The need for a flexible, resilient and intelligent grid is becoming a priority for policymakers. With the future power system being required to deal with new challenges such as a greater influx of renewable energy, […]
It was a transformational year for the power generation segment. In 2016-17, for the first time in the country, the capacity addition by the renewable segment was the highest across all the sources of generation. […]
Renewable energy has experienced tremendous growth in the past one year, with its cumulative installed capacity surpassing that of hydro power. As of end-March 2017, the country’s total renewable energy capacity stood at around 57.26 […]
Captive power plants (CPPs) have continued to be a viable option for industrial and commercial consumers to meet their energy demand and hedge against the risk of high tariffs of grid power. Further, the quality […]
The transmission segment has grown significantly over the past few years led by a conducive policy framework and active private sector participation besides concerted efforts of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid). As […]
While the country’s power sector has witnessed significant overall growth in the past few years, the distribution segment has been a laggard. The segment continues to be plagued with high levels of aggregate technical and […]
Over the past one year, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has been making efforts towards achieving self reliance with respect to the country’s energy needs and meeting its climate change commitments. It is also pushing […]
The Government of India, in view of the growing needs of the economy, is committed to providing access to electricity to all and ensuring uninterrupted power supply across the country at a reasonable price. Towards […]
Power trading has emerged as a viable option for both generators and consumers (industrial/commercial and discoms) to sell and buy power at competitive rates. Power trading is a part of the short-term power market which […]
The past year was marked by significant activity by players across the power generation, transmission and distribution segments. Sector heavyweights such as NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) as […]
India has well-established manufacturing facilities for main plant equipment like boilers, turbines and generators (BTG), with the current industry size estimated to be over 30 GW. However, the general slowdown in the power sector has […]
Power generation recorded a compound annual growth rate of 5.34 per cent to reach 1,154,524 MUs in 2016-17 from 722,626 MUs in 2007-08. Thermal generation accounted for 86 per cent of the total in 2016-17, […]
The national plant load factor (PLF) registered a decline from 62.24 per cent in 2015-16 to 59.88 per cent in 2016-17. Across the central, state and private sectors, the PLF has been declining since 2011-12. […]
The power generation segment in the country continues to grow rapidly. The total installed generation capacity increased at a compound annual growth rate of over 10 per cent from 2012-13 to reach 298 GW in […]
The operational performance of the distribution segment continues to be a key concern as aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of discoms have stagnated at 25-26 per cent over the past few years despite the […]
With the rising power demand and increasing share of renewable energy in the total energy mix, India is developing new strategies to strengthen its.. […]
Facilitated by traders and exchanges, the short-term power market is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the short-term seasonal demand of the sector. […]
The development of renewable energy-based power has been one of the key focus areas of the current government. […]
During the past year, the central government has undertaken a number of significant policy and regulatory measures, including amendments to the Tariff Policy, 2006 and the notification of guidelines for short-term power procurement. Clearly, the […]
The power sector, especially the transmission and distribution segments, has been one of the key focus areas of the current government. The government has embarked upon a massive programme to provide uninterrupted power supply across […]
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