electricity
765 kV Double-Circuit transmission line commissioned
Power
August 25, 2021
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
August 25, 2021
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
August 25, 2021
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
August 24, 2021
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
August 24, 2021
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
August 23, 2021
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
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…
Solar EV Charging station at Karnal Lake Resort inaugurated
Power
August 19, 2021
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
August 16, 2021
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
August 15, 2021
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
August 15, 2021
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
August 13, 2021
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
August 13, 2021
$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
August 9, 2021
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
August 6, 2021
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
August 5, 2021
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
August 4, 2021
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
August 4, 2021
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
August 4, 2021
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
August 3, 2021
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
August 2, 2021
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
August 2, 2021
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
August 2, 2021
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
August 2, 2021
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
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.