Power

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has written to the states notifying the issue of coal shortages and asking them to import coal to meet demand. The coal shortage issue will be resolved once new mines […]

The MoP in consultation with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has notified the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) trajectory for all states and union territories from 2019-20 to 2021-22. Accordingly, the solar RPOs for […]

A total of eight companies have submitted bids for the MoP’s pilot scheme for the procurement of 2,500 MW of power from plants that lack power purchase agreements (PPAs). Bids were received for 2,200 MW against the […]

As per the MoP’s Sixth Annual Integrated Ratings for State Distribution Utilities, Gujarat’s state-owned discoms have received the highest rating of A+ for the sixth consecutive year. In addition, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited also secured […]

The MoP has proposed changing the mandatory default setting for air conditioners (AC) to 24 ºC, from the current minimum setting of 18 ºC. The ministry has asked AC manufacturers to regulate default settings of […]

The central government is planning to set up a national electricity distribution company to ensure time-bound implementation of power schemes in the country. The decision has been taken considering the poor payment record of state-owned discoms […]

The Gujarat government has notified its Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Policy, 2018. The policy aims at the optimum utilisation of land and grid infrastructure and will remain in force for a period of five years. Under […]

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a consultation paper on the terms and conditions of tariff regulations for the control period from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024. The CERC has proposed […]

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the draft Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2018. As per the proposed amendments, the aggregate electricity generated by a captive power plant (CPP) will be computed as the difference between […]

The MoP has issued draft amendments to the Tariff Policy, 2016. As per the proposed amendments, any change in domestic duties, levies, charges, surcharges, cess and taxes after the award of bids which leads to […]

The MoP has launched a web portal and an app, Praapti (Payment Ratification and Analysis in Power Procurement for bringing Transparency in Involving of Generators), to bring transparency in power purchase transactions between generators and […]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has notified the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy which seeks to encourage new projects as well as the hybridisation of existing ones. The key objective of the policy is […]

The prime minister has inaugurated India’s first integrated greenfield smart city project at Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The integrated project has been executed by Schneider Electric along with consortium partner IL&FS Technologies Limited. The contract was […]

The Gujarat government has launched a tender for the procurement of 1,000 MW on a short-term basis between August 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 under the Flexible Utilisation of Coal Scheme. Under the scheme, […]

The Supreme Court has passed an order stating that it is not mandatory for state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) to appoint a high court judge as the chairperson. However, one of the members of the […]

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued a clarification that a separate licence is not required under the Electricity Act, 2003, for setting up charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). As per an official statement, […]

The central government has completed the electrification of Leisang village in Manipur, the last unelectrified village, under the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana. With this, the government has completed the electrification of all the 597,464 […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declined the MoP’s request to relax the guidelines on the resolution of stressed assets for power companies, thereby pushing over 20,000 MW of power projects closer to liquidation. […]

NTPC Limited has decided to exit its joint venture (JV) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. NTPC-BHEL Power Projects Private Limited was set up in December 2007 as a 50:50 JV for manufacturing power equipment and […]

The Tamil Nadu government has allowed private power companies in the state to sell over 1 MW of power directly to industrial consumers. The decision was taken owing to surplus power availability in the state, […]