Power

The Ministry of Power plans to offer new electricity connections free of cost to all households. The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is formulating a scheme for providing long-term loans to states that agree to offer […]

The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has invited applications from state generation companies for the allotment of seven coal blocks with indicated coal reserves aggregating 4,854.12 mt. The coal blocks are Deocha-Pacham (2,102 mt) in West […]

The central government has waived interstate transmission charges and losses for solar and wind projects. The waiver will be applicable for a period of 25 years from the COD of projects awarded through the competitive […]

The National Green Tribunal has directed Alaknanda Hydro Power Company Limited to pay compensation to the tune of Rs 92.6 million for dumping muck around its 330 MW Srinagar hydroelectric project (HEP) without proper precautionary […]

Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) has initiated the process for the sale of the 2,650 MW Chhabra TPP at Baran in Rajasthan. The project entailing an estimated cost of Rs 140 billion comprises […]

An interministerial committee set up by the MoP has allowed Reliance Power Limited (RPower) to mortgage coal blocks associated with the 3,960 MW Sasan ultra mega power project with foreign lenders of the project. Lenders […]

In the fourth round of regasified LNG (R-LNG) auctions under the Scheme for Utilisation of Stranded Gas-Based Plants, the Ministry of Power (MoP)  has extended a subsidy support of Rs 1.87 billion from the Power […]

The MoP has launched a mobile app, the Transmission App for Real-time Monitoring and Growth (TARANG), for improving transparency in the transmission segment. TARANG is a monitoring tool that tracks the upcoming interstate and intra-state […]

The MoP has also launched the Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price (DEEP) portal for medium-term (one-five years) power procurement. Earlier, in May 2016, the ministry had launched DEEP for short-term power procurement. The portal is […]

The central government has signed MoUs with Madhya Pradesh and Puducherry and their respective discoms for their inclusion in the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). Madhya Pradesh and Puducherry are likely to have an overall […]

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has notified a new star rating methodology for air conditioners, the Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. The methodology is based on the weighted average of an air conditioner’s performance in […]

Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), the wholly owned subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, has commissioned the third 660 MW unit of the 1,980 MW Talwandi Sabo thermal power plant (TPP) at Mansa in Punjab. With this, […]

In the bidding conducted by NTPC Limited to set up 130 MW of solar power capacity in Rajasthan, Mahindra Susten has secured the highest capacity of 60 MW quoting a tariff of Rs 4.35 per […]

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 […]