DISCOMS
Government working towards 100% electrification of all households in India
Power
December 6, 2023
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
April 27, 2022
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
November 16, 2021
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
November 12, 2021
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
October 26, 2021
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
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…
RK Singh calls for enhanced action on energy efficiency
Power
October 22, 2021
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
October 16, 2021
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
October 14, 2021
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
October 13, 2021
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
October 13, 2021
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
October 13, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 10, 2021
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
October 9, 2021
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
September 30, 2021
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
September 25, 2021
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
September 22, 2021
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
September 22, 2021
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
September 4, 2021
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
September 3, 2021
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
August 25, 2021
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
August 20, 2021
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
August 1, 2021
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.