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 …
Chennai The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has filed a review petition against Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) order, praying for review and introduction of certain restriction and control measures in view of the power demand supply gap standing at 4000 MW in the state. The review …
The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that Tamil Nadu has to be blamed for the power crisis it is facing as it had not strengthened the grid for receiving surplus power. Attorney General G. E. Vahanvati, appearing for the Centre, told a three-Judge Bench of Chief Justice Altamas …
The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear Tamil Nadu’s interim plea to restrain the Centre from reallocating the entire power surrendered by the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi — 230 MW round-the-clock and 1491 MW between midnight and 6 a.m. — to any other State. On Wednesday, a three-judge …
With the first unit of 726 MW Palatana power project in Tripura expected to start commercial production soon, Assam hopes to draw its share of 120 MW of power despite hurdles in evacuating power from the project site. The first unit, which is of 363 MW, has already started its …
The government is shortly coming out with a comprehensive plan to create a “roadmap for power generation, transmission and distribution 2022”, which will spell out the policy and implementation strategy to be followed in strengthening India’s power sector. Stating this at the Confederation of Indian Industry conference on transmission and …
Minister for Energy Shobha Karandlaje has said that the power generation in the State will increase by 4,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2014. The Minister was laying the foundation stone for the work of construction of 110 kV capacity power distribution station in Sanda industrial area near Shikaripur …
A renewal energy company, OMC Power, is lighting up rural parts of Uttar Pradesh, delivering solar-charged batteries to homes in an out-of-the-box move that promises cheap and uninterrupted power supply. A startup company floated a year ago by three former employees of Ericsson, is supplying electricity to about 3,000 households …
Renewable energy in India has grown at a fast pace in the past few years, led by Wind, but also having substantial contributions from Biomass, Small Hydro and, more recently, solar energy. Wind energy deployment is now more than a decade old in Tamil Nadu and other states in South …
New Delhi The central electricity regulator has rejected the power ministry’s proposed standard bidding guidelines for allocation of ultra mega power projects, saying these are out of sync with the industry realities and could create uncertainty about financing of projects. The regulator has provided its comments in a statutory advice …
State alleges inaction on part of Centre to accept its request Tamil Nadu on Monday moved the Supreme Court for a direction to the Centre to reallocate the 230 MW of round-the-clock power and 1491 MW (available between midnight and 6 a.m.) being surrendered by the National Capital Territory of …
After diesel price hike and bus-fare hike, consumers in Assam will have to bear another stiff hike. Power tariff in Assam will go up by Rs 1.03 from November 1, 2012. The hike will be under the Fuel and Power Purchase Price Adjustment (FPPPA) and Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd …
Improved system to enable efficient power management The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has begun work on its Rs 87-crore smart grid project in the City, aimed at improving and ensuring the efficient use of power by consumers. The new grid will help consumers plan their consumption and enable them …
Of the 89 coal-based power units, 30 are operating with less than four days’ stock. Coal stock at Indian power plants has plummeted alarmingly to the lowest level in many years, making the country vulnerable to a blackout even if there is a small glitch in fuel supply or transportation. …
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to approach the Supreme Court with regard to its appeal to the Centre to allocate power that is to be surrendered by the Delhi government. The move comes after Minister of State for Power KC Venugopal commented further allocation was not feasible despite surplus …
Discoms say they face Rs 200-crore loss from tariff ‘restructuring’. Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf on Wednesday said the city government has requested the Centre for cheaper power. This comes in the wake of public outcry over high power bills. Yusuf said things would be better if Delhi could buy …
Cites Delhi Government plan to surrender power to Centre Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to allocate to Tamil Nadu, 1,721 MW of power the Delhi Government proposes to surrender to the Centre from November 1 to March 31. In a letter on Tuesday, the Chief Minister …
Delhi’s power privatisation model has been more successful than Odisha and has been a boon to all the stakeholders, claims a report on the power sector by SBI Cap Securities. The findings of the report are shot in the arm for the Delhi Government that hails the unbundling of the …
Delhi is all set to implement an islanding plan for its power installations to prevent disruptions in power supply during grid disturbances. On Wednesday, Delhi was given the go-ahead by the Union Power Ministry for the islanding scheme it has drafted, which will be implemented by January 2013. The proposed …
Blaming the unscheduled interchange scheme, which is only an accounting procedure, cannot be the remedy. This scheme has to work within a modified grid code. Adopting the one put forth in the Electricity Act is an essential step forward There was a grid collapse in 2000. The government appointed a …
The state government has directed Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGenco) to expedite power projects so that 4,000-Mw additional capacity be added by 2014, besides requesting Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to complete connectivity between the southern, northern and western grid by 2013. Minnie Mathew, chief secretary, …
