500 MW power plant in Umaria trips due to tube leakage
500 megawatt coal-fired unit of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) has broken down on the eve of Dussehra, compounding problems for the state where…
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India most cost-effective globally in rooftop solar power
A global study has found that India is the most cost-effective country for generating rooftop solar energy at $66 per megawatt-hour, while the cost in China…
RK Singh visits NHPC Dulhasti Power Station
RK Singh, Union Minister of Power visited Dam site of 330 MW NHPC Kishanganga power station at Gurez in Bandipora District of the UT of Jammu…
NLCIL Talabira Project commences supply of coal
NLC India Limited, a Navratna Company under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal is operating Talabira II&III coal mines (20 MT annual capacity) in…
Oakridge crowdfunds for Indian solar projects
Oakridge Rooftops has raised an undisclosed amount through a German crowdfunding platform for its solar projects in India.
SECI invites EoI for 1GWh BESS
SECI has invited EoI for 1,000 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). SECI, a CPSU under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has called for the…
Power ministry says no outage in Delhi due to shortage
Union power ministry on Wednesday said there was no outage due to power shortage in the national capital amid concerns over coal supplies to power generation…
PGCIL okays ₹14.23-cr EV charging station in Navi Mumbai
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd's (PGCIL) board on Tuesday okayed an investment of ₹14.23 crore for an electric vehicle charging station in Navi Mumbai and…
PMO reviews coal supply & power availability
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday reviewed the coal supply and power generation scenario as the government looks at ways to defuse the energy crisis being…
NTPC says Delhi scheduling only 70% of available power
NTPC on Tuesday said it has been making electricity available to the national capital but the distribution companies have been scheduling only 70% of power made…
Despite crisis, no power cuts in Delhi: Jain
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said there have been no power cuts in the national capital despite a crisis as the Arvind Kejriwal government…
Government accords ‘Maharatna’ status to PFC
Government of India accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), thus giving PFC greater operational and financial autonomy.
MYSUN bags 140 MW solar projects in UP
Rooftop solar firm MYSUN has bagged 140-megawatt open-access solar power projects from the Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corp Ltd, according to a company statement.
India’s solar energy output growth slows in September
India's solar energy output growth slowed in September, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, at a time when coal-fired utilities are facing a shortage of…
SECL agrees to supply 29,500 MT/day coal to Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh government on Monday said South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) will ensure the supply of 29,500 metric tonnes of coal per day for thermal power plants…
States to utilise unallocated power of the CGS
It has been brought to the notice of Ministry of Power that some States are not supplying power to their consumers and imposing load shedding.
Power Ministry mandates energy accounting of DISCOMs
As an important step under the ongoing power sector reforms, Ministry of Power today mandated electricity distribution companies to undertake energy accounting on periodic basis.
Power situation remains grim as PSPCL procures 1,500 MW
With the power situation continuing to remain grim in Punjab, the state-owned power utility PSPCL on Monday procured 1,500 MW of electricity at a rate of…
Yogi directs UPPCL for adequate coal supply to power plants
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath directed UP Power Corporation Ltd Chairman M Devaraj to do a thorough review regarding the supply of coal to power plants…
India set to achieve 450 GW RE installed capacity by 2030
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said that India is set to achieve 450 GW renewable energy installed capacity by 2030.
Decarbonisation: A wake up call for India & its power utilities
Energy & environment are umbilically linked, curtailing emissions, have to be undertaken without impeding economic & energy supply growth
Kerala looking to go for power cut after reduced coal supply
Kerala Power Minister, K Krishnankutty said that the state electricity board is contemplating the possibilities of a power cut if the coal shortage situation in north…
Reliance buys REC Solar for $771 million
India's Reliance Industries Ltd on Sunday announced acquisition of REC Solar Holdings for an enterprise value of $771 million from China National Bluestar (Group) Co Ltd…
New petrol pumps to set up EV charging, CNG outlets
India's new liberalised petrol pump licensing norms allow setting up of EV charging stations and CNG outlets even before the start of petrol and diesel sales
Punjab’s power plants running at low capacity
Severe coal shortage at thermal power plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL to cut down power generation and impose rotational load shedding at several…