 2019. The auction, which was open for generation companies with […]
India aims to achieve 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. While this is expected to lower carbon emissions and help meet the growing energy demand, the integration of renewables into the grid […]
Biogas is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste/biomass sources such as agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant waste and distillery spent wash, besides other […]
It was a month of hectic policy action for the power sector. The government made two key policy announcements aimed at alleviating stress for both thermal and hydropower gencos. The cabinet approved the recommendations of […]
Coal is the most dominant fuel for power generation in India. However, while coal production has been growing, it has remained much below the demand, leading to increased imports. Owing to the shortage in domestic […]
Approved by the union cabinet on March 1, 2019, the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles II (FAME II) initiative is expected to give a shot in the arm to the country’s electric mobility […]
Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL), one of the four state discoms in Gujarat, was incorporated in 2003 post the unbundling of the erstwhile Gujarat Electricity Board. It caters to around 3.11 million consumers in […]
The clock is ticking fast for Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), with Brexit officially scheduled to take place on March 29, 2019, two years after the UK invoked Article 50 of the Treaty […]
Close on the heels of the March 2019 deadline for the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the government presented a note on the scheme’s three-year progress. Under the scheme, which was launched in November 2015 […]
The gas-based power sector has been under the weather. Of the 25 GW of installed gas-based capacity, over 14 GW is stranded due to the non-availability of domestic natural gas and unaffordable imported gas. As […]
Household electrification under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) is on the last leg of its journey, with around 27,000 households across Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh remaining to be electrified. Launched in September […]
Bhutan is one of India’s key cross-border energy trading partners. Over the years, the two countries have been engaged in bilateral trading, with India importing a significant quantum of power generated from Bhutan’s hydropower projects. […]
In a move that is expected to significantly open up the market for cross-border power trading, the government, in December 2018, issued new guidelines for the import/export of electricity, repealing the earlier guidelines issued in […]
The power sector in India is characterised by distortions due to cross-subsidy charges in electricity tariffs, use of traditional mining methods, and lack of quality and reliable power supply. These distortions have an economic cost, […]
Tightening its grip on coal-based power plants, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed penalties of up to Rs 50 million on plants not meeting the 100 per cent fly ash utilisation mandate. The order […]
Smart metering has been one of the key focus areas of the government towards reducing the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of discoms. It has received a major push through several policy initiatives including […]
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