Power

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified the methodology for operationalising the policy for providing flexibility in the utilisation of domestic coal, which was approved by the cabinet in May 2016. The CEA has outlined […]

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has disallowed compensatory tariff for Adani Power Limited’s (APL) 3,300 MW Tiroda coal-based plant in Maharashtra and 1,320 MW Kawai coal-based plant in Rajasthan. Compensatory tariff is a tool […]

The CEA has directed power utilities (generation, transmission and distribution) to source locally made equipment through a competitive bidding process for government-funded projects. Further, it has stated that in case the equipment is not available […]

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has connected the 1,200 kV substation at Bina in Madhya Pradesh to the national grid. The project consists of two 1,200 kV bays with 1,200 kV single-circuit and […]

The CERC has issued a suo motu order pertaining to the operation of a 24×7 round-the-clock intra-day/contingency market (extended market session) on power exchanges. In the order, the commission has reviewed the functioning of the […]

Jhabua Power Limited (JBL), a subsidiary of Avantha Power and Infrastructure Limited, has commissioned the 600 MW Jhabua TPP at Seoni in Madhya Pradesh. BHEL was the principal contractor for the plant.

The Maharashtra government and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) have refused to pay the termination fee for the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with Reliance Power Limited for the 4,000 MW Tilaiya ultra mega […]

The MoP has released the Report of the Technical Committee on Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy, Need for Balancing, Deviation Settlement Mechanism. The committee has laid down a 15-point action plan for facilitating large-scale […]

Coal India Limited has removed part of the levies on the supply of higher grades of coal – G2-G5 grades – with a gross calorific value between 6,100 kCal per kg and 6,700 kCal per […]

Uttarakhand and Kerala have undertaken the procurement of 150 MW of power each, on a short-term basis, through the Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price (DEEP) e-bidding and e-reverse auction portal launched by the Ministry of […]

The cabinet has allowed flexibility in the utilisation of domestic coal. Long-term coal linkages of individual state generating stations and individual central generating stations will be clubbed and assigned to states or the state-nominated agency […]

NTPC Limited, through its subsidiary NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited, has supplied unrequisitioned surplus power from the 840 MW Dadri Stage I thermal power plant (TPP) in Uttar Pradesh to Gujarat Urja Vitaran Nigam Limited […]

NHPC Limited has commissioned the second 40 MW unit of the 160 MW Teesta Low Dam hydroelectric plant (HEP) Stage IV at Darjeeling in West Bengal. The first unit of the HEP was commissioned in […]

Hindustan Powerprojects Private Limited (HPPPL) has commissioned the second 600 MW unit at its 2,520 MW coal-based Anuppur power plant in Madhya Pradesh. With this, the 1,200 MW Phase I of the plant stands fully […]

Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) has commissioned the fifth 500 MW unit at the 3,340 MW Chandrapur superthermal  power plant (STPP) in Maharashtra. With this, the TPP stands fully commissioned. The commissioned unit […]

Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) has commissioned the fifth 500 MW unit of the 3,340 MW Chandrapur super TTP in Maharashtra. With the commissioning of the unit, which is part of the 1,000 […]

GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited has commissioned the second 270 MW unit of the 540 MW Goindwal Sahib coal-based plant at Tarn Taran in Punjab. With this, the TPP stands fully commissioned. BHEL was the […]

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has commissioned a 600 MW unit of the 1,200 MW coal-based Singareni TPP at Adilabad in Telangana. With this, SCCL has diversified into the power generation business. Bharat Heavy Electricals […]

The Rajasthan government has signed a Program Implementing Entity Agreement with the World Bank for a $250 million credit line from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the First Programmatic Electricity Distribution Reform […]

The MoP has launched two new schemes – the National Energy Efficient Agriculture Pumps Programme (NEEAPP) and the National Energy Efficient Fan Programme (NEEFP). These schemes will be implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited. Under […]