Power

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission has signed an MoU with the Korea Electric Power Corporation to undertake a feasibility study for reducing distribution losses of state discoms. The report is likely to be submitted […]

Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL) has commissioned a 1,040 MW coal-based power plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The plant has two units of 520 MW each. The project, with a cost of $1.25 billion, […]

The CCEA has accorded approval to Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) for the setting up of the 1,980 MW Ghatampur coal-based plant in Uttar Pradesh. Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited, a joint venture (JV) between NLC […]

The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has released a report on the operational study of ten selected discoms where aggregate technical and commercial losses have reduced in the last five years. The discoms studied are Eastern […]

The committee constituted by the MoP to undertake the review of standard bidding documents (SBD) for the procurement of transmission services under tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) has submitted its recommendations. The recommendations pertain to the […]

The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has released a new policy framework relating to long-term coal supply linkages. As per the framework, coal linkages will be assigned to states/state-nominated agencies which would then invite competitive bids […]

The MoP has directed the Central Electricity Authority to ensure that renovation and modernisation (R&M) expenditure undertaken for old thermal power plants (TPPs) does not exceed 50 per cent of their initial cost. Further, the […]

Odisha’s state-level green panel has accorded Stage I forest clearance to Orissa Integrated Power Limited (OIPL) for setting up the 4,000 MW Sundargarh UMPP at Bedabahal. The panel has accorded approval for diverting 17.02 hectares […]

Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUNL), a joint venture (JV) company of NTPC Limited and Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited, has commissioned the second 195 MW unit at the 390 MW Muzaffarpur thermal power […]

Three states – Mizoram, Jammu & Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh – as well as three union territories (UTs) – Delhi, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli – have committed to participate in the […]

The Ministry of Coal has issued a show cause notice to Reliance Power Limited (RPL) seeking an explanation for delays in the development of coal blocks associated with the 400 MW Tilaiya ultra mega power […]

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Centre Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) has signed an MoU with Coal India Limited, Singareni Collieries Company Limited and power utilities to undertake quality analysis of coal […]

CESC Limited has signed a power distribution franchisee agreement with Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited to supply power in Kota and Bharatpur in Rajasthan for a period of 20 years. CESC will invest Rs 1.5 […]

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has released the State Distribution Utilities Fourth Annual Integrated Rating Report covering 40 discoms. Three state discoms of Gujarat (Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited, Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited and […]

The central government has extended the deadline for states to participate in the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) from March 2016 to March 2017. Under UDAY, state governments will be able to take over 75 […]

Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) has commissioned a 250 MW unit of the 1,300 MW Parli coal-based plant at Beed in Maharashtra. The commissioned unit is the eighth unit of the TPP. BHEL […]

Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited (LPGCL) has commissioned the third 660 MW unit of the 1,980 MW Lalitpur coal-based power plant at Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh. With this, the plant stands fully commissioned. BHEL was […]

Raichur Power Corporation Limited (RPCL), a JV of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited and BHEL, has commissioned the first 800 MW supercritical unit of the 1,600 MW Yeramarus thermal power station (TPS) at Raichur in Karnataka. […]

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the third amendment to the CERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations, 2014. In the amendment, the commission has revised the methodology for  computation of charges […]

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 […]