NTPC plans to have 35 GW of RE capacity by 2027
NTPC has planned to have a total renewable energy capacity of 35 gigawatts by 2027 and is expected to generate 10 billion units of green energy…
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Restrictions on the banking of power sector to hit RE prospects
New restrictions on the power sector's banking will inhibit the growth of the rooftop solar and open-access solar market and potentially slow the progress of India's…
PFC enters pact to finance 350 electric buses in UP
PFC, a Maharatna company and India's leading NBFC in the power sector, today signed an agreement to lend ₹275 crore for deployment of 350 electric buses…
Shortage of coal supplies continues to cripple non-power sectors
The Indian Captive Power Producers Association in a recent representation to Ministry of Coal, Railways and Power, has sought urgent support for normalizing the coal supplies…
Insolvency proceedings can be initiated against DISCOMs
Ministry of Power has affirmed that insolvency proceedings can be initiated against state-owned electricity distribution as well as generation firms in case of default of payment…
Guidelines released for cybersecurity in power sector
The government announced the release of guidelines for cybersecurity in the power sector for the first time, to create a secure cyber ecosystem.
CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May
Coal India said its coal offtake rose by 38% to 55 million tonnes (MT) in May on the back of revival of fuel demand from the…
Coal India’s supply to consuming sectors rise to 9.2%
Coal India Ltd (CIL) said the supply of coal to the consuming sectors rose 9.2% to 154.6 million tonnes (MT) in the third quarter of the…
CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity
The despatch of coal by CIL to the power sector declined 6.6% to 236.97 million tonnes (MT) in April-October period of the ongoing fiscal.
CIL to extend Usance LC facility
Coal India Limited is supplying about eighty percent of its coal to Power Sector consumers and 550 Million Tonne (MT) coal has been offered for power…
No shortage of coal for the power sector
There is no shortage of coal for the Power Sector. In the beginning of 2018-19, CIL had a pithead stock of 55.55 MT and stock at…