GE Power India has secured an order worth Rs 1.42 billion from NTPC for supply and installation of a low nitrogen oxide (NOx) combustion system for 10 GW of thermal power plant capacity across the […]
GE T&D India Limited has secured an order worth $21 million (Rs 1.5 billion) to execute a grid modernisation project from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited, as part of the utility’s roadmap to implement […]
Coal India Limited’s (CIL) coal production has increased by 7 per cent to 606.9 mt in 2018-19 vis-à-vis 567.4 mt in 2017-18. However, the production was lower than the MoU target of 610 mt set […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an advisory against procuring solar photovoltaic modules from two Chinese solar equipment suppliers – China Sunergy (CSUN) and CEEG (Shanghai) Solar Science Technology Company Limited. […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has collaborated with EDF International Networks (EDF IN) to roll out 5 million smart meters in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh by 2020. The smart metering contract has been jointly awarded […]
NTPC Limited has commenced commercial operations of the 660 MW unit 2 of the 1,320 MW Solapur Super Thermal Power Station (STPS) in Maharashtra and the first 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Gadarwara […]
The Supreme Court of India has quashed the February 12, 2018 circular for resolution of stressed assets issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was challenged by various power companies. The circular required […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified the Tariff Regulations, 2019. The regulations will come into force from April 1, 2019 and remain effective for five years up to March 31, 2024. The commission […]
The CCEA has approved the Ministry of Power’s (MoP) proposal to include large hydro projects (above 25 MW) under the aegis of renewable energy. Separate hydropower purchase obligations (HPOs) for large hydro projects (commissioned after […]
The CCEA has allowed coal block allocatees the flexibility to sell 25 per cent of their coal output in the open market on payment of additional premium. The committee has approved the methodology for allowing […]
The CCEA has approved the launch of the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme with central aid of Rs 344.22 billion to provide financial and water security to farmers through harnessing solar energy […]
The CCEA has approved the launch of the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme with central aid of Rs 344.22 billion to provide financial and water security to farmers through harnessing solar energy […]
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has launched the Super-Efficient Air Conditioning Programme for residential and institutional consumers in the areas served by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) in Delhi. Under the scheme, EESL will distribute […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued guidelines for minimum local content in equipment for new thermal, hydro and transmission projects in line with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017, issued […]
The MoP has introduced the Pilot Scheme-II to facilitate procurement of 2,500 MW of power for three years from gencos that have coal-based power plants which are already commissioned but lack a power purchase agreement […]
The MoP has issued a notice directing all pithead generating stations to maximise electricity production owing to the increase in power demand expected in the next few months till the monsoons. Consequently, coal and rake […]
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) and the MoP have agreed to the proposals submitted by the cabinet secretary P.K. Sinha-led panel. Accordingly, the MoC is likely to float a cabinet note soon to amend SHAKTI […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a suo moto order on security constrained economic despatch (SCED) of inter-state generating stations on a pan-India basis. Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has been directed […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has notified the draft CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019, for the control period 2019-24. The CERC has proposed several changes in the draft regulations to align […]
The CERC has issued a discussion paper on “Market-Based Economic Dispatch of Electricity: Re-designing of Day-Ahead Market in India”. The commission has proposed a market-based economic dispatch model which entails the functioning of the electricity […]
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