Central Electricity Authority
CEA concludes brainstorming conclave on India’s Power Sector Vision 2047
Power
October 17, 2024
CEA concludes brainstorming conclave on India’s Power Sector Vision 2047
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) successfully concluded a two-day Brainstorming Conclave on the ‘Indian Power Sector Scenario 2047,’ presenting a…
IREDA outlines path to achieving India’s energy transition goals by 2047
Power
October 15, 2024
IREDA outlines path to achieving India’s energy transition goals by 2047
Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman & Managing Director of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), participated in two key…
IGX unveils innovative power contracts to meet growing energy demand
Oil & Gas
January 15, 2024
IGX unveils innovative power contracts to meet growing energy demand
In response to the escalating power demand in India, the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) has introduced groundbreaking gas contracts tailored…
India makes significant strides in RE sector, launches Suryagram in Gujarat
Renewable Energy
August 1, 2023
India makes significant strides in RE sector, launches Suryagram in Gujarat
India, a global leader in the field of New and Renewable Energy, has made remarkable progress, surpassing previous records in…
India’s Hydropower potential reassessed at 133.4 GW
Power
July 28, 2023
India’s Hydropower potential reassessed at 133.4 GW
In a significant development towards harnessing clean energy, the Government of India has released the findings of a comprehensive reassessment…
Government guidelines for resource adequacy planning framework
Power
June 28, 2023
Government guidelines for resource adequacy planning framework
The Government of India, in consultation with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), has recently issued comprehensive guidelines for the Resource…
Power consumption grows 9.5% to 1,503 BUs in 2022-23: Govt data
Power
April 17, 2023
Power consumption grows 9.5% to 1,503 BUs in 2022-23: Govt data
Power consumption grew 9.5% to 1,503.65 billion units year-on-year in 2022-23, mainly due to higher demand amid a rise in…
As many as 85% accidents due to electricity occur in 11 states
Power
June 10, 2022
As many as 85% accidents due to electricity occur in 11 states
A state-wise analysis of accidents due to electricity has indicated that 85% of them occur in 11 states, a discussion…
No power crisis in India, generation capacity greater than peak demand
Power
March 15, 2022
No power crisis in India, generation capacity greater than peak demand
India is not facing any power crisis as the installed electricity generation capacity stood at 395.6 gigawatts (GW) against the…
Coal stocks at power plants improve to 21 MT
Coal
December 10, 2021
Coal stocks at power plants improve to 21 MT
Coal stock at thermal power plants improved to 20.98 million tonnes (MT) on December 5, 2021, which is sufficient to…
Coal stocks improve at power plants in November: RK Singh
Coal
December 2, 2021
Coal stocks improve at power plants in November: RK Singh
Coal stocks at over 136 power plants in the country improved to 18.95 million tonne (MT) in November this year…
Coal to remain predominant fuel in India’s energy basket
Coal
November 3, 2021
Coal to remain predominant fuel in India’s energy basket
Even as India targets net-zero emissions by 2070, polluting coal is set to remain as the predominant fuel in its…
Coal minister stresses on max coal dispatch to power plants
Coal
October 27, 2021
Coal minister stresses on max coal dispatch to power plants
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday reviewed coal production and stressed on continuing the momentum to dispatch maximum dry-fuel to…
No shortage of power in country: RK Singh
Power
October 25, 2021
No shortage of power in country: RK Singh
Power Minister R K Singh exuded confidence that there will be no power shortage in the country amid the ongoing…
Amit Shah holds meet with power, coal ministers
Power
October 12, 2021
Amit Shah holds meet with power, coal ministers
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Power Minister R K Singh and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi amid…
Punjab’s power plants running at low capacity
Coal
October 10, 2021
Punjab’s power plants running at low capacity
Severe coal shortage at thermal power plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL to cut down power generation and…
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi on coal shortage
Coal
October 9, 2021
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi on coal shortage
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the prevailing coal shortage situation that…
Guidelines released for cybersecurity in power sector
Power
October 8, 2021
Guidelines released for cybersecurity in power sector
The government announced the release of guidelines for cybersecurity in the power sector for the first time, to create a…
New rules to provide easier access to electricity transmission
Power
October 3, 2021
New rules to provide easier access to electricity transmission
Power Ministry has promulgated the Electricity (Transmission System Planning, Development and Recovery of Inter-State Transmission Charges) Rules 2021.
Coal shortage deepens in India as plant inventories run low
Coal
September 27, 2021
Coal shortage deepens in India as plant inventories run low
India’s massive fleet of coal plants are running dangerously low on stockpiles, which may force the nation to buy expensive…
Govt asks power plants to auction fly ash through bidding
Sustainability
September 23, 2021
Govt asks power plants to auction fly ash through bidding
The Ministry of Power issued an advisory to power plants to auction fly ash through a transparent bidding process.
Govt looks to revise coal stock rules to address fuel shortage
Coal
September 5, 2021
Govt looks to revise coal stock rules to address fuel shortage
In an attempt to address the issue of coal shortage being faced by certain thermal power stations, the government is…
NTPC achieves over 100 BU generation in current FY
Power
July 15, 2021
NTPC achieves over 100 BU generation in current FY
NTPC Group companies under Ministry of Power have achieved over 100 Billion Units (BU) of cumulative generation in the current…
IEX starts cross-border electricity trade for integrated market
Power
April 19, 2021
IEX starts cross-border electricity trade for integrated market
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) announced starting of cross-border electricity trade on its platform in first-of-its-kind initiative for exchanges to expand…
India justifies J&K hydropower projects designs
Power
March 24, 2021
India justifies J&K hydropower projects designs
Pakistan raised objections to the designs of Pakal Dul and Lower Kalnai hydropower plants in Jammu and Kashmir and sought…