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Torrent Power to acquire Lightsource’s 50 MW solar plant
Power

Torrent Power to acquire Lightsource’s 50 MW solar plant

Torrent Power said it has inked an agreement with Lightsource India Ltd and Lightsource Renewable Energy (India) Ltd for acquisition…
Universal Energy Access achieved, to ensure reliable supply
Power

Universal Energy Access achieved, to ensure reliable supply

RK Singh, Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy chaired a virtual meeting to review the reforms being undertaken…
M&M expect to generate 100 million units of power annually
Power

M&M expect to generate 100 million units of power annually

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said it is adopting a 58 MWp captive solar plant that is expected to generate about…
Government plans to commission more nuclear power plants
Power

Government plans to commission more nuclear power plants

MoS Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Government has planned to commission more nuclear power plants for…
Govt incentivising rooftop solar systems connected to grid
Renewable Energy

Govt incentivising rooftop solar systems connected to grid

To promote rooftop solar (RTS) in the country including in rural areas, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is…
JSW Renew Energy sign agreement for 270 MW to SECI
Renewable Energy

JSW Renew Energy sign agreement for 270 MW to SECI

JSW Renew Energy has inked power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) for supply of…
Premier Energies plans to invest Rs 1,200 cr in 2 years
Renewable Energy

Premier Energies plans to invest Rs 1,200 cr in 2 years

Solar equipment maker Premier Energies plans to invest around Rs 1,200 crore in the next two years to expand its…
Half of BSES power portfolio to turn green in next 3 years
Renewable Energy

Half of BSES power portfolio to turn green in next 3 years

Reliance Infrastructure-led BSES, which has been championing the cause of sustainability, is set to turn around 50% or 3,300 MW…
Hitachi ABB Power Grids commissions UHVDC link
Power

Hitachi ABB Power Grids commissions UHVDC link

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India on Monday announced commissioning of an 1,800 km long 6GW ultra-high voltage direct current…
Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 may come before cabinet
Power

Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 may come before cabinet

The Union Cabinet is likely to take up for approval the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the next few days,…
India achieved 38.5 % installed capacity from renewables
Renewable Energy

India achieved 38.5 % installed capacity from renewables

G20 Energy and Climate Joint Ministerial Meeting 2021 was held under the Italian Presidency on 23 July 2021 in Naples.
33/11kV 10 MVA Substation inaugurated in Bandipora, J&K
Power

33/11kV 10 MVA Substation inaugurated in Bandipora, J&K

A 33/11kV 10 MVA Substation commissioned under the IPDS scheme of the Government of India was inaugurated in Nusso, Bandipora.
Indian Oil to build green hydrogen plant at Mathura refinery
Renewable Energy

Indian Oil to build green hydrogen plant at Mathura refinery

India's largest oil firm IOC will build the nation's first 'green hydrogen' plant at its Mathura refinery, as it aims…
DISCOMs outstanding dues to GENCOs fall 15%
Power

DISCOMs outstanding dues to GENCOs fall 15%

Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution utilities or DISCOMs to power producers fell 15.25% to Rs 82,305 crore in…
Pakistan opposition blames govt for blocking investment
Coal

Pakistan opposition blames govt for blocking investment

Pakistan's Minister for Energy for Sindh province, Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh has slammed the federal government for restricting access to a…
IS bombs power transmission towers in war torn Iraq
Power

IS bombs power transmission towers in war torn Iraq

Islamic State (IS) terrorists bombed two power transmission towers in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, sparking anger among residents amid…
ISGF & NGS jointly launch India City Gas Distribution forum
Oil & Gas

ISGF & NGS jointly launch India City Gas Distribution forum

Government of India has set the target of 15% gas-based economy by 2030 and licenses have been issued for City…
President of India’s parental home in UP solarised by Amplus
Renewable Energy

President of India’s parental home in UP solarised by Amplus

Energy firm Amplus Solar said its residential venture 'HomeSpace' has successfully solarised President Ram Nath Kovind's parental home 'Milan Kendra'…
Kejriwal promises free power in Uttarakhand too
Power

Kejriwal promises free power in Uttarakhand too

The fight for power among major political outfits in upcoming Assembly elections due next year in Uttarakhand seems to be…
A unit of Ropar thermal plant shuts down midst power crisis
Power

A unit of Ropar thermal plant shuts down midst power crisis

One unit of the state-owned Ropar thermal plant stopped generating power due to some boiler leakage issue on Thursday, aggravating…
Delhi’s Power tariff declaration likely to see further delay
Power

Delhi’s Power tariff declaration likely to see further delay

The declaration of power tariff for year 2021-22 in Delhi, already delayed by over three months, is likely to be…
India’s power demand surges to all-time high
Power

India’s power demand surges to all-time high

Power demand in the country touched an all-time high and crossed the 200 GW mark on Wednesday amid many states…
Uttarakhand power consumers to get 100 units/month free
Power

Uttarakhand power consumers to get 100 units/month free

Uttarakhand Power Minister Harak Singh Rawat announced that 100 units of electricity will be provided free every month to domestic…
RK Singh elevated to Cabinet minister rank
Power

RK Singh elevated to Cabinet minister rank

Bureaucrat-turned politician Raj Kumar Singh who steered Modi government's power sector reforms agenda that made India surplus in electricity, was…
Nepal PM Oli inaugurates country’s largest power project
Power

Nepal PM Oli inaugurates country’s largest power project

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has inaugurated the Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project, the country's largest, with an installed capacity…
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