Includes articles on the power sector in India across the generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy segments.
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The various policy initiatives announced by the Ministry of Power for the hydropower sector in March 2019, including renewable energy status for hydro projects and financial aid for developing supporting infrastructure, are expected to provide […]
In a major positive development, Tata Power has emerged as the successful bidder for the acquisition of the Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU), the largest state-owned discom in Odisha, and secured the distribution […]
The power sector is in the midst of a demand slowdown that is threatening all stakeholders. Electricity demand reduced by 4.3 per cent in November 2019 from a year ago, representing a fourth straight month […]
In November 2019, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) accorded in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment in several central public sector enterprises including two power sector entities, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) and […]
Coal-based power generation continues to be the mainstay of the power sector, accounting for around 75 per cent of the total power generation in the country. However, the segment has witnessed a slowdown in capacity […]
India’s appetite for coal imports has been rising in recent years. Coal imports increased by 9.3 per cent to 126.91 million tonnes (mt) in the first six months of 2019-20, industry data showed. In 2018-19, […]
UDAY’s term is over and the power distribution segment continues to be affected by the chronic debt problem. As per recent data shared by the Ministry of Power (as of September 2019), the cumulative book […]
NTPC Limited’s 1,320 MW Khargone Super Thermal Power Station, located in Selda and Dalchi villages in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, is the first ultra-supercritical thermal power plant in the country. The 660 MW Unit 1 […]
Amidst a scenario of large-scale stressed assets being put on the block, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) in a key positive has recently approved the transfer of ownership of Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited […]
The power ministry is preparing to launch the next set of reforms for the distribution segment. Over the past two decades, several reform schemes have been introduced in the segment – a one-time settlement scheme […]
In a major positive for the power generation segment, the new letter of credit (LC) mechanism has kicked in from August 1, 2019. The order requires discoms to open and maintain an adequate LC as […]
The power sector is evolving rapidly with renewables replacing thermal power across the world. A sharp reduction in the capital cost of renewable energy technologies, especially solar, and the growing commercialisation of battery energy storage […]
There were both positives and negatives for the power sector over the past year. The household electrification drive is expected to meet its target in the next couple of months with only the last few […]
The past year was marked by a number of key developments across the power sector. There were concerted efforts towards addressing the stressed assets issue in the generation segment with the approval of the high-level […]
The transmission grid is expected to evolve significantly in the next few years to meet the emerging challenges of large-scale integration of renewable energy, distributed energy sources, interconnection of the grid with neighbouring countries, introduction […]
At present, the power sector is reeling under pressure from several directions – from stressed assets in generation to the fragile financial health of distribution companies. The issues of delayed payments to gencos and renegotiation […]
While the power sector took some positive steps to spur growth such as rationalisation of goods and services tax (GST) rates for renewable energy projects, push towards the development of green energy corridors, the sector […]
Power generation recorded a compound annual growth rate of 5.66 per cent to reach 1,244,930 MUs in 2018-19 from 717,894 MUs in 2008-09. Thermal generation accounted for 86 per cent of the total in 2018-19, […]
The national plant load factor (PLF) registered a marginal improvement from 59.91 per cent in 2017-18 to 61.07 per cent in 2018-19. Across the central, state and private sectors, PLFs have been showing a decline […]
Banks now have more leeway in dealing with defaulters with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) coming out with a diluted version of its February 2018 circular on defaulting companies, which was struck down by […]
