The BES 2026 session titled, “Financing Global Power Transition: Converting ambition into bankable projects”, explored the critical shift from technological challenges to the urgent need for massive financial mobilisation and robust investment ecosystems in the […]
India’s power sector is undergoing a period of rapid transition, driven by rising electricity demand, large-scale renewable energy integration and the need to improve the financial sustainability of utilities. In this evolving landscape, electricity regulators […]
India’s short-term power market maintained its upward trajectory in 2024-25, driven by higher demand, new technologies and supportive policies, which have improved liquidity, flexibility and market access for discoms, generators and open access consumers. The […]
Virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) are an important tool for accelerating renewable energy adoption, driving the decarbonisation of commercial and industrial operations, and supporting organisations in achieving their renewable energy goals. They are particularly relevant […]
Vivek Kumar Dewangan, chairman and managing director, REC Limited, spoke to Power Line about the key achievements of the company in the past one year or so, its key priorities and future plans. He also […]
In a significant development, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected the Ministry of Power’s (MoP) plea, seeking a reprieve for the power sector from the RBI guidelines issued in February this year. At […]
Industrial consumers have various options to meet their power procurement needs. To begin with, they have for a long time relied on grid-connected power from discoms and account for a significant 42 per cent of […]
Financing activity in the power sector remained subdued in the past year. Although the sector has showed some improvement owing to several government initiatives such as the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the Integrated Power […]
Several leadership changes have taken place in the power sector over the past 12 months. The foremost among these was the appointment of a new minister for the sector. Raj Kumar Singh took over the […]
State-run power sector infrastructure financing company Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has come a long way since it was established in 1969. From an initial mandate of energising pumpsets, REC has expanded its activities significantly to […]
PFC sanctions Rs 91.28 billion loan to Tamil Nadu utilities The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 91.28 billion to provide financial assistance to power utilities in Tamil Nadu. The company […]
The Himalayan state of Sikkim witnessed the commissioning of the 1,200 MW Teesta Stage III (Teesta III) project, the state’s largest hydropower project, in the beginning of 2017. Located on the river Teesta, the project […]
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