Power

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 […]

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has disallowed compensatory tariff for Adani Power Limited’s (APL) 3,300 MW Tiroda coal-based plant in Maharashtra and 1,320 MW Kawai coal-based plant in Rajasthan. Compensatory tariff is a tool […]

The CEA has directed power utilities (generation, transmission and distribution) to source locally made equipment through a competitive bidding process for government-funded projects. Further, it has stated that in case the equipment is not available […]

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has connected the 1,200 kV substation at Bina in Madhya Pradesh to the national grid. The project consists of two 1,200 kV bays with 1,200 kV single-circuit and […]

The CERC has issued a suo motu order pertaining to the operation of a 24×7 round-the-clock intra-day/contingency market (extended market session) on power exchanges. In the order, the commission has reviewed the functioning of the […]

Jhabua Power Limited (JBL), a subsidiary of Avantha Power and Infrastructure Limited, has commissioned the 600 MW Jhabua TPP at Seoni in Madhya Pradesh. BHEL was the principal contractor for the plant.

The Maharashtra government and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) have refused to pay the termination fee for the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with Reliance Power Limited for the 4,000 MW Tilaiya ultra mega […]

The MoP has released the Report of the Technical Committee on Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy, Need for Balancing, Deviation Settlement Mechanism. The committee has laid down a 15-point action plan for facilitating large-scale […]