DISCOMS

Government working towards 100% electrification of all households in India
Power

Government working towards 100% electrification of all households in India

In a significant stride toward achieving universal household electrification, the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy shed…
Assocham pitches for zero import duty on coal, more rail rakes
Coal

Assocham pitches for zero import duty on coal, more rail rakes

Industry body Assocham has made a case for duty-free import of coal, greater availability of railways rakes to transport the…
Odisha to get ₹441.66 cr investment for demand side management
Power

Odisha to get ₹441.66 cr investment for demand side management

Odisha will get a total investment of ₹441.66 crore for demand side management (DSM) programme launched by ISC and EESL…
Insolvency proceedings can be initiated against DISCOMs
Power

Insolvency proceedings can be initiated against DISCOMs

Ministry of Power has affirmed that insolvency proceedings can be initiated against state-owned electricity distribution as well as generation firms…
No bigger problem to solve than Waste: Masood Mallick
Featured

No bigger problem to solve than Waste: Masood Mallick

Masood Mallick, Joint Managing Director, Ramky Enviro (REEL) in an exclusive interview with Energy Asia gives an insight on Waste…
No shortage of power in country: RK Singh
Power

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…
RK Singh calls for enhanced action on energy efficiency
Power

RK Singh calls for enhanced action on energy efficiency

Power Minister RK Singh in meeting with state govt officials & industry partners to review current level of activities in…
No power outage in Delhi, demand drops to 4,160MW
Power

No power outage in Delhi, demand drops to 4,160MW

There was no power outage in Delhi on Thursday and peak energy demand further declined to 4,160 MW from 4,382…
Power ministry says no outage in Delhi due to shortage
Power

Power ministry says no outage in Delhi due to shortage

Union power ministry on Wednesday said there was no outage due to power shortage in the national capital amid concerns…
PMO reviews coal supply & power availability
Coal

PMO reviews coal supply & power availability

Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday reviewed the coal supply and power generation scenario as the government looks at ways…
NTPC says Delhi scheduling only 70% of available power
Power

NTPC says Delhi scheduling only 70% of available power

NTPC on Tuesday said it has been making electricity available to the national capital but the distribution companies have been…
Despite crisis, no power cuts in Delhi: Jain
Power

Despite crisis, no power cuts in Delhi: Jain

Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said there have been no power cuts in the national capital despite a…
States to utilise unallocated power of the CGS
Power

States to utilise unallocated power of the CGS

It has been brought to the notice of Ministry of Power that some States are not supplying power to their…
Power Ministry mandates energy accounting of DISCOMs
Power

Power Ministry mandates energy accounting of DISCOMs

As an important step under the ongoing power sector reforms, Ministry of Power today mandated electricity distribution companies to undertake…
DERC allows relaxation to DISCOMs to purchase electricity
Power

DERC allows relaxation to DISCOMs to purchase electricity

Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Saturday gave relaxation to distribution companies in power purchase in view of increased price…
AP CM seeks PM’s intervention to address energy crisis
Power

AP CM seeks PM’s intervention to address energy crisis

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…
Power ministry redesigns RE certificate mechanism
Power

Power ministry redesigns RE certificate mechanism

The power ministry on Wednesday announced redesigning of the renewable energy certificates (REC) mechanism which would pave the way for…
SJVN bags 1,000 MW solar power project worth ₹5,500 cr
Renewable Energy

SJVN bags 1,000 MW solar power project worth ₹5,500 cr

SJVN has won 1,000 MW grid-connected solar project worth ₹5,500 crore in a bidding conducted by Indian Renewable Energy Development…
REC & J-PAL South Asia enter data-sharing agreement
Power

REC & J-PAL South Asia enter data-sharing agreement

REC Limited and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia are partnering to create an annual, data-based…
Torrent Power to acquire 156 MW wind power plants
Renewable Energy

Torrent Power to acquire 156 MW wind power plants

Torrent Power announced that it has inked a share purchase pact to acquire 156 MW wind power projects for about…
RK Singh reviews issues of Independent Power Producers
Power

RK Singh reviews issues of Independent Power Producers

Power Minister R K Singh reviewed issues of independent power producers (IPPs) in the backdrop of rising electricity demand.
Sembcorp, Adani, ReNew emerge as L-1 bidders in auction
Renewable Energy

Sembcorp, Adani, ReNew emerge as L-1 bidders in auction

Sembcorp firm Green Infra Wind Energy, ReNew Naveen Urja, Adani Renewables Holdings Fifteen and Anupavam Renewables have emerged as the…
Payment delay, signing of PPA key challenges for RE sector
Renewable Energy

Payment delay, signing of PPA key challenges for RE sector

Delays in payments to renewable energy (RE) developers besides slow progress in the signing of power purchase and sale agreements…
Flexibility to GENCOs on sale of power meant for DISCOMs
Power

Flexibility to GENCOs on sale of power meant for DISCOMs

In yet another reform initiative aimed at streamlining the payment mechanism in the power sector, the power ministry proposes to…
37 paise/unit cut in electricity tariffs for Haryana consumers
Power

37 paise/unit cut in electricity tariffs for Haryana consumers

The Haryana government on Saturday announced reducing power tariff by 37 paise per unit for electricity consumers in the state.
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