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 (TSA) for award of Inter-State Transmission…
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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 of Power, Government of India, has…
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 electric vehicles have been supplied by…
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 that are not earmarked to be…
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
Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) and the World Resources Institute India have entered into a pact to work on strategising for India's transition towards a net-zero…
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 financial year, reinforcing group’s commitment towards…
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 witnessing high temperatures due to delayed…
NTPC declares energy compact goals towards sustainability
NTPC Limited, India’s largest power generating company under Ministry of Power has become first energy company in energy domain in India to declare its Energy Compact…
RK Singh reviews progress of energy transition & efficiency
R.K. Singh, Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy chaired a high level meeting to review the progress of various energy efficiency programmes and the preparedness…
Power consumption grows 9.3% in first half of June
Power consumption in the country grew by 9.3% in the first half of June to 55.86 billion units (BU), indicating a slow recovery in commercial and…
CESL & Ladakh sign MoU to make the UT carbon neutral
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under Ministry of Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Power consumption grows 12.6% in first week of June
Power consumption in the country grew at 12.6% in the first week of June to 25.36 billion units (BU), indicating a slow recovery in commercial and…
EESL ties up with ISHRAE for energy efficient solutions
State-owned EESL has partnered with ISHRAE for implementation of energy efficient and clean energy solutions in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) space.
Power Ministry takes steps towards reduction in coal import
Government of India has enabled State governments and UTs by allowing flexibility in utilization of domestic coal amongst power generating stations to reduce the cost of…
Power Ministry seek comment on MBED via discussionpaper
Ministry of Power has circulated discussion Paper on Market Based Economic Despatch (MBED) on 1st June 2021 to all concerned stakeholders for obtaining their inputs and…
AIPEF demands scrapping of bidding for DISCOMs in UTs
All India Power Engineers' Federation (AIPEF) demanded scrapping of ongoing bidding for DISCOMs in Union Territories citing serious flaws.
NHPC to acquire 2% stake in Chenab Valley Power Projects
NHPC has got approval of the concerned authority to acquire the entire 2 per cent equity stake of PTC India in Chenab Valley Power Projects Private…
Power Ministry ensures 24×7 power supply to oxygen plants
Ministry of Power has undertaken a number of pro-active preventive and remedial measures to ensure that there is uninterrupted power supply to Oxygen Plants by the…
India’s power consumption grows nearly 45% in April
Power consumption in the country grew nearly 45% in the first half of April to 60.62 billion units (BU) over the corresponding period a year ago
AIPEF urges govt to hold electricity distribution privatisation
All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) urged the government to put on hold the privatisation of electricity distribution entities.
Revised estimates for transmission & distribution approved
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a major step towards economic development of the States of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim…
Demand for electric vehicles in India more than doubled
The adoption of electric vehicle by commuters is on the rise in the country as falling prices and government support is pushing up demand and increasing…
0.88% growth in power consumption in February
India's power consumption grew 0.88% in February at 104.73 billion units (BU) due to a slight rise in temperature in the month, official data showed.
AIPEF demands to put Electricity Amendment Bill in public
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 must be put in the public domain before starting a…