Power plants rush for captive coal mines
In view of the growing mismatch between demand and supply, Independent Power Producers (IPPs), captive power producers (CPPs), central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) and state electricity boards
In view of the growing mismatch between demand and supply, Independent Power Producers (IPPs), captive power producers (CPPs), central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) and state electricity boards
In view of the growing mismatch between demand and supply, Independent Power Producers (IPPs), captive power producers (CPPs), central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) and state electricity boards
The government said it will soon come out with the much-awaited National Electricity policy. An added emphasis on rural electrification will be the focus area of the new policy wherein one crore
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) notified the tariff rates for renewable sources of energy (from wind, cogeneration, biomass and mini-hydel plants). The tariff, fixing the rates
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) could reap a Rs 1,650 crore bonanza if the Cabinet approves the power ministry's partial write-off scheme for money owed by the erstwhile Delhi Electricity
The Delhi government's decision to enter into long-term agreements with private electricity companies to maintain all streetlights in the city is significant. Apart from better maintenance, the real
The Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB), which has been unbundled into seven companies early this month, has firmed up a roadmap to tap investment potential of a record Rs 87,620 crore in generation,
The Rajasthan government's memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kerala government and NTPC to source 150 mw power will not be honoured. Instead, Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has struck a
Cabinet's approval of the National Electricity Policy signals the government's commitment to power sector reforms and the principle of competition and choice for consumers. The policy attempts to
The Himachal Pradesh Government today directed the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam to stop selling its share of free power to the state electricity board if it failed to give an undertaking within three days
The much-awaited National Electricity Policy (NEP) was finally approved by the Cabinet. The policy lays down guidelines to enhance competition in the power sector, provide targeted subsidies to
State electricity boards (SEBs) from the western region on Thursday unanimously agreed not to overdraw from the grid in order to maintain the system frequency above 49 Hz. The decision was taken at
Electricity continues to elude the people of Bangladesh and 90 percent of their energy needs comes from biomass, which includes wood, charcoal, crops, sweet sorghum, rapeseed and other agricultural
The National Electricity Policy, approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, estimates that an investment of Rs. 900,000 crores will be required to fund generation, transmission, distribution and
The National Electricity Policy, cleared by the Cabinet yesterday, made a case for providing subsidised power to below poverty line families, and said that capital subsidy would be provided to states
The government has attempted to allay the concerns of Left parties over the provisions in the Electricity Act 2003. Union power minister P M Sayeed is learnt to have told CPM's Basudev Acharia,
Power utilities along with Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (AP Transco) has submitted its revised tariff before the electricity regulator proposing to collect power tariff from corporate
As with electricity reforms, the government of Orissa deserves two cheers for taking the lead on outsourcing municipal services. Two cheers, not three, since one has to see if the logical
Congress should approve drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to boost US oil supplies, but shouldn't require more electricity to be generated from renewable energy sources, a senior
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd's 500-MW unit at National Thermal Power Corporation's Rihand power station in Uttar Pradesh has been commissioned. The engineering firm had bagged the main plant package