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 …
New Delhi: The Planning Commission has asked states to hike electricity charges to not only save the ailing power sector but also use the subsidy to fund essential services like drinking water, education and health, which are essential for promoting inclusive growth. “The way the current situation (can) be handled …
Power minister says hike in electricity bill inevitable due to rise in cost of fuel used for generating Close on the heels of hike in power tariffs in many states, Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today advocated raising electricity tariff in small dozes every six months to spare consumers …
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation’s (UPPCL) chickens have come home to roost. With outstanding dues of R8,636 crore on July 5 — which the corporation says it has reduced to R4,500 crore now — the loss-making UPPCL finds it no longer has enough money to buy power from generating entities …
Things are not going right for Reliance Power's (R-Power) Krishnapatnam project. Coastal Andhra Power (CAPL), R- Power's wholly owned subsidiary, filed an appeal on 3 July in the Delhi High Court challenging the judgment of its single bench which lifted the stay on the notice served by the distribution utilities. …
The Indian Wind Power Association has sought a common wind energy policy in all States. At its annual general meeting here recently, the association, through a resolution, appealed to the Union Ministry of Power to ensure that all State utilities adopt a uniform policy for wind energy, especially for wheeling …
Seeks to justify recent hike in power tariff, says the sector should be looked at 'realistically' Seeking to justify the recent hike in power tariff, the Delhi Government said the sector should be looked at "realistically" as the cost of raw materials have increased and that tariff in the capital …
A meeting cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan endorsed new solar energy policy-2012 of the state. A promotion policy was implemented by Madhya Pradesh government in year 2006 to promote generation of power through non-conventional sources of energy. The policy expired in October 2011. The new policy …
Delhi’s Bawana power plant will soon get more gas from the Reliance Industries, enabling its power production to increase. Officials of the Delhi Government said Reliance has agreed to increase the allocation by 0.83 million standard cubic meters per day, which will help in easing the power crisis in the …
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that top priority should be given to supply of power for 24 hours for giving fillip to the state’s economy. Madhya Pradesh has achieved 12 percent growth rate this year in which power sector has given important contribution. Chief Minister Shri …
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), set up in 1999 by the State government to regulate power tariff and protect the consumers’ interests, draws power without any agreement with Bescom. It pays its monthly electricity bills, and at commercial rates, in the name of a owner whose identity and address …
ONGC-Tripura Power Corporation is a 726.6 MW gas-based power project ONGC's Tripura unit would start releasing gas tomorrow to the ONGC-Tripura Power Corporation (OTPC) for the first phase of the 726.6-MW gas-based power project at Palatana in Gomati district, official sources said today. K Satyanarayana, manager, ONGC, Tripura Asset, will …
New Delhi The government has dropped plans to involve senior government officials and functionaries to appraise electricity regulatory commissions' performance. The move comes in the face of strong opposition from the watchdogs. Earlier, two committees were mooted, but later the plan was shelved. “Appraising regulators' performance is a good idea. …
Silchar, July 6: Mizoram is facing a stiff power hike which is likely to be announced by the government in the last week of this month. A senior official of the Mizoram power and electricity department in Aizawl said the power tariff is likely to increase by 10.16 per cent. …
Industry body calls for review of entire value chain of power An estimated 43,000 megawatts (MW) of thermal power projects have been impacted and 10 billion units of power lost due to shortage of 54 million tonnes of coal in India this year. Speaking at the National Electrical Summit 2012 …
A widening gap between governments and the country’s power regulators on rates and related issues has prompted the Centre to propose a legal amendment so as to facilitate review of the performance of regulators. The power ministry, seeking an update of the Electricity Act, 2003, has mooted the formation of …
New Delhi: The coal ministry has asked power plants with captive coal blocks to sell electricity through bidding process — rather than at negotiated tariffs — initiated by distribution utilities or lose coal mines. The ministry’s directive puts a blanket ban on merchant sale of electricity by private power producers …
Promoters of at least four metro rail projects in the country have approached electricity regulators and state governments seeking cheaper electricity, arguing that rising cost of power will otherwise make these projects unviable. The developers of metro projects in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad say regulators and state governments need …
The Union Power Ministry, in a bid to provide some relief to cash-strapped distribution utilities, is firming up the strategy of statutory intervention to make power regulators perform better. This is aimed at holding regulators accountable so that distribution utilities should not face troubles for lack of adequate revenue streams. …
LUCKNOW: Even as chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has given a conditional nod to import of coal for the power plants in the state, experts claim the move would escalate the power cost by around 40-60%. The CM on Tuesday told the UP assembly that the government would consider the competitiveness …
Patiala: The demand for power in the state touched an all-time high of 2,273 lakh units (LU) yesterday while the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) could supply only 1,966 LU. The corporation has termed the rise in demand as unprecedented. Reports from various parts of the state, including Amritsar, …
