power generation
Govt expects Rs 39,832 cr selling power generation assets
Power
August 24, 2021
Govt expects Rs 39,832 cr selling power generation assets
Government's think tank NITI Aayog has valued state-owned power generation assets at Rs 39,832 crore which can be monetised by…
India’s peak power demand hits new record of 2,00,570 MW
Power
August 4, 2021
India’s peak power demand hits new record of 2,00,570 MW
India's peak power demand hit a new record of 2,00,570 MW in the month of July, a 17.6 per cent…
Coal India’s fuel supplies to power sector rises to 166 MT
Coal
August 3, 2021
Coal India’s fuel supplies to power sector rises to 166 MT
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has registered a 30.7% growth in fuel supplies to the power sector at 166.3 million tonnes…
Patel Engineering bags order for Luhri hydroelectric project
Power
August 2, 2021
Patel Engineering bags order for Luhri hydroelectric project
Patel Engineering said it has bagged a Rs 976 crore order from Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd
Torrent Power to acquire Lightsource’s 50 MW solar plant
Power
July 31, 2021
Torrent Power to acquire Lightsource’s 50 MW solar plant
Torrent Power said it has inked an agreement with Lightsource India Ltd and Lightsource Renewable Energy (India) Ltd for acquisition…
Universal Energy Access achieved, to ensure reliable supply
Power
July 30, 2021
Universal Energy Access achieved, to ensure reliable supply
RK Singh, Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy chaired a virtual meeting to review the reforms being undertaken…
Punjab CM orders to cancel or revisit one-sided power pacts
Power
July 29, 2021
Punjab CM orders to cancel or revisit one-sided power pacts
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) to cancel or revisit all the one-sided pacts…
JSW Renew Energy sign agreement for 270 MW to SECI
Renewable Energy
July 28, 2021
JSW Renew Energy sign agreement for 270 MW to SECI
JSW Renew Energy has inked power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) for supply of…
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…
A unit of Ropar thermal plant shuts down midst power crisis
Power
July 9, 2021
A unit of Ropar thermal plant shuts down midst power crisis
One unit of the state-owned Ropar thermal plant stopped generating power due to some boiler leakage issue on Thursday, aggravating…
Nepal PM Oli inaugurates country’s largest power project
Power
July 7, 2021
Nepal PM Oli inaugurates country’s largest power project
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has inaugurated the Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project, the country's largest, with an installed capacity…
Scorching heat adds to Pakistan’s energy shortfall misery
Power
July 5, 2021
Scorching heat adds to Pakistan’s energy shortfall misery
Pakistan continues to sizzle under the scorching sun and suffer agonising load-shedding as the power shortfall stubbornly persists at over…
GAIL eyes at petrochemicals, renewable energy for growth
Oil & Gas
July 5, 2021
GAIL eyes at petrochemicals, renewable energy for growth
GAIL India Ltd is eyeing expansion in petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and renewables as it pivots a new strategy to expand…
Reliance Power begins equipment exports to Bangladesh
Power
June 29, 2021
Reliance Power begins equipment exports to Bangladesh
Reliance Power has started the export of power equipment from its Samalkot project in Andhra Pradesh to its Bangladesh project,…
World’s second-biggest hydropower dam turned on in China
Power
June 28, 2021
World’s second-biggest hydropower dam turned on in China
The first two generating units of the world's second-biggest hydroelectric dam were officially turned on in southwestern China, the government…
NTPC declares energy compact goals towards sustainability
Power
June 27, 2021
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…
Ambani to invest Rs 75,000 cr towards clean energy
Renewable Energy
June 25, 2021
Ambani to invest Rs 75,000 cr towards clean energy
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani announced a Rs 75,000 crore investment in setting up four 'Giga' factories to make solar photovoltaic cells,…
NTPC invites EoI for Hydrogen Fuel Cell based pilot projects
Sustainability
June 13, 2021
NTPC invites EoI for Hydrogen Fuel Cell based pilot projects
NTPC has floated a global Expression of Interest (EOI) to set up two pilot projects, Standalone Fuel-Cell based backup power…
LNG market set to recover with demand growing across Asia
Oil & Gas
June 11, 2021
LNG market set to recover with demand growing across Asia
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are poised for more gains as gas-hungry China guzzles cargoes to feed a rebound in…
Power consumption grows 12.6% in first week of June
Power
June 8, 2021
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…
Power Ministry takes steps towards reduction in coal import
Power
June 3, 2021
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…
Power Ministry seek comment on MBED via discussionpaper
Power
June 3, 2021
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…
Energy sector illuminates with technology advancement
Power
June 3, 2021
Energy sector illuminates with technology advancement
Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Technology Advancements Enabling Prosumerism in Energy Sector, finds that smart grids have created a paradigm…
China’s electricity grid major hurdle in its climate ambitions
Power
May 21, 2021
China’s electricity grid major hurdle in its climate ambitions
one of the most pressing challenges for China to meet its pledge to pivot towards renewables is overhauling its electricity…
China to add 90 GW wind & solar capacity to grid in 2021
Renewable Energy
May 20, 2021
China to add 90 GW wind & solar capacity to grid in 2021
China has ordered power transmission firms to connect a minimum of 90 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar capacity to…