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 threat of a blackout looming over the Capital due to the payment dispute between NTPC and BSES discoms has been averted, with the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) restraining the Central generator from cutting power supply to the discoms till the dispute is resolved. NTPC had threatened …
Alleging that giving power distribution of Agra city to private hands was causing huge losses to the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL), the All-India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Friday demanded Chief Minister Mayawati to dismiss the agreement with private franchisee company Torrent Power immediately. AIPEF general secretary Shailendra Dubey …
The design of overhead lines (new lines, uprating or refurbishment) in the deregulated environment is critical to the competiveness and profitability of the utility company. Should, for example, the design limit the power transfer to levels, which prohibit sales of MW at peak periods, the losses can be enormous. This …
This report illustrates the changes that have to be made, both in terms of institutional and government policies to enable the state of Bihar meet its energy requirements. The report suggests that a decentralised approach based on renewable sources of energy would not only solve the prevailing issue of limited …
Today Punjab is facing crisis in all spheres, be it stagnating agriculture, flight of industry from Punjab, poor education quality, poor healthcare, rising epidemics of cancer and drug addiction, unprecedented power cuts and empty treasuries. Through this manifesto, Congress presents a progressive agenda which will rejuvenate agriculture ushering a second …
The Planning Commission constituted the Working Group on Power to formulate the programme for development of the power sector during the 12th Plan. Since its constitution in March 2011, the Working Group held three meetings on 20th April, 2011, 28th July, 2011 and 26th September, 2011 respectively. During the first …
The money from the fresh equity that it has received from the Delhi Government and the parent company, and the loan that it is expecting from IDBI Bank are not enough to pay off the dues that it owes generation and transmission companies, power distribution company BSES said on Tuesday, …
ITANAGAR: The newly formed Nabam Tuki Government has paved way for massive private investments in various viable sectors of the State with the Cabinet today unanimously adopting the State PPP Policy 2011. This path-breaking initiative will open up the gates for development of various infrastructure sectors, both physical and social, …
The sheen of the power sector, which plays a vital role in vote-bank politics in Punjab, was tarnished by a substantial hike in power tariffs, the ballooning power subsidy and strident farmers protests over land acquisition for a new power project in 2011. Despite being a corporatised entity after unbundling …
Utilities Can Borrow From Banks, May Seek 35% Tariff Hike Next Year. New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday gave its consent to Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to invest fresh equity worth Rs 500 crore in the cash-strapped power distribution companies of BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna. This paves …
The shortage of power being faced by the state has hit the local industry hard as the manufacturing cost of industrial goods has gone up by almost 30 per cent, reducing the profit margins. Besides, the frequent interruptions in the supply of electricity have impeded the production in all industries, …
To help them pay off dues they owe NTPC Power distribution company BSES got a belated Christmas gift on Monday when the Delhi Cabinet decided to extend financial assistance to the cash-strapped company to help it pay off its long-pending dues. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced that the Cabinet has …
AGARTALA: The first unit of 726 MW Palatana power project, which was supposed to be commissioned by February next year, will be coming up by May 2012, said Chief Secretary SK Panda here on Wednesday. Panda who held a high level meeting here to review the progress of the mega …
It aims zero power cuts, reduction in technical losses & easy distribution tariffs. The government is planning to replicate the PPP (public-private-partnership) model in the electricity distribution sector, after having successfully implemented it in works related to roads, flyovers, airports and ports. Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi is heading …
AGARTALA: The first unit of 726 MW Palatana power project, which was supposed to be commissioned by February next year, will be coming up by May 2012, said Chief Secretary SK Panda here on Wednesday. Panda who held a high level meeting here to review the progress of the mega …
JAMMU Concerned over ever increasing losses in power sector and mounting power purchase bill, which was expected to cross ` 2500 crore during current financial year, the State Government has revised target of power revenue for this year to ` 1647 crore, nearly double the amount realized during last fiscal. …
New Delhi With more than 1,800 projects awaiting forest clearance in the country, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has cited non-submission of essential information and documents by the respective state governments for the delay. While Punjab and Haryana lead the pack with the former waiting for the forest …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Monday defended Nesco, one of the three subsidiaries of the Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RIL) in power distribution business, which is accused of showing undue favour to a power-intensive company. ‘’The allegation that Balasore Alloys Limited (BAL), a defaulter of Rs 161 crore, is being allowed …
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), the standards development body of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, predicts India would emerge as the world's third largest smart grid market after the United States and China. “We are collaborating with technical experts in India to ensure that specific and unique inputs …
The Union Government plans to provide financial assistance to State Governments to set up transmission networks to evacuate renewable energy generated in the States, a senior government official said. “Renewable power generation capacity in the country is enormous. But the issue is of evacuation. We plan to provide some assistance …
