Tata Power DDL rolls out live peer-to-peer solar trading
Tata Power Delhi Distribution and Australian tech firm Power Ledger announced the launch of the first live peer-to-peer solar energy trading project in Delhi.
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Pakistan’s new gas deal with Qatar could save $3 billion
Pakistan's landmark, new deal with Qatar for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at lower rates will save Islamabad a total of about $3 billion over the next…
Subdued production and offtake hurting Coal India
Coal India's production and offtake remained subdued in February amid lower demand and robust pithead stock of 78 million tonnes.
NTPC Gadarwara project unit to begin operation from March
NTPC on Friday said unit 2 of its Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station will begin commercial operation from March 1, 2021.
India & AIIB to improve power transmission in Assam
India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a $304 million loan agreement for the Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project to improve reliability, capacity…
Consumers ignored in finalising Electricity (Amendment) Bill
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) said consumers as well as employees are being ignored in finalising the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021, and demanded that…
India should promote clean auto fuel not just electric mobility
Indian Auto LPC Coalition, the industry body of auto LPG stakeholders has urged the government to promote a number of clean alternative fuels for automobiles, rather…
Three transformers to energise Noida power supply
The third transformer of 400/132kv system will be energised along with two transformers of 132/33 KV system at the 400 KV substation in Sector 123 from…
Solar based water supply project set up in Jalandhar
Punjab's water supply and sanitation department has set up first of its kind solar based water supply project at Jagrawan-Muradpur and Talwara villages of the Jalandhar…
AIPEF demands to put Electricity Amendment Bill in public
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 must be put in the public domain before starting a…
Petrochemical Park to make Kerala industry friendly
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Rs 300 crore Petrochemical Park coming up at Ambalamugal in Kochi, will change the perception that the state was…
JP Power Vishnuprayag project’s operations affected
The massive avalanche in Chamoli, Uttarakhand has led to the closure of power generation at Jaiprakash Power Venture Ltd 400 MW Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project.
World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
A $43 billion deal was signed to build what the South Korean government said will be the world's biggest offshore wind power complex, as it seeks…
BHEL commissions 800MW supercritical thermal power plant
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the second unit (800 MW) of the 2x800 MW Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project Stage-I.
Average spot power price rose 11% to Rs 3.18/unit
The average spot power price rose 11% to Rs 3.18 per unit in the day ahead market on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) in January from…
Chandra Asri continues partnership with Total Solar DG
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk continues its partnership with Total Solar DG to build second solar panel or photovoltaic (PV) installation in the former Cilegon plan.
Tata Power to operate power distribution system in Odisha
Tata Power has received the Letter of Intent from OERC for the distribution and retail supply of electricity in Odisha’s five circles of NESCO constituting the…
World’s first Hualong One reactor put into operation
The Unit 5 of China's Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, the world's first Demonstration project to adopt China's indigenous Generation III nuclear power technology Hualong One.
Higher electricity demand to likely improve generation
India's electricity generation is likely to improve in 4QFY21 on the back of demand revival and an adequate stock of coal at power plants, India Ratings…
Tanta village receives electricity for first time
Tanta village in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Doda district received electricity for the first time on Sunday, ending decades of darkness.
CPI(M) protests against CESC over power charges
Hundreds of CPI(M) supporters clashed with the police in Kolkata as they demonstrated outside power utility CESC's head office, demanding the withdrawal of abnormal electricity charges.
JNPT signs pact with MSEDCL for power supply in port area
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has signed a pact with the Maharashtra's electricity distribution arm Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) for power supply in…
Madhya Pradesh to build worlds largest floating solar project
The world's largest floating 600 MW solar energy project to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh will begin…
ITC sets target for 100% clean energy by 2030
ITC said it has set a target to meet 100% of its purchased grid electricity requirements from renewable sources by 2030. At present, it meets over…
Modi inaugurates Kochi Mangaluru Natural Gas pipeline
Blue Economy is going to be an important source of Aatamnirbhar India. Ports and coastal roads are being connected with a focus on multi-modal connectivity.