The South African Cabinet has approved the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) for implementation, targeting energy security and broader industrial growth. The plan seeks to address challenges associated with local capacity, infrastructure and investment by providing a roadmap for developing renewable energy and battery storage technologies. For investors, the …
The recent tariff-based auctions for wind power capacity, which threw up a surprise low tariff of Rs. 2.64 a kWhr, is all fine, but make sure that the projects do come up, say world energy bodies. Commenting on the auctions, in an e-mailed response to BusinessLine, Fatih Birol, Executive Director, …
Power Ministers from the northeastern states on Wednesday called for development of power projects for the overall socio-economic development of the region. At the North Eastern Region Power Committee (NERPC) meeting here, Arunachal Pradesh Power Minister Tamiyo Taga was more critical on non-starting of power projects in his state due …
State Power Minister Comingone Ymbon has informed that Meghalaya Government has envisaged development of solar power park in the State and already taken up development of two solar parks of capacity 10 MW each. He was speaking at the 18th North Eastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC) Meeting held on Wednesday …
Wind power tariffs have plummeted to ₹2.64 a kWhr in the second auctions held by State-owned SECI. The initial price bids were opened on Wednesday and the bidding went on till the wee hours of Thursday. SECI, which had put 1,000 MW of wind capacity on the table, received 12 …
Reactive Technology and the UK’s grid operator National Grid have this week announced the completion of the world’s first technology which is able to continuously measure and monitor an electricity grid’s stability, or system inertia. UK-based environmental engineering company Reactive Technology partnered with the national grid operator for the UK, …
In this paper, we used the life-cycle analysis (LCA) method to evaluate the energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of natural gas (NG) distributed generation (DG) projects in China. We took the China Resources Snow Breweries (CRSB) NG DG project in Sichuan province of China as a base scenario …
‘Welfare of poor linked to identity of NDA government’ The welfare of the poor is linked to the identity of the NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. He was speaking at the launch of a ₹16,000 crore scheme, Saubhagya, under which households across the country that have …
Even turbine makers hold right to access PGCIL’s sub-stations; remedy the situation, ministry tells CERC Independent wind power producers, especially those in wind-rich areas, are stuck in a logjam, as they are unable to find channels to evacuate power from their ongoing or upcoming projects. They have been crowded out …
The government has put on hold auctions for 1gigawatt of wind power projects, which were to be conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on September 19. Industry executives termed this as a relief because they would be in a better position to make a bid after the …
Chennai: Wind power season has come to an end this year. In the last few days the wind power generation has gone down below 500MW while the total power demand has crossed 13,000MW. Compared to the last wind power season, Tangedco has evacuated not less than 20% more and in …
This report, released at the Energizing South 2017 conference organised by the CII, is based on an industrial survey that explores the current status and future course for the power sector. The report presents a snapshot of the sector and captures the responses received from various Indian and multinational companies …
Improved rural supply, demand from large users among reasons for spike At the India Energy Exchange (IEX), the average electricity tariff for August was ₹3.12 a unit (kilowatt hour) with peak tariff touching ₹7.91. In the first seven days of September, the average was ₹3.34 a unit and maximum at …
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) said Thursday that more than 1,400 km of high-voltage power transmission lines and distribution stations are ready to complement Ethiopia’s under-construction Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD). The construction of GERD, which the Ethiopian government recently said had reached a 60-percent completion …
The Asian Development Bank expects to step up its funding for the renewable energy sector, both sovereign and directly to the private sector. It is in discussions to channelise a credit line for energy efficiency. Pradeep Perera, Energy Head India, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank, told BusinessLine that, “We …
At a time when the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is buying power at high rates from thermal plants, its hydel plants produced 33 per cent more electricity from April to August than the corresponding period last year. The five hydel plants produced 2,398 MUs (million units) in the …
A notification making green power more expensive for customers who are not power distribution companies (discoms) has dampened the move towards open access in renewable energy. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will be at the receiving end of this notification. Industry players also pointed out to the signals the …
The second volume of the Economic Survey, 2015-16 (http://indiabudget.nic.in/budget2016-2017/vol2_survey.asp) makes for very interesting reading. But its analysis of the energy sector is inadequate. Take the Survey’s forecast (based on estimates done by the Central Electricity Authority) that solar power will overtake thermal power generation only around 2026 (see chart). That …
Following two decades of having signed a power trade agreement, the Mozambique-Malawi power transmission line project is officially set to begin in 2018. According to the Southern Times, the delay in the project has been due to former Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika, who argued that Malawi was too poor …
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday announced new norms to improve bankability of solar power projects and boost investments without raising tariff, even as the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said the country can raise renewable energy use to meet a quarter of its demand by 2030. The solar guidelines, laid …
At the time of bidding, the benchmark regulated tariff for the tender was Rs 9.33 per unit The recent attempts by state-owned distribution utilities (discoms) in states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh to renegotiate or cancel signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the wind and solar power developers …
