The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has notified a reduction in retail supply tariffs across different consumer categories to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. For Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, the commission has approved […]
Coal India Limited (CIL) has decided to ease payment terms for its customers, particularly those in the power sector, and be lenient in dealing with defaults. It will also accept usance letters of credit, also […]
The central government is working on a package to offer loans to state discoms to help them clear dues of gencos to prevent blackouts as the projects face a severe liquidity crisis. The MoP is […]
In line with the MoP’s directions, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reduced the rate for LPS payable by discoms to power generators from 1.5 per cent per month to 1 per cent per […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has clarified that discoms will continue to be obligated to pay for power within 45 days of a bill being presented. The clarification comes after misconceptions regarding the MoP’s order […]
The country’s power consumption has declined by 7.7 per cent to 100.13 BUs in March 2020 as compared to 109 BUs in March 2019, mainly on account of lower commercial and industrial demand due to […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a directive to the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), NTPC Limited and state government departments to remove the tariff cap in renewable energy project […]
The power minister has dedicated 11 renewable energy management centres (REMCs) to the country. Set up under the Green Energy Corridors programme, the REMCs equipped with artificial intelligence-based forecasting and scheduling tools will provide greater […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has finalised two schemes to procure 4,000 MW from stranded gas-based power plants. One of the schemes entails procuring 2,000 MW from gas-based plants through an auction and bundling it […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed a draft scheme for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power from renewable energy projects, complemented with power from coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs). The MNRE has proposed a […]
The MoP has invited bids from companies for setting up transmission infrastructure to evacuate power from renewable energy projects aggregating 2,500 MW in Tamil Nadu and 2,000 MW in Gujarat. In Tamil Nadu, the transmission system is to be set […]
PTC India Limited has been selected as the aggregator for the MoP’s 2,500 MW power procurement scheme Phase II. Under the scheme, medium-term power purchase agreements (three years) will be signed with stressed TPPs. PFC […]
NTPC Limited has commissioned the first 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Darlipali super thermal power project in Sundargarh district, Odisha. With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC Limited and the NTPC Group […]
NLC India Limited has commissioned the 500 MW Unit 1 of the 1,000 MW New Neyveli lignite-based TPP in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. This is the first time in the country that a thermal […]
The Delhi government has released the latest draft of the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019. Under the policy, the government is targeting 500,000 new electric vehicle (EV) registrations in Delhi. The policy aims to bring […]
Tata Power Company Limited has secured the distribution licence for the Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU) for Rs 1.75 billion. Tata Power recently received the letter of intent from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory […]
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited has partnered with Power Ledger, a blockchain-based renewable energy trader, and launched trials for a P2P energy trading platform. The platform will allow residents with rooftop solar installations to sell excess […]
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a pilot project for peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions of power from rooftop solar systems using blockchain-based technology. Under this pilot project, the fees for the blockchain technology will […]
The country’s power demand declined by 4.3 per cent in November 2019 over that recorded in the same month last year, representing the fourth straight month of decline. The electricity demand reduced to 94.6 BUs […]
CIL has allowed inter-plant coal transfer to independent power producers (IPPs) to use contracted coal at any plant run by the same group. Accordingly, an IPP that owns two different plants and has two separate […]
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