electricity

765 kV Double-Circuit transmission line commissioned
Power

765 kV Double-Circuit transmission line commissioned

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has commissioned the 765 Kilo Volt (kV) Double Circuit (D/C) Vindhyachal – Varanasi Transmission…
Pakistan objects to India’s hydropower dam in J&K
Power

Pakistan objects to India’s hydropower dam in J&K

Pakistan's objection to the design of the 624 MW power project over Chenab river in the Union Territory of Jammu…
ABB expands capacity at Faridabad facility powered by RE
Renewable Energy

ABB expands capacity at Faridabad facility powered by RE

Expanding its current capacity for manufacturing of low voltage motors, ABB has added a new manufacturing line at its Faridabad…
IEX green term-ahead market trades 2,744 MU RE
Renewable Energy

IEX green term-ahead market trades 2,744 MU RE

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) said its green term-ahead market cumulatively traded 2,744 million units of renewable energy in its first…
Govt expects Rs 39,832 cr selling power generation assets
Power

Govt expects Rs 39,832 cr selling power generation assets

Government's think tank NITI Aayog has valued state-owned power generation assets at Rs 39,832 crore which can be monetised by…
Odisha govt asks OREDA to promote solar power
Renewable Energy

Odisha govt asks OREDA to promote solar power

The Odisha government has asked its renewable energy development agency to come up with cost-effective incentive schemes to promote domestic…
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…
Solar EV Charging station at Karnal Lake Resort inaugurated
Power

Solar EV Charging station at Karnal Lake Resort inaugurated

Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in the country, with a network of Solar-based Electric Vehicle Charging…
Ministry of Power places the draft rules on its website
Power

Ministry of Power places the draft rules on its website

The Ministry of Power has circulated the “Draft Electricity (promoting renewable energy through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2021”. They…
PM announces self-reliance in energy by 2047
Power

PM announces self-reliance in energy by 2047

Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally announced the launch of a National Hydrogen Mission to accelerate plans to generate the carbon-free…
PM sets 2047 target for India to become energy independent
Oil & Gas

PM sets 2047 target for India to become energy independent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday set a target of becoming 'energy independent' by 2047 through a mix of electric…
SJVN to work on electro mechanical works of Luhri-1 hydro
Power

SJVN to work on electro mechanical works of Luhri-1 hydro

SJVN Ltd said it has entered into a contract agreement for electro mechanical works of 210 MW Luhri Hydro Electric…
$414 M Green Bond issuance at lowest ever yield in India
Renewable Energy

$414 M Green Bond issuance at lowest ever yield in India

Azure Power Global announced issuance of a dollar green bond of $ 414M, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Azure Power…
Power transmission tower in North Iraq bombed
Power

Power transmission tower in North Iraq bombed

Unidentified miscreants bombed a power transmission tower in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Ministry of Electricity said in a…
MNRE to set up a pilot tidal power project
Renewable Energy

MNRE to set up a pilot tidal power project

A Parliamentary panel has asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to set up a pilot tidal power…
33/11kV 6.3 MVA power substation inaugurated in Nowshera
Power

33/11kV 6.3 MVA power substation inaugurated in Nowshera

A 33/11kV 6.3 MVA Power Sub Station, commissioned under the IPDS scheme of Government of India, was inaugurated at Nonial…
Nuclear Power capacity likely to reach 22,480 MW by 2031
Power

Nuclear Power capacity likely to reach 22,480 MW by 2031

Minister of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the share of nuclear power in the total electricity…
Trina Solar ships 210 Vertex for one Brazil’s largest project
Renewable Energy

Trina Solar ships 210 Vertex for one Brazil’s largest project

Trina Solar is the major vendor of photovoltaic modules for the Futura 1 Project, a project with 22 solar energy…
India’s peak power demand hits new record of 2,00,570 MW
Power

India’s peak power demand hits new record of 2,00,570 MW

India's peak power demand hit a new record of 2,00,570 MW in the month of July, a 17.6 per cent…
Coal India’s fuel supplies to power sector rises to 166 MT
Coal

Coal India’s fuel supplies to power sector rises to 166 MT

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has registered a 30.7% growth in fuel supplies to the power sector at 166.3 million tonnes…
Mumbai Metro work fast tracked by Tata Power
Power

Mumbai Metro work fast tracked by Tata Power

Tata Power announced that its project team designed and proposed to build a novel 3-circuit high-tension transmission tower at a…
Vedanta Aluminium is India’s largest green power purchaser
Renewable Energy

Vedanta Aluminium is India’s largest green power purchaser

Vedanta Aluminium Business, India's largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, became India's largest green power purchaser on the Green…
SW Railway transports 14 million tonne freight
Mining

SW Railway transports 14 million tonne freight

The South Western Railway (SWR) transported a record 14 million tonnes of essential freight, including cement, coal, iron ore, and…
Assam to waive 20% surcharge in power bills of tea gardens
Power

Assam to waive 20% surcharge in power bills of tea gardens

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government has decided to waive the 20% surcharge in power bills…
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.
Back to top button