Power

The Goods and Services Tax [GST] Council has decided to place coal under the 5 per cent slab rate, down from 11.7 per cent, in the current tax regime. The move is expected to result […]

NTPC Limited has ventured into setting up charging stations for electric vehicles with the objective of promoting clean transportation besides pushing power demand. The company has installed the first such points at its offices in […]

In a bid to increase nuclear power generation, the cabinet has cleared a proposal to build 10 indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors with a capacity of 700 MW each. The move is expected to boost […]

The Cabinet Commitee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the new coal linkage policy – SHAKTI or the Scheme to Harness and Allocate Koyla Transparently in India. As per the new policy, coal linkages will […]

Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APSPDCL) has decided to renegotiate PPAs signed with wind project developers following the discovery of the lowest ever tariff of Rs 3.46 per unit in MNRE’s auction […]

Tata Power Company Limited has secured the distribution franchise contract for Ajmer circle in Rajasthan. The company has signed an agreement with the Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited for electricity distribution in Ajmer as a […]

RattanIndia Nasik Power Limited has commissioned two units of 270 MW each of its 1,350 MW Nashik coal-based power project at Sinnar in Maharashtra. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the principal contractor for the […]

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has notified an average tariff hike of 8 per cent for retail supply tariffs for 2017-18. This is significantly lower than the 25 per cent hike sought by the […]

In the Ministry of Power’s Fifth Annual Integrated Rating of State Distribution Utilities (covering 41 discoms), Gujarat’s state discoms have retained the top position. In addition, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited has also moved to the […]

Solar power tariffs dropped to a record low of Rs 2.62 per unit in the auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India for the Bhadla Solar Park, Phase IV, in Rajasthan. The price is even […]

The Supreme Court has disallowed Tata Power Company Limited and Adani Power from charging compensatory tariffs on account of the Indonesian coal price hike issue with respect to the companies power plants in Mundra, Gujarat. […]

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has commissioned the second 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. With this, the total nuclear power capacity in the country has reached 6,780 […]

The central government has reportedly approved the setting up of the new Rail Development Authority (RDA) with a chairman and three members, with a term of five years. It can also engage experts from relevant […]

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a tariff hike of 55 per cent for 2017-18 for various categories of power consumers in the state. The new charges will be effective from April 1, 2017. […]

Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura have joined the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). With this, a total of 26 states have become a part of the scheme. UDAY will accrue net benefits of Rs 41.78 […]

IR has agreed to continue to purchase 500 MW of power from Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited’s (RGPPL) gas-based Dabhol power plant at a rate of Rs 5.50 per kWh starting April 1, 2017, for […]

The MoEFCC’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has deferred the forest clearance for the 3,097 MW Etalin hydroelectric project in Dibang valley, Arunachal Pradesh. The FAC found major inadequacies in the environmental impact assessment report as […]

As per the Central Electricity Authority, India has become a net exporter of electricity for the first time. During April 2016 to February 2017, the country exported around 5,798 MUs to the neighbouring countries of […]

The country’s solar power generation capacity crossed the 10,000 MW mark on March 10, 2017, recording an over 300 per cent increase in less than three years. The milestone was achieved as NTPC commissioned a […]

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has commissioned Pole I of the ±800 kV Champa-Kurukshetra high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. Along with the commercial operation of Pole I, the company has also commissioned […]