power generation
Kerala looking to go for power cut after reduced coal supply
Power
October 10, 2021
Kerala looking to go for power cut after reduced coal supply
Kerala Power Minister, K Krishnankutty said that the state electricity board is contemplating the possibilities of a power cut if…
Punjab’s power plants running at low capacity
Coal
October 10, 2021
Punjab’s power plants running at low capacity
Severe coal shortage at thermal power plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL to cut down power generation and…
India staring at power crisis after rains hit coal movement
Coal
October 10, 2021
India staring at power crisis after rains hit coal movement
An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as…
DERC allows relaxation to DISCOMs to purchase electricity
Power
October 10, 2021
DERC allows relaxation to DISCOMs to purchase electricity
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Saturday gave relaxation to distribution companies in power purchase in view of increased price…
AIADMK urges TN govt to take up coal deficit with Centre
Coal
October 9, 2021
AIADMK urges TN govt to take up coal deficit with Centre
AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam has urged the Tamil Nadu government to take up with the Centre the issue of diminishing…
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi on coal shortage
Coal
October 9, 2021
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi on coal shortage
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the prevailing coal shortage situation that…
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…
AP CM seeks PM’s intervention to address energy crisis
Power
October 9, 2021
AP CM seeks PM’s intervention to address energy crisis
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…
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…
NTPC partners with Electricite de France SA in power sector
Power
October 8, 2021
NTPC partners with Electricite de France SA in power sector
Electricite de France S.A. (EDF) and NTPC Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential power project development…
Effective power generation integral to economic growth: FM
Power
October 8, 2021
Effective power generation integral to economic growth: FM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman underscored the need for augmented and effective power generation and distribution, asserting that these are…
NASA images show polluted skies set to engulf North India
Sustainability
October 5, 2021
NASA images show polluted skies set to engulf North India
The clear blue skies over the national capital may go dark soon with dust and smoke as the stubble burning…
Adani looking to invest $50-70 bn across energy chain
Infrastructure
October 5, 2021
Adani looking to invest $50-70 bn across energy chain
Gautam Adani said his infrastructure conglomerate will invest between $50-70 billion in organic and inorganic growth opportunities across the entire…
CIL supply to power sector grows by 12% to 118 MT in Q2
Coal
October 4, 2021
CIL supply to power sector grows by 12% to 118 MT in Q2
Coal India Ltd supplied 117.6 million tonnes (MT) of coal to power utilities during July-September of the current fiscal, registering…
Power cost to remain high as imported coal prices soar
Coal
October 4, 2021
Power cost to remain high as imported coal prices soar
Short-term power prices are likely to remain elevated in the near term on account of a continued increase in imported…
Baghel launches cow dung based power generation project
Power
October 3, 2021
Baghel launches cow dung based power generation project
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday launched an electricity generation project that uses cow dung as fuel at a…
Demand to keep electricity prices elevated in the short-term
Power
October 3, 2021
Demand to keep electricity prices elevated in the short-term
Rising demand is expected to keep electricity prices elevated in short-term. According to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), the all-India…
Hemant Soren calls for solar power generation in backyards
Renewable Energy
October 2, 2021
Hemant Soren calls for solar power generation in backyards
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren called on common people to generate solar power in their backyards and promised subsidy for…
SWSL wins ₹1,500 crore waste-to-energy project
Renewable Energy
September 30, 2021
SWSL wins ₹1,500 crore waste-to-energy project
Sterling and Wilson Solar has bagged its first waste-to-energy project worth ₹1,500 crore from a leading developer of energy assets…
BPCL to invest ₹1 lakh cr to prepare for future
Oil & Gas
September 27, 2021
BPCL to invest ₹1 lakh cr to prepare for future
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) plans to invest over ₹1 lakh crore over the next five years in raising petrochemical…
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…
Coal India steps up supply coal to power sector
Coal
September 10, 2021
Coal India steps up supply coal to power sector
CIL has stepped up the supply of coal to the power sector in the first eight days of the current…
Pakistan steps up oil & gas imports as power demand surges
Oil & Gas
September 1, 2021
Pakistan steps up oil & gas imports as power demand surges
Pakistan has stepped up its oil and gas imports this year from last year as demand from its power sector…
MGR system to transport coal to power station inaugurated
Coal
August 31, 2021
MGR system to transport coal to power station inaugurated
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a Merry-Go-Round (MGR), a dedicated rail transportation system between the production and consumption points,…
NTPC gears up to meet rising power demand
Power
August 30, 2021
NTPC gears up to meet rising power demand
NTPC has geared up to meet rising power demand and recorded electricity generation growth of 23% over the previous year.