India’s coal output remains below estimate at 58 MT in August
India produced 58.33 million tonnes of coal in August, missing its target of 67.94 MT for the month, according to the government data.
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Kishtwar set to become major power generation hub of north India
Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district is set to become a major power hub in north India, as it will generate nearly 6,000 MW of power after…
Around 80,525 MT biomass co-fired by 35 thermal power plants: Govt
Nearly 80,525 metric tonne of biomass has been co-fired in 35 thermal power plants in the country, according to an official statement.
Nathpa Jhakri hydro plant produces record 39.534 MU power in single day
SJVN's Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station recorded the highest-ever single-day power generation of 39.524 million units on Monday, according to its CMD Nand Lal Sharma.
NTPC co-fires 77,000 tonne biomass at 14 thermal power plants
NTPC has co-fired 77,000 tonnes of biomass till date at 14 of its thermal power plants across the country, a company official said on Thursday.
Torrent Power gets ₹2600 cr wind energy project from SECI
Torrent Power has bagged a 300 MW wind energy project worth ₹2,600 crore in Karnataka from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), according to a regulatory…
NTPC clocks 21.7% growth in power generation in June quarter
NTPC Ltd on Monday said it has registered a 21.7% growth in electricity generation at 104.4 billion units in the April-June quarter of this financial year.
Sri Lanka to get two fuel consignments in July: Lanka IOC
Sri Lanka will receive two fuel consignments this month and another in August, the Chairman of Lanka IOC, the subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, said on…
Home Minister Amit Shah reviews power situation amid outages
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a meeting of the top brass of coal, power and railway ministries amid electricity outages in various parts…
ONGC adopts new drilling technology MPD in Tripura
ONGC has successfully drilled three gas wells in Tripura by using new technology, a senior company official said on Sunday.
NLC India’s power generation rises 19% to 2,920 cr units
NLC India Ltd on Thursday said it has registered an 18.64% rise in power generation at 2,920 crore units in FY22. "This is the highest ever…
Adani Power to study ammonia co-firing for power generation
Adani Power on Tuesday said it has collaborated with IHI Corporation and Kowa Company to study ammonia co-firing for environmentally sustainable power generation.
Reduction in coal imports despite increased power demand
With increase in domestic production of coal, India has achieved significant reduction in import despite surge in power demand.
Sungrow supplies Bangladesh’s largest PV Plant
Sungrow signed the largest PV inverter contract, totalling 280MW DC with Rays Power Infra, a leading integrated solar power company, to build the largest solar power…
Huawei FusionSolar Smart PV empowers residential green energy
While unveiling its new Huawei FusionSolar Residential Smart PV (photovoltaic) solution to provide cost-efficient and eco-friendly residential power generation.
Coal to remain predominant fuel in India’s energy basket
Even as India targets net-zero emissions by 2070, polluting coal is set to remain as the predominant fuel in its energy mix in foreseeable future.
Coal to continue to feed the growing energy need of India
Given India's dependence on coal for 70% of the power sector's need, the 50% non-fossil fuel sourcing by 2030 itself will be quite challenging.
Powergrid inaugurates remote operation of 250th Sub-Station
Successfully inaugurated Remote operation of the 250th Sub-station of POWERGRID (765/400kV Khetri Sub-station, Rajasthan) from its National Transmission Asset Management Centre at Manesar, Haryana.
33/11 KV First GIS Sub-station inaugurated in Jaipur
33/11 KV GIS Sub-station under the IPDS scheme of the Government of India was inaugurated today at Jaipur in Rajasthan.
No bigger problem to solve than Waste: Masood Mallick
Masood Mallick, Joint Managing Director, Ramky Enviro (REEL) in an exclusive interview with Energy Asia gives an insight on Waste to Energy sector in India, how…
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’s commitment towards Climate Change.
75GW of fossil fuel capacity can be retired in South Asia
With South Asia over 75 GW of excess fossil fuel capacity, a new report released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)…
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 over coal supplies to power generation…
PMO reviews coal supply & power availability
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday reviewed the coal supply and power generation scenario as the government looks at ways to defuse the energy crisis being…
India’s solar energy output growth slows in September
India's solar energy output growth slowed in September, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, at a time when coal-fired utilities are facing a shortage of…