Power
Load shedding in Delhi lowest in last two decades
Power
March 9, 2021
Load shedding in Delhi lowest in last two decades
Load shedding in the national capital has dropped to 0.03 per cent of the total consumption, the lowest in the…
Free power to farmers will continue in Punjab
Power
March 6, 2021
Free power to farmers will continue in Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced that free power to farmers and subsidised power to the industry will continue…
Average rural power supply duration increased to 18.5 hours
Power
March 4, 2021
Average rural power supply duration increased to 18.5 hours
Minister of Power R.K Singh has informed that the average rural power supply duration has increased from 12.5 hours in…
Average spot power price up 16% at Rs 3.39/unit in February
Power
March 4, 2021
Average spot power price up 16% at Rs 3.39/unit in February
Average spot power price at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) rose over 16% to Rs 3.39 per unit in February in…
STT GDC India to increasing use of renewable energy
Renewable Energy
March 3, 2021
STT GDC India to increasing use of renewable energy
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (India) (STT GDC India) announced a partnership with Avaada MHKhamgaon Private Limited, a subsidiary of…
Tata Power DDL rolls out live peer-to-peer solar trading
Renewable Energy
March 3, 2021
Tata Power DDL rolls out live peer-to-peer solar trading
Tata Power Delhi Distribution and Australian tech firm Power Ledger announced the launch of the first live peer-to-peer solar energy…
0.88% growth in power consumption in February
Power
March 2, 2021
0.88% growth in power consumption in February
India's power consumption grew 0.88% in February at 104.73 billion units (BU) due to a slight rise in temperature in…
NTPC Gadarwara project unit to begin operation from March
Power
February 27, 2021
NTPC Gadarwara project unit to begin operation from March
NTPC on Friday said unit 2 of its Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station will begin commercial operation from March 1,…
Gadkari urges MSMEs to use solar for business efficiency
Renewable Energy
February 27, 2021
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…
BSES installed over 3,000 rooftop solar connections
Renewable Energy
February 24, 2021
BSES installed over 3,000 rooftop solar connections
BSES DISCOMs have installed over 3,000 rooftop solar net metering connections with a connected solar load of 106 Mwp (Megawatt…
India & AIIB to improve power transmission in Assam
Power
February 24, 2021
India & AIIB to improve power transmission in Assam
India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a $304 million loan agreement for the Assam Intra-State Transmission System…
Consumers ignored in finalising Electricity (Amendment) Bill
Power
February 24, 2021
Consumers ignored in finalising Electricity (Amendment) Bill
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) said consumers as well as employees are being ignored in finalising the Electricity…
Three transformers to energise Noida power supply
Power
February 22, 2021
Three transformers to energise Noida power supply
The third transformer of 400/132kv system will be energised along with two transformers of 132/33 KV system at the 400…
WAAREE commissions 16 MW project for MAHAGENCO
Renewable Energy
February 20, 2021
WAAREE commissions 16 MW project for MAHAGENCO
WAAREE Energies announced the commissioning of 16 MW ground-mounted solar project in Gavhankund, Maharashtra.
CBAK Energy develops Special 26650 battery
Power
February 20, 2021
CBAK Energy develops Special 26650 battery
CBAK Energy Technology announced that it has started the trial production of its special 26650 lithium battery (the Special 26650…
Policy and regulatory framework for DISCOMs in the offing
Power
February 18, 2021
Policy and regulatory framework for DISCOMs in the offing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre is working to remove problems in the distribution sector and a policy and…
AIPEF demands to put Electricity Amendment Bill in public
Power
February 15, 2021
AIPEF demands to put Electricity Amendment Bill in public
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 must be put in…
VST Tillers develops components for US electric tractor
Renewable Energy
February 11, 2021
VST Tillers develops components for US electric tractor
Bengaluru-based agri-machinery maker VST Tillers Tractors Ltd said that it has developed components for an electric smart tractor built in…
93 NTPC workers still missing in Uttarakhand glacier burst
Power
February 10, 2021
93 NTPC workers still missing in Uttarakhand glacier burst
Union Minister of Power, RK Singh said that 93 workers of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited are missing, while…
Rs 1,500 loss to NTPC due to Uttarakhand tragedy
Power
February 9, 2021
Rs 1,500 loss to NTPC due to Uttarakhand tragedy
The Uttarakhand glacier burst has caused an estimated loss of Rs 1,500 crore at the NTPC's 480 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel…
JP Power Vishnuprayag project’s operations affected
Power
February 8, 2021
JP Power Vishnuprayag project’s operations affected
The massive avalanche in Chamoli, Uttarakhand has led to the closure of power generation at Jaiprakash Power Venture Ltd 400…
Sungrow supplies 21 MWh DC-coupling solar plus storage
Renewable Energy
February 8, 2021
Sungrow supplies 21 MWh DC-coupling solar plus storage
Sungrow announced that a 21 MWh utility-scale solar-plus-storage project powered by the Company in Hokkaido, Japan, has been commercially operational…
116 MWP Coara Marang solar farm has started construction
Renewable Energy
February 8, 2021
116 MWP Coara Marang solar farm has started construction
Coara Solar announced the successful financial closing and commencement of construction of Coara Marang Solar farm.
World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
Renewable Energy
February 5, 2021
World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
A $43 billion deal was signed to build what the South Korean government said will be the world's biggest offshore…
BHEL commissions 800MW supercritical thermal power plant
Power
February 4, 2021
BHEL commissions 800MW supercritical thermal power plant
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the second unit (800 MW) of the 2x800 MW Gadarwara Super Thermal…