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Coal-fired power plants will be the primary driver of infrastructure investment in India's power sector over the next decade
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AGEL acquires 100% stake in Spinel Energy & Infrastructure
Adani Green Energy (AGEL) has acquired 100 per cent equity stake in Spinel Energy and Infrastructure from Hindustan Clean energy and Peridot Power Ventures.
NTPC Bongaigaon’s output crosses installed capacity
NTPC's Bongaigaon plant in Assam has crossed its installed capacity of 750 MW for the first time since the commissioning of all its units two years…
China’s coal consumption share falls to 56.8%
China cut its coal use to 56.8% of energy consumption at the end of 2020, maintaining its target of below 58%, but overall coal consumption continued…
Gadkari urges MSMEs to use solar for business efficiency
Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari invited MSMEs to avail concessional debt finance to install rooftop solar for business efficiency.
WAAREE commissions 16 MW project for MAHAGENCO
WAAREE Energies announced the commissioning of 16 MW ground-mounted solar project in Gavhankund, Maharashtra.
RK Singh visits Tapovan to take stock of situation
A day after a glacier burst triggered a flash flood in the region, Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy R. K. Singh…
No new policy to support gas-based power plants
The government has decided not to bring any new policy or provide support to gas-based power plants at the moment because states are reluctant to offer…
SJVN bags 679 MW Lower Arun Hydro Electric Project
Nand Lal Sharma, CMD, SJVN informed that Government of Nepal has allotted 679 MW Lower Arun Hydro Electric Project in Nepal to SJVN through competitive bidding.
Arctech AI Solar tracking gives energy output 7% boost
Arctech Solar has recently released a white paper entitled "The Next Generation of Artificial Intelligence Solar Tracking Solutions" at an online global launch event.
Higher electricity demand to likely improve generation
India's electricity generation is likely to improve in 4QFY21 on the back of demand revival and an adequate stock of coal at power plants, India Ratings…
NTPC records highest ever single day generation
NTPC Singrauli Unit#1 in Uttar Pradesh (U.P), achieved the highest Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 100.24% for the period from April 2020 to December 2020.
BHEL secures order for Steam & Power Plant from NALCO
Under stiff Competitive Bidding, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured a prestigious order for a Steam and Power Plant from National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO).
Pakistan power outage exposed negligence in safeguards
One of the worst power outages faced by Pakistan was caused due to poor maintenance and subsequent failure of the protection system in the national grid.
Vedanta wins ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ award
Vedanta bagged the ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ Award at the Digital Transformation (DX) Summit & Awards 2020, organized by CII – Centre for Digital Transformation (CDT).
High Efficiency modules power more than one third capacity
Jinko Solar for utility scale solar farms in Australia are currently generating almost 550 MW AC, more than one third of the combined capacity of solar…
Australian coal ban backfires for Beijing
Beijing's ban imposed on Australian coal by Commerce Ministry backfired as the industrial parks are facing sudden blackouts resulting into non-fulfilment of the overseas orders thereby…
Coal, power and LNG prices rise across Asia due to winter
As an early winter chill grips China, South Korea and Japan, prices for coal, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and power are rising due to supply crunches…
Rs 780 cr investment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Ambuja Cements and ACC said they will make investments worth over Rs 780 crore at their plants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Commercial coal auction subdued by clean energy transition
The transition to clean energy sources led to subdued participation in the recently concluded first round of commercial coal mine auction, said India Ratings and Research.
China should phase out coal plants to reach 2060 target
China must stop building new coal power plants and ramp up its wind and solar capacity if it wants to become carbon neutral by 2060.
Meja Thermal Power Plant to be operational by December
The Meja Thermal Power Plant, Uttar Pradesh's first supercritical power plant, will be fully operational by December. Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd (MUNPL) is a 50:50…
Sungrow adds 95 MWac PV installations in Kazakhstan
Sungrow announced that 95 MWac of 1500V medium-voltage central inverter solutions were operational well in Total Eren's two solar PV projects in Kazakhstan to fully support…
Cabinet approves Rs 1,810 crore for Luhri Hydro Project
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the investment of Rs 1,810.56 crore for 210 MW Luhri Stage-I Hydro Electric Project…
NTPC Mauda expands its footsteps towards ash utilisation
In an effort to contribute towards 100% utilisation of fly ash, NTPC Mauda expanded its footsteps towards ash utilisation by sending the by-product to cement manufacturers…