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The share of renewable energy in India’s total installed capacity has increased from about 8 per cent in 2007-08 to over 13.5 per cent in 2014-15. This is set to go up further, with the […]

The contours of India’s energy security strategy have changed significantly over the past few years in light of the mounting concerns over the limited availability of fossil fuels and the national commitments to carbon emission […]

Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) has demerged some of its power generation and supply assets in Mumbai, Goa and Andhra Pradesh to its wholly owned subsidiary, Reliance Electric Generation and Supply Private Limited (REGSPL). To this […]

The Ministry of Power’s (MoP) regasified liquefied natural gas (R-LNG) auction scheme witnessed an unexpected outcome when gas-based power producers quoted sub-zero per unit bids in the latest round. The auction was conducted by MSTC […]

The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) was launched by the central government in November 2015 to facilitate the revival of the discoms, which have been struggling with losses and mounting debt. Within five months of […]

Rural electrification has been one of the key focus areas of the current government. The central government aims to electrify all villages by May 2018 and provide quality and reliable electricity to all households by […]

The Ministry of Coal (MoC) recently finalised the guidelines for the automatic coal linkage transfer policy to enable the seamless transfer of fuel from old thermal power plants (TPPs) that have been scrapped to new […]

The hydropower segment is back on the central government’s list of focus areas. Having given a push to the solar segment, the government now appears to be working on a policy overhaul for the hydro […]

The slew of reforms by the government in the power sector had raised industry expectations from the budget. It was anticipated that it would include key announcements that would benefit the sector. However, the budget […]

India is emerging as a frontrunner in developing interconnections with the South Asian Association for Regional Corporation (SAARC) member states for trading electricity. During the 18th SAARC summit held in Kathmandu, Nepal, in November 2014, […]

Reliance Power Limited (RPower) has had a mixed experience on the ultra mega power project (UMPP) front. After winning three out of four UMPPs awarded by the Ministry of Power between 2007 and 2009, the […]

The Indian grid has been growing in size and complexity over the years. Today, there is a national grid that operates on a single frequency, connecting all regions and enabling seamless power flow. Over the […]

Manipur’s electricity landscape is improving steadily, and prepaid meters are contributing significantly to this change. Starting with pilot installations in 2011, the government has so far connected nearly half of the 300,000 consumers in the […]

In December 2015, Parliament passed the Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which made changes to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. It expanded the scope of the latter to allow all PSUs to set up nuclear […]

In a bid to curb  pollution levels in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified revised emission standards for coal-based power plants, which are proposed to be implemented in a […]

After private players pulled out of the bidding process for the Bedabahal and Cheyyur ultra mega power projects (UMPPs), leading to the cancellation of the tendering process in 2015, the central government realised the need […]

On January 20, 2016, continuing the policy overhaul in the power sector, the cabinet approved the amendments to the Tariff Policy, 2006. Such comprehensive amendments have been made for the first time in a decade […]

Inadequate tariffs have been identified as the key reason for the weak financial position of the discoms. The interference of the state governments in tariff determination has been responsible for tariffs not being cost-reflective. While […]