One of the most pressing concerns for India’s e-mobility plans has been the lack of easy availability of public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs). Lending clarity on the future roadmap for EV charging, the […]
Reducing emissions from coal-based power plants has been one of the key focus areas of the government. To this end, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) had in December 2015 come out […]
As economies across the globe scale up their efforts to tackle global warming in order to deliver on the promises made under the Paris Agreement, a new report released by the Energy Transmission Commission (ETC) […]
Spain generated about 33.7 per cent of its power from renewables in 2017, with wind being the prime contributor. Across Europe, it ranked sixth in renewable power generation. According to Spanish electricity grid operator Red […]
On December 6, 2018, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave in-principle approval for the sale of central government’s 52.63 per cent stake in REC Limited (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited) to the Power […]
The absence of a hydropower policy that comprehensively addresses the woes of this segment has been one of the biggest areas of contention for the industry. As a result, growth in the segment has been […]
Private transmission companies have time and again raised concerns regarding the lack of a level-playing field in the segment. According to industry estimates, since the introduction of competitive bidding in 2011, of the 101 transmission […]
After a long lull, there is some visibility on the power purchase agreement (PPA) front for power gencos. In October this year, the first round of PPAs were signed under the government’s medium-term power procurement […]
In a move that could be a potential game changer for the power sector, the government recently released the draft Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2018, which seeks to fill the gaps in the existing framework and […]
As the April 2019 deadline for household electrification under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) draws nearer, the government is pulling out all the stops to ensure that the targets are met. […]
A significant growth in coal production in the past few years has necessitated the setting up of adequate logistical infrastructure for loading, handling and transporting coal. Over 65 per cent of coal is currently transported […]
Capacity addition by renewable energy sources continues to outpace that by conventional sources. In 2017-18, about 11,788 MW of renewable energy capacity was added against 9,505 MW by conventional sources including thermal, hydro and nuclear […]
The sector appears to be consolidating the gains from recent reforms. Demand, which had been playing spoilsport, is now showing signs of recovery. Also, helped by the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the aggregate technical […]
India’s power transmission segment is growing at an unprecedented pace mainly due to the thrust provided by the recent policy and regulatory developments as well as the government’s initiatives. The pace of expansion is expected […]
The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) has been one of the biggest initiatives taken by the government to improve the efficiency of the power distribution companies reeling from financial losses. After almost three years of […]
Despite a significant improvement in its overall performance, the power distribution segment continues to face challenges such as high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) and financial losses, inadequate tariffs, unconnected and unmetered consumers. Several ongoing […]
Power system and market reforms in India are essentially being driven by the large-scale integration of renewable energy into the grid. The country aims to achieve 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. The […]
The government’s continued focus on solar and wind capacity addition has led to a remarkable increase in renewables’ share in the country’s power mix. The share of renewables in the total generation mix rose from […]
In recent months, coal availability at thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country has been under pressure owing to an interplay of various factors. These include evacuation constraints, a sudden increase in coal demand and […]
Nuclear power provides an ideal solution to India’s twin challenges of meeting a huge energy requirement and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Nuclear reactors can provide stable baseload power at optimum costs, which is not […]
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