Ministry of Power
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…
SECI invites EoI for 1GWh BESS
Power
October 14, 2021
SECI invites EoI for 1GWh BESS
SECI has invited EoI for 1,000 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). SECI, a CPSU under Ministry of New and…
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…
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…
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…
Guidelines for ideal utilisation of power generation capacity
Power
October 9, 2021
Guidelines for ideal utilisation of power generation capacity
Ministry of Power on Friday issued guidelines for operationalising optimum utilisation of generating stations as per the requirement in the…
Depleting coal stock leads to crisis in thermal stations in TN
Coal
October 8, 2021
Depleting coal stock leads to crisis in thermal stations in TN
The Thermal power stations of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (Tangedo) are facing a crisis following the…
New rules to provide easier access to electricity transmission
Power
October 3, 2021
New rules to provide easier access to electricity transmission
Power Ministry has promulgated the Electricity (Transmission System Planning, Development and Recovery of Inter-State Transmission Charges) Rules 2021.
PM Modi reviews ₹50,000 crore projects at Pragati meeting
Power
September 30, 2021
PM Modi reviews ₹50,000 crore projects at Pragati meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed eight projects, worth around ₹50,000 crore, pertaining to seven states as he chaired the 38th…
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…
RK Singh approves Dispute Avoidance Mechanism
Power
September 29, 2021
RK Singh approves Dispute Avoidance Mechanism
Power Minister R K Singh has approved formulation of 'Dispute Avoidance Mechanism' for construction contracts of central public sector enterprises…
Coal shortage deepens in India as plant inventories run low
Coal
September 27, 2021
Coal shortage deepens in India as plant inventories run low
India’s massive fleet of coal plants are running dangerously low on stockpiles, which may force the nation to buy expensive…
Jharkhand CM raises CIL, DVC issues with NITI Aayog
Coal
September 16, 2021
Jharkhand CM raises CIL, DVC issues with NITI Aayog
Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleged that the Centre is giving step-motherly treatment to Jharkhand claiming that Coal India is not…
India’s power consumption up 18.6% to 129.51 BU in August
Power
September 2, 2021
India’s power consumption up 18.6% to 129.51 BU in August
India's power consumption grew 18.6% in August to 129.51 billion units (BU) and remained higher than the pre-COVID level due…
RK Singh urges union ministers, CMs to switch to EVs
Sustainability
August 27, 2021
RK Singh urges union ministers, CMs to switch to EVs
Power Minister RK Singh has urged all union ministers and chief ministers to switch over to electric vehicles for all…
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…
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…
Big step towards Ease of Doing business in Transmission
Power
August 6, 2021
Big step towards Ease of Doing business in Transmission
Ministry of Power has released the revised Standard Bid Documents (SBDs), containing Request for Proposal (RfP) and Transmission Service Agreement…
CESL issues tender for 1 lakh Electric Three-Wheelers
Sustainability
August 6, 2021
CESL issues tender for 1 lakh Electric Three-Wheelers
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)- an entity under the Ministry…
VOC Port, the first Major Port to launch e-cars
Sustainability
August 5, 2021
VOC Port, the first Major Port to launch e-cars
The first batch of three e-cars were flagged off last evening at the VO Chidambaranar Port Trust. These Tata Xpres-T…
Installation of Solar Panels on National Highways
Renewable Energy
August 5, 2021
Installation of Solar Panels on National Highways
Ministry has decided to explore solar energy generation potential on National Highways and to install solar panels in available places…
India achieved 38.5 % installed capacity from renewables
Renewable Energy
July 23, 2021
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.
CESL, WRI India to build strategy for RE sector
Renewable Energy
July 17, 2021
CESL, WRI India to build strategy for RE sector
Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) and the World Resources Institute India have entered into a pact to work on strategising…
NTPC achieves over 100 BU generation in current FY
Power
July 15, 2021
NTPC achieves over 100 BU generation in current FY
NTPC Group companies under Ministry of Power have achieved over 100 Billion Units (BU) of cumulative generation in the current…