33/11kV 6.3 MVA power substation inaugurated in Nowshera
A 33/11kV 6.3 MVA Power Sub Station, commissioned under the IPDS scheme of Government of India, was inaugurated at Nonial Nowshera, Rajouri in Jammu & Kashmir.
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Nuclear Power capacity likely to reach 22,480 MW by 2031
Minister of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the share of nuclear power in the total electricity generation in the country is about…
Trina Solar ships 210 Vertex for one Brazil’s largest project
Trina Solar is the major vendor of photovoltaic modules for the Futura 1 Project, a project with 22 solar energy parks, which is being developed by…
India’s peak power demand hits new record of 2,00,570 MW
India's peak power demand hit a new record of 2,00,570 MW in the month of July, a 17.6 per cent increase over the same month a…
Coal India’s fuel supplies to power sector rises to 166 MT
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has registered a 30.7% growth in fuel supplies to the power sector at 166.3 million tonnes during the April-July period.
Mumbai Metro work fast tracked by Tata Power
Tata Power announced that its project team designed and proposed to build a novel 3-circuit high-tension transmission tower at a Mumbai Metro construction site.
Vedanta Aluminium is India’s largest green power purchaser
Vedanta Aluminium Business, India's largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, became India's largest green power purchaser on the Green Market at the Indian Energy Exchange…
Assam to waive 20% surcharge in power bills of tea gardens
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government has decided to waive the 20% surcharge in power bills for tea garden labourers and all…
37 paise/unit cut in electricity tariffs for Haryana consumers
The Haryana government on Saturday announced reducing power tariff by 37 paise per unit for electricity consumers in the state.
Torrent Power to acquire Lightsource’s 50 MW solar plant
Torrent Power said it has inked an agreement with Lightsource India Ltd and Lightsource Renewable Energy (India) Ltd for acquisition of a 50 MW solar plant.…
Universal Energy Access achieved, to ensure reliable supply
RK Singh, Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy chaired a virtual meeting to review the reforms being undertaken in the power sector
Punjab CM orders to cancel or revisit one-sided power pacts
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) to cancel or revisit all the one-sided pacts with private companies that are not…
M&M expect to generate 100 million units of power annually
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said it is adopting a 58 MWp captive solar plant that is expected to generate about 100 million units of power annually…
Government plans to commission more nuclear power plants
MoS Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Government has planned to commission more nuclear power plants for power generation.
JSW Renew Energy sign agreement for 270 MW to SECI
JSW Renew Energy has inked power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) for supply of 270 MW from its 810 MW…
Premier Energies plans to invest Rs 1,200 cr in 2 years
Solar equipment maker Premier Energies plans to invest around Rs 1,200 crore in the next two years to expand its annual solar cells and modules manufacturing…
Half of BSES power portfolio to turn green in next 3 years
Reliance Infrastructure-led BSES, which has been championing the cause of sustainability, is set to turn around 50% or 3,300 MW of its power portfolio green by…
Hitachi ABB Power Grids commissions UHVDC link
Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India on Monday announced commissioning of an 1,800 km long 6GW ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link from Raigarh to…
Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 may come before cabinet
The Union Cabinet is likely to take up for approval the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the next few days, which seeks to enable power consumers…
India achieved 38.5 % installed capacity from renewables
G20 Energy and Climate Joint Ministerial Meeting 2021 was held under the Italian Presidency on 23 July 2021 in Naples.
33/11kV 10 MVA Substation inaugurated in Bandipora, J&K
A 33/11kV 10 MVA Substation commissioned under the IPDS scheme of the Government of India was inaugurated in Nusso, Bandipora.
BSES signs 510 MW solar & hybrid power agreement
The BSES DISCOM has signed a 510-MW solar and hybrid power agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a move that will help provide…
GE wins transformers & reactors order from Power Grid
GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions business said that it has recently been awarded multiple orders to supply 765 kV transformers and reactors in India.
DISCOMs outstanding dues to GENCOs fall 15%
Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution utilities or DISCOMs to power producers fell 15.25% to Rs 82,305 crore in May 2021 from a year ago.
NTPC achieves over 100 BU generation in current FY
NTPC Group companies under Ministry of Power have achieved over 100 Billion Units (BU) of cumulative generation in the current financial year, reinforcing group’s commitment towards…