Power

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has notified an average tariff hike of 8 per cent for retail supply tariffs for 2017-18. This is significantly lower than the 25 per cent hike sought by the […]

In the Ministry of Power’s Fifth Annual Integrated Rating of State Distribution Utilities (covering 41 discoms), Gujarat’s state discoms have retained the top position. In addition, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited has also moved to the […]

Solar power tariffs dropped to a record low of Rs 2.62 per unit in the auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India for the Bhadla Solar Park, Phase IV, in Rajasthan. The price is even […]

The Supreme Court has disallowed Tata Power Company Limited and Adani Power from charging compensatory tariffs on account of the Indonesian coal price hike issue with respect to the companies power plants in Mundra, Gujarat. […]

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has commissioned the second 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. With this, the total nuclear power capacity in the country has reached 6,780 […]

The central government has reportedly approved the setting up of the new Rail Development Authority (RDA) with a chairman and three members, with a term of five years. It can also engage experts from relevant […]

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a tariff hike of 55 per cent for 2017-18 for various categories of power consumers in the state. The new charges will be effective from April 1, 2017. […]

Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura have joined the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). With this, a total of 26 states have become a part of the scheme. UDAY will accrue net benefits of Rs 41.78 […]

IR has agreed to continue to purchase 500 MW of power from Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited’s (RGPPL) gas-based Dabhol power plant at a rate of Rs 5.50 per kWh starting April 1, 2017, for […]

The MoEFCC’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has deferred the forest clearance for the 3,097 MW Etalin hydroelectric project in Dibang valley, Arunachal Pradesh. The FAC found major inadequacies in the environmental impact assessment report as […]

As per the Central Electricity Authority, India has become a net exporter of electricity for the first time. During April 2016 to February 2017, the country exported around 5,798 MUs to the neighbouring countries of […]

The country’s solar power generation capacity crossed the 10,000 MW mark on March 10, 2017, recording an over 300 per cent increase in less than three years. The milestone was achieved as NTPC commissioned a […]

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has commissioned Pole I of the ±800 kV Champa-Kurukshetra high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. Along with the commercial operation of Pole I, the company has also commissioned […]

NTPC Limited’s installed capacity has crossed the 50,000 MW mark. The utility recently commissioned the 660 MW second unit of the 1,320 MW Mouda Super Thermal Power Station, Stage II, in Maharashtra, the 250 MW […]

The Ministry of Power has issued over 3.8 million energy saving certificates (ESCerts) to designated consumers (DCs) under the first cycle of the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme. The ESCerts were issued on February […]

Adani Power Limited’s Unit 4 (330 MW) of the 4,620 MW Mundra coal-based power plant in Gujarat has created a national record by running continuously for 600 days and generating 4,142.56 units of electricity. NTPC’s […]

The Sikkim government has signed an MoU with the central government under the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). Sikkim will earn an overall net benefit of about Rs 2.07 billion through the scheme by way of cheaper […]

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has secured the 765 kV System Strengthening Scheme in Eastern Region XVIII under tariff-based competitive bidding. The letter of intent was awarded to the company on February 21, 2017. […]

NTPC Limited has commenced coal mining at its Pakri Barwadih coal mine in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The company flagged off the first rake of coal from the mine on February 16, 2017. The mine will have […]

The Expert Appraisal Committee under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended green clearances for the 3,097 MW Etalin hydroelectric project (HEP) in Arunachal Pradesh and the 1,860 MW Sawalkote HEP in […]