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India’s power consumption grows 3.8% to 128.38 BU
Power

India’s power consumption grows 3.8% to 128.38 BU

India's power consumption grew marginally by 3.8% year-on-year to 128.38 BU in July amid widespread rains in the country, according…
Delhi urges Centre to allow it to retain 728 MW from Dadri II plant
Power

Delhi urges Centre to allow it to retain 728 MW from Dadri II plant

Delhi government has written to the Ministry of Power for allowing it to retain 728 MW of electricity from NTPC…
Government to expand Public EV Charging Infrastructure
Power

Government to expand Public EV Charging Infrastructure

Ministry of Power recently issued the revised consolidated Guidelines and Standards for EV charging infrastructure. Government of India has undertaken…
Ministry of Power approves new ISTS projects of ₹15,893 cr
Power

Ministry of Power approves new ISTS projects of ₹15,893 cr

Minister of Power and MNRE has approved new 23 Inter State Transmission System Projects (ISTS) with an estimated cost of…
Coal stocks improve at power plants in November: RK Singh
Coal

Coal stocks improve at power plants in November: RK Singh

Coal stocks at over 136 power plants in the country improved to 18.95 million tonne (MT) in November this year…
India strengthens commitment to green energy
Power

India strengthens commitment to green energy

Ministry of Power notifies rule for the sustainability of the electricity sector and promotion of clean energy to meet the…
India considering strategic reserves for gas, coal
Coal

India considering strategic reserves for gas, coal

India is considering maintaining strategic reserves of natural gas and imported coal to address future supply shocks, a senior power…
No power outage in Delhi, demand drops to 4,160MW
Power

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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