Power

Reliance-owned power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) are likely to undertake purchase of 700 MW of renewable power through an online reverse auction. The discoms plan to […]

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has finalised purchase of 500 MW of power per month beginning January 2016 through a reverse e-auction mechanism. Tata Power Company Limited, PTC India Limited and Adani […]

 Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TPGCL) has commissioned the 600 MW Stage II Kakatiya coal-based plant at Warangal. The first 500 MW unit of the plant was commissioned in 2010. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited was […]

  Sterlite Grid Limited (SGL) has commissioned a transmission project linked to the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP). The RAPP transmission project, comprising a 200 km, 400 kV double-circuit transmission line is the first transmission […]

The CCEA has approved the scaling up of the budget for the implementation of grid-connected rooftop systems from Rs 6 billion to Rs 50 billion over a period of five years up to 2019-20 under […]

The central government has directed power utilities to undertake power purchases through a reverse auction mechanism. The buyer would set the maximum price for the quantum of power to be purchased for time periods ranging […]

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MEFCC) has notified the revised emission standards for coal-based power plants. Broadly, the new standards are aimed at reducing the emission of particulate matter 10 to 0.98 […]

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has released draft guidelines for awarding imported coal-based 4,000 MW of ultra mega power projects (UMPP). The guidelines propose pass-through of variations in case of both reductions and escalations in […]

Parliament has passed the Atomic Energy Amendment Bill, 2015. The bill has expanded the scope for participation in the setting up of nuclear power plants to include JV companies formed between Nuclear Power Corporation of […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has accorded approval for the allotment of coal mines to central and state public sector undertakings (PSUs) for commercial mining. The cabinet has essentially done away with end-use […]