Power
Average spot power price rose 11% to Rs 3.18/unit
Power
February 3, 2021
Average spot power price rose 11% to Rs 3.18/unit
The average spot power price rose 11% to Rs 3.18 per unit in the day ahead market on the Indian…
No new policy to support gas-based power plants
Power
February 3, 2021
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…
Total investments by power PSU to rise 19% to Rs 60,000 cr
Power
February 2, 2021
Total investments by power PSU to rise 19% to Rs 60,000 cr
Government has increased total investments by eight state-owned power companies, including REC Ltd, by over 19% to Rs 59,990.52 crore…
Ace constructions Forklifts now run on lithium batteries
Renewable Energy
February 1, 2021
Ace constructions Forklifts now run on lithium batteries
WAAREE ESS in association with ACE Ltd (Action Construction Equipment Ltd), has designed, developed and supplied high capacity 23KWhr lithium…
Rs 3L Cr scheme to provide assistance to DISCOMs
Power
February 1, 2021
Rs 3L Cr scheme to provide assistance to DISCOMs
Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech of 2021-22, proposed an outlay of Rs 3,05,984 crore over 5 years to provide…
Tata Power to operate power distribution system in Odisha
Power
February 1, 2021
Tata Power to operate power distribution system in Odisha
Tata Power has received the Letter of Intent from OERC for the distribution and retail supply of electricity in Odisha’s…
World’s first Hualong One reactor put into operation
Power
January 30, 2021
World’s first Hualong One reactor put into operation
The Unit 5 of China's Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, the world's first Demonstration project to adopt China's indigenous Generation III…
SJVN bags 679 MW Lower Arun Hydro Electric Project
Power
January 30, 2021
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…
CESL commissions Goa’s first 1 MW solar power project
Renewable Energy
January 30, 2021
CESL commissions Goa’s first 1 MW solar power project
Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) has commissioned one MW of Goa's first solar energy project. This is CESL's and Goa's…
Tata Power Solar to build 320MW solar PV project for NTPC
Renewable Energy
January 23, 2021
Tata Power Solar to build 320MW solar PV project for NTPC
Tata Power Solar has received Letter of Award (LoA) to build 320MW of ground mounted Solar PV project for NTPC.…
Blackouts in Pakistan due to China’s illegal profiteering
Power
January 22, 2021
Blackouts in Pakistan due to China’s illegal profiteering
China has invested billions in Pakistan's power sector but all the deals made with Pakistan are tainted that contributed to…
NTPC records highest ever single day generation
Power
January 20, 2021
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…
Tanta village receives electricity for first time
Power
January 18, 2021
Tanta village receives electricity for first time
Tanta village in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Doda district received electricity for the first time on Sunday, ending decades of…
CPI(M) protests against CESC over power charges
Power
January 16, 2021
CPI(M) protests against CESC over power charges
Hundreds of CPI(M) supporters clashed with the police in Kolkata as they demonstrated outside power utility CESC's head office, demanding…
Coal India’s supply to power sector declines by 5%
Coal
January 14, 2021
Coal India’s supply to power sector declines by 5%
Coal supply by Coal India Limited (CIL) to the power sector declined by 5.3% to 318.04 million tonnes (MT) in…
BHEL secures order for Steam & Power Plant from NALCO
Power
January 11, 2021
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…
Sterlite Power raises Rs 200 cr as non convertible debenture
Power
January 11, 2021
Sterlite Power raises Rs 200 cr as non convertible debenture
Global power transmission firm Sterlite Power has raised Rs 200 crore in debt financing from Allianz Global Investors.
Vedanta wins ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ award
Sustainability
January 11, 2021
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…
Massive power blackout in several cities of Pakistan
Power
January 10, 2021
Massive power blackout in several cities of Pakistan
A massive power blackout has been reported in Pakistan before midnight on Saturday, which has plunged several cities into darkness.
Sembcorp Energy wins 400MW capacity solar power project
Renewable Energy
January 8, 2021
Sembcorp Energy wins 400MW capacity solar power project
Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) has recently won a new 400MW solar power project. SEIL has received the letter of…
Tata Power takes over distribution in West & South Odisha
Power
January 8, 2021
Tata Power takes over distribution in West & South Odisha
Tata Power announced that it has taken over the management and operations of WESCO and SOUTHCO upon completion of sale…
NTPC’s oldest unit at Singrauli records highest PLF
Power
January 8, 2021
NTPC’s oldest unit at Singrauli records highest PLF
NTPC’s very first unit, which was commissioned 38 years ago at Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh, has achieved the highest Plant…
1 MW Solar Carport for Renault Nissan Automotive India
Renewable Energy
January 7, 2021
1 MW Solar Carport for Renault Nissan Automotive India
Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) has completed a 1 MW solar PV system at Renault Nissan Automotive India car manufacturing…
Vikram Solar introduces next-gen Series 6 PV modules
Renewable Energy
January 7, 2021
Vikram Solar introduces next-gen Series 6 PV modules
Vikram Solar announced the launch of its Series 6 modules Somera and Prexos, with next-generation M6 type of cells a…
16% fall in thermal coal imports at major ports
Coal
January 6, 2021
16% fall in thermal coal imports at major ports
Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact cargo movement in India with thermal coal imports at 12 major…