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 …
ASSAM: India’s first High Voltage DC ± 800kV Transmission line from Biswanath Chariali (Assam) to Agra (U.P.) constructed by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited connecting the North-Eastern states is ready to exchange power from Sepetember 10. Apart from being the 1st ± 800 kV HVDC line, this line is …
To mitigate this, the government has taken a decision to set up pipelines which would deliver upto 20 TMC water from the dam for the city and its periphery in rural areas. State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will use the waste water for power plants with Union power minister …
India’s installable wind energy potential has been estimated to be 302 GW with towers of a height of 100 metres. This has been estimated by the National Institute of Wind Energy and the new findings were released in the form of a wind atlas launched by the Minister of State …
The Tamil Nadu government today announced a 4,000 MW thermal power project in Ramanthapuram at a cost of Rs 24,000 crore besides plans to augment the power transmission infrastructure in the state. "I am happy to announce that a 4,000 MW mega thermal power project will come up in Ramanathapuram …
China will spend at least 2 trillion yuan ($315 billion) to improve its power grid infrastructure over the 2015-2020 period, a report by a government newspaper said on Monday. Despite falling power consumption growth, China is working to upgrade its cross-country power transmission capacity in order to reduce coal consumption …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone) in the matter of M/s. Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd., Chennai.Vs.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd., Thiru.Vi.Ka. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai dated 28/08/2015. The prayer in the application is to declare that any line stringing work in pursuance of the establishment …
India is a land of contrasts. This cliche holds true even in the field of energy. It is the fifth-largest producer of electricity in the world. The largest number of people without access to electricity also resides in India. Even more do not use modern cooking fuels. And despite the …
‘Not a single unit is generated by State govt-owned power plants’.In the poll-bound Bihar when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was inaugurating projects worth Rs 19,499 crore, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday punctured his tall claims of power development saying power production in Bihar was “zero”. He also asked …
Change of holding ownership of affiliate firm Adani Transmission may cause loss of 3 projects Adani Power could lose three key transmission projects, worth Rs 3,662 crore, that it had won last month, due to a change of holding ownership of its affiliate company Adani Transmission. Adani Power had bagged …
India has approximately 17.9 per cent of untapped electricity-efficiency potential and there is a need for more energy-efficient equipments to be made available in the domestic market, according to a study. "India has approximately 17.9 per cent of untapped electricity-efficiency potential and optimising industrial motor-driven systems could deliver overall savings …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on allocation of power from UMPPs, 13/08/2015. Four UMPPs, viz, Sasan in Madhya Pradesh, Mundra in Gujarat, Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Tilaiya in Jharkhand have been awarded to the successful bidders so far. Mundra and Sasan UMPP have been fully commissioned. The status of …
Punjab is in the same top 'A+' bracket as Gujarat, with the utilities of Maharashtra and Uttarakhand closely following with an 'A' rating The four Gujarat state power distribution utilities have for a third year in a row emerged as top performers in the country. Punjab is in the same …
India’s seven horses of energy’ electricity sector transformation is gathering pace, with far-reaching ramifications for renewable energy development and the structural decline of seaborne thermal coal, according to a new report released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Indian energy analysis firm, Equitorials. The report …
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has big plans to invest in India's renewable energy space as the sector is evolving with competitive commercial bidding unlike the subsidy-driven growth in the West, a top executive at the World Bank's investment arm said. IFC joins other global players such as Goldman Sachs, SoftBank …
Set with a target of 4,700-MW capacity addition during 2007-12 Five-Year Plan, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) managed to add only 500 MW during the period, a CAG report said. The Corporation could add only 500 MW i.e. 11 per cent of the target of 4,700 MW (own projects) with a …
Tariffs quoted for 2,000 MW of grid-connected solar power sought by Telangana have averaged below R6 per unit in an indication that these continue to decline. Tariffs quoted for 2,000 MW of grid-connected solar power sought by Telangana have averaged below R6 per unit in an indication that these continue …
Annual 10% tariff hikes for next 3 years crucial for discoms to break even Air insulated substation (AIS) installed by Alstom Power projects of 46,000 Mw are currently facing viability issues due to lack of long-term buyers for electricity, inadequate fuel supply and aggressive bidding to win projects and coal …
Contrary to the claims made by the Punjab Government of the state becoming the “most preferred destination” in the non-conventional energy sector with over Rs 4,000 crore of investment received to set up solar plants in the state, Punjab’s first solar energy plant installed at Lohara village in Jalandhar under …
Tata Power has announced plans to grow its business by scaling up the generation capacity to 18,000 MW by 2022 from the current generation capacity of 8,750 MW and growing its value added businesses 10 fold by that time. The company said in seven years it would achieve coal or …
Solar power could become as cheap as conventional thermal energy over the next two to three years and reach Rs 4-4.5 per unit by FY18, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in a report. "This will be driven by a decline in capital costs -- solar modules and other balance …
