Captive power plants (CPPs) continue to be a viable option for industrial and commercial consumers to meet their energy demand and hedge against the risks of high grid power tariffs. Further, the quality of grid […]
India’s power transmission segment is growing at an unprecedented pace, mainly due to the thrust provided by the recent policy and regulatory developments as well as government initiatives. The pace of expansion is expected to […]
The performance of the power distribution segment has improved gradually over the past few years but still much remains to be done. The aggregate financial losses of discoms reduced from Rs 561 billion in 2012-13 […]
Over the past year, the power sector witnessed considerable activity, particularly on the policy front. Most notably, NITI Aayog released the draft of the National Electricity Policy in June 2017, broadly setting a new agenda […]
Power trading has come a long way since it was recognised as a distinct activity in the Electricity Act, 2003. Conventionally, discoms sign power purchase agreements (PPAs) with developers to meet their baseload requirements. However, […]
Over the past couple of years, several government schemes have been introduced in the power sector with the aim of ensuring 24×7 quality and reliable power supply to all. The latest among these is the […]
During the past couple of years, equipment orders from the generation segment have remained muted. According to industry estimates, equipment orders for projects aggregating to 6.36 GW were placed in 2017-18, declining from 10.26 GW […]
The past year was marked by significant activity by players across the power generation, transmission and distribution segments. In the generation segment, NTPC Limited and NHPC Limited emerged as the top performers adding the highest […]
The need for a flexible, resilient and intelligent grid is becoming a priority for policymakers. With the future power system being required to deal with new challenges such as a greater influx of renewable energy, […]
It was a transformational year for the power generation segment. In 2016-17, for the first time in the country, the capacity addition by the renewable segment was the highest across all the sources of generation. […]
Renewable energy has experienced tremendous growth in the past one year, with its cumulative installed capacity surpassing that of hydro power. As of end-March 2017, the country’s total renewable energy capacity stood at around 57.26 […]
Captive power plants (CPPs) have continued to be a viable option for industrial and commercial consumers to meet their energy demand and hedge against the risk of high tariffs of grid power. Further, the quality […]
The transmission segment has grown significantly over the past few years led by a conducive policy framework and active private sector participation besides concerted efforts of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid). As […]
While the country’s power sector has witnessed significant overall growth in the past few years, the distribution segment has been a laggard. The segment continues to be plagued with high levels of aggregate technical and […]
Over the past one year, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has been making efforts towards achieving self reliance with respect to the country’s energy needs and meeting its climate change commitments. It is also pushing […]
The Government of India, in view of the growing needs of the economy, is committed to providing access to electricity to all and ensuring uninterrupted power supply across the country at a reasonable price. Towards […]
Power trading has emerged as a viable option for both generators and consumers (industrial/commercial and discoms) to sell and buy power at competitive rates. Power trading is a part of the short-term power market which […]
The past year was marked by significant activity by players across the power generation, transmission and distribution segments. Sector heavyweights such as NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) as […]
India has well-established manufacturing facilities for main plant equipment like boilers, turbines and generators (BTG), with the current industry size estimated to be over 30 GW. However, the general slowdown in the power sector has […]
Power generation recorded a compound annual growth rate of 5.34 per cent to reach 1,154,524 MUs in 2016-17 from 722,626 MUs in 2007-08. Thermal generation accounted for 86 per cent of the total in 2016-17, […]
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