Central Electricity Authority

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

Power

March 24, 2021