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 …
A new study released shows future power prices will be lower with Australia’s Renewable Energy Target in place than they would be if it was removed, the Clean Energy Council said. Clean Energy Council Chief Executive David Green said removing the Renewable Energy Target means households would pay more than …
Scheme aims at ensuring stable and uninterrupted supply of power to consumers in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack The state energy department has secured in-principle nod for its ambitious State Capital Region Improvement in Power System (SCRIPS) scheme planned at an investment of Rs 1,500 crore. The scheme, aiming at ensuring stable …
The Odisha government is unlikely to consider the plea of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) to use power generated by Sterlite Energy Ltd, also a Vedanta Group firm, to run its smelter complex at Jharsuguda. The company had argued that since Odisha had turned power surplus, sparing 600 Mw out of …
The forest land is to be diverted in Angul, Athmallik, Rairakhol and Sambalpur to make way for PGCIL's transmission line Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has obtained Stage-I forest clearance from the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) for diversion of 379.57 hectares (ha) forest land for …
While the demand for power is expected to go up to around 6,200 MW this peak summer, non-availability of natural gas is hampering production in power plants of the Capital. Of the city’s six power plants, four are gas-fired, two have been shutdown due to lack of gas and the …
In the last two years, wind mills of a mere 282 MW were commissioned Is the end of Tamil Nadu’s wind power “growth story” in sight? In a State that witnessed an unprecedented growth in the sector of wind energy not long ago, capacity addition during the just-concluded financial year …
Co to go slow on capacity addition due to poor health of discoms, fuel shortage and regulatory hurdles Adani Power, which overtook Tata Power as the nation’s largest private-sector electricity producer, plans to go slow on capacity addition as uncertainties over fuel supply, weak financial health of state distributors and …
Economic Affairs Division (EAD) Secretary Nargis Sethi, French Ambassador to Pakistan Philippe Thiébaud and Denis Cassat, French Development Agency’s country director for Pakistan, on Wednesday signed the Credit Facility Agreements (CFAs) for establishment of two hydropower projects in Pakistan. This financing aims at completing the two projects – Mohmand/Munda Hydropower …
RIL, Nirma, Hindalco, Apollo Tyres, Sun Pharma, Petronet LNG and others may have to pay . 7 a unit from . 4.25 at present Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government has banned state-based companies from sourcing electricity from other states, a move that will compel them to buy costlier power from government-run …
Purchase & transmission cost put at Rs. 600 cr. in 2014-15 The Meghalaya Government has proposed a whopping 90 per cent hike in power tariff to meet skyrocketing purchase and transmission cost of power, projected over Rs.600 crore for 2014-15, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said on Thursday. “The Meghalaya Public …
Delhiites should not be subjected to a power tariff hike or load-shedding due to liquidation of regulatory assets or non-payment of bills by power distribution companies to generating companies respectively, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity said on Tuesday. It was hearing a plea by power distributors BSES Yamuna Power Ltd …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. and Others Vs SLS Power Ltd. & Others dated 11/03/2014 regarding private sector participation in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity on the one hand and to further the objective of distancing the …
In all, Yadav either laid foundation or unveiled 163 transmission or distribution sub-stations all over the state Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched energy projects worth about Rs 4,000 crore aimed at strengthening power transmission and distribution infrastructure in the state. In all, Yadav either laid foundation …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the Capital's three power discoms were refusing to cooperate in the CAG audit ordered by the court. The counsel on behalf of the national auditor told HC that Reliance Infrastructure-owned BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani and …
The World Bank Board has approved $ 600 million for Bangladesh to improve the country’s “quality” of power supply in rural areas, reports bdnews24.com. The funds would be used in the Rural Electricity Transmission and Distribution Project “to reduce system losses and enhance capacity” in the electricity network, the global …
The western state of Gujarat currently has the largest amount of solar capacity of any Indian state, with over 855 megawatts direct current (MWDC) among plants above 1 MWDC in size. Combined with over 3,240 megawatts (MW) of wind, variable generation renewables comprise nearly 18% of the electric-generating capacity in …
This paper explores the concept of financial sustainability and proposes a framework to analyze electricity sectors based on this model. The concept of financial sustainability includes the ability of the electricity sector to recover costs, meet demand, make investments and operate according to environmental and social norms. This analytical framework …
Rajasthan plans to produce 25,000 MW of solar power and get recognition as a “green State”. The desert State has also worked out a strategy for exporting power to other States. Additional Chief Secretary (Infrastructure) C. S. Rajan said at a session on “Creating world class infrastructure” organised by the …
The Board of the World Bank (WB) is likely to approve a mega power transmission and distribution project of Bangladesh with an estimation cost of $580 million, aiming to reduce power system loss by 2.5 percent and raising capacity to supply 1500MW of power in rural areas. The Board of …
Planning Commission is modelling energy scenario by putting all relevant numbers together into a calculator called the India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS) 2047. India needs to make large investments in its energy sector. So far, policy makers have been focused more on investments on the supply side, and not on …
