Power

The Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued a tender for large-scale solar-wind hybrid power plants with an aggregate capacity of 160 MW to be set up in Andhra Pradesh. The plants (along with an […]

NTPC Limited has received expressions of interest from various companies and financial institutions for the acquisition of coal-based power projects in response to a tender issued in November 2017. Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited has offered […]

Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) has moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to recover arrears from Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSNPDCL). Reportedly, arrears worth Rs 37 billion are pending […]

Adani Power Limited has sought the approval of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for setting up an SEZ for the power sector in Jharkhand. The SEZ will be set up over an area of […]

The Telangana government has launched round-the-clock free power supply to 2.3 million farmers in the state. The power was earlier supplied to them for nine hours. The free power supply will be available for 2.3 […]

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has recommended clearance for NHPC Limited’s 800 MW Bursar hydroelectric project in Jammu & Kashmir. The EAC had earlier taken a decision to […]

Coal India Limited (CIL) is planning to introduce a new pricing policy for coal in line with global practices by April 2018. As per the policy, coal pricing will be based on a per unit […]

Power Finance Corporation Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has signed an MoU with PTC India Limited for exploring power procurement from coal-based plants to facilitate signing of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with discoms. As of now, the […]

NTPC Limited has commissioned the second 800 MW unit of the Kudgi supercritical power station in Karnataka. Karnataka as the host state will receive 400 MW while the remaining power will be shared among the […]

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has notified the Sharing of Inter-State Transmission Charges and Losses (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2017. As per the amendment, transmission charges/losses will be waived for solar power projects commissioned between July […]

The Telangana government has executed a scheme to supply 24-hour quality and uninterrupted power to the farm/agricultural sector across the state on a pilot basis. Initially, the scheme was undertaken for 14 days (November 6-20, […]

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced a hike in power tariffs. The average hike is 12 per cent for domestic consumers. While for urban domestic consumers tariffs have been raised by 9 per […]

The Solar Energy Corporation of India has floated a tender for setting up a 2 GW interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind power capacity across the country. Proposals have been invited on a build-own-operate basis. The […]

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has become the first treaty-based international organisation to be based in India, with 19 countries ratifying its framework. The ISA is an initiative that was jointly launched by India and […]

NTPC Limited has floated a tender to acquire stressed thermal assets across the country. As per the tender, only those coal-based power plants will be acquired which have been commissioned after April 1, 2014 and […]

The MoP is planning to impose penalties on distribution companies from April 1, 2019 for power cuts which are deemed avoidable. The move is a part of the government’s plan to provide reliable electricity supply […]

The central government has set up a panel to tackle the issue of stressed power assets in the country. The committee is headed by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, and comprises secretaries from the Ministry […]

Mahindra Susten Private Limited, a part of the Mahindra & Mahindra Group, will set up the country‘s first utility-scale energy storage project in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The solar-powered project will have a capacity of […]

ITI Limited has quoted the lowest bid of Rs 2,503 per unit in the reverse auction conducted by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for 5 million smart meters. The second and third lowest bidders were […]

Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) has secured an EPC contract for Units 3 and 4 of 1,000 MW each of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu. RInfra emerged as the lowest bidder with […]