Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …
The project will be implemented in under a year-and-a-half, said Goyal. According to Goyal, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a central government undertaking, will assist states with the mandate. IN A bid to improve energy efficiency in Maharashtra, the state government would conduct energy audits in 1,500 government offices. …
To salvage its debt-laden Mundra power project, pushed to a corner after the Supreme Court in April ruled out compensatory tariff of 40 paise per unit, Tata Power has offered a 51% stake in the project for a nominal Rs1 to Gujarat’s state-run power utility GUVNL. This is subject to …
India’s coal-fired power capacity may hardly grow over the next decade despite plans to build new plants as older facilities that can’t meet new environmental guidelines face closure. India’s coal-fired power capacity may hardly grow over the next decade despite plans to build new plants as older facilities that can’t …
The government is close to finalising a mechanism to prevent stressed or stalled thermal and hydro power projects from becoming a bad loan burden for banks and institutional lenders, provided the promoters are not wilful defaulters or there are no significant irregularities. "We have had very extensive engagements with all …
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday linked 24x7 power supply with the transmission and distribution (T&D;) losses and consumer honesty. Addressing a press conference here, Goyal said that Power for All can be ensured where transmission & distribution (T&D;) losses are less than 15 percent. He also said that …
The Indian renewable energy sector has attained number two position in the world, according to EY in its latest report on “Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness index”. While China retained its top position, the US which was number two last year has slid down to number three position and Germany maintained …
Approval shows strong belief in the capability of Indian scientists, says Centre The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal to construct 10 indigenous pressurised heavy water nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 7,000 MWe. Briefing the media on the Cabinet decisions, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said each of …
About 30,000 MW of private power plants — two-thirds with PPAs — to benefit. In what could end years of fuel famine for several private-sector power plants and put their stranded/upcoming capacities into productive use, the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a new auction-based coal linkage …
The increase in solar power production has led to a fall in the cost of power in the open market. Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is at the top in India when it comes to solar power, with accumulative generation capacity of 1,867 MW. Telangana State, meanwhile, stands at fourth position with …
Coal will remain India's main energy source for the next three decades although its share will gradually fall as the country pushes renewable power generation, according to a government report seen by Reuters. The country is the world's third-largest coal producer and the third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter. It depends on …
LONDON: India has climbed up to twenty sixth position in World Bank's electricity accessibility ranking in the current year from 99th spot in 2014, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said. "Our ranking has improved to 26 position from 99. So, it is truly very redeeming feature and satisfying for me …
Outdated, says minister; no nuclear power supply to a state which doesn't allow a generating plant Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said the Union government would rework the formula on electricity allocation from the central pool to states. He said the pool had become irrelevant with the availability of surplus …
PTC India on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement for purchase of 1000 MW wind power under MNRE’s first wind auction scheme with the discoms of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi Odisha and Assam. The MOA will bring down the wind power tariffs to as low as Rs 3.46 unit. “This …
Notwithstanding Pakistan’s challenge to Jammu and Kashmir’s 330 mw Kishanganga hydro-electric project, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has directed the power ministry and the J&K; government to expedite work on the two major Kishanganga transmission lines that are to be commissioned along with the first unit of the crucial project. …
"Such plants need lesser amount of coal and have increased capacity. Supercritical plants cause at least eight times less pollution compared to the traditional power plants." THE MAHARASHTRA Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) is planning to convert its retiring thermal power plants into supercritical ones. A proposal is being prepared by …
Taking its second biggest decision since coming to power, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to waive surcharge on electricity dues and gave nod to an agreement with the Centre to ensure 24X7 power supply by October 2018. The MoU between UP and the Centre would be signed in …
A coalition of organisations today said the Centre lacks commitment in tackling air pollution in Delhi and asked residents to tweet directly to the Union Environment and Power Ministers to voice their concerns. Flagging three major concerns, the coalition slammed the Centre's move to support car manufacturers to allow registration …
In last fiscal the collection from Clean Environment Cess from across India was Rs 13,847.87 crore. The government on Sunday said an amount of Rs 21,128.59 crore has been collected as Clean Environment Cess from across the country in the April-January period of the ongoing fiscal. Of the Rs 21,128.59 …
The renovation and modernisation of ailing thermal power plants under the 12th Five Year Plan has been severely affected by poor financial condition of state utilities as a mere 4,702.26 MW capacity could be modernised against the planned target of around 30,000 MW for the period 2012-17. Higher project cost …
Private power plants can now procure coal from state governments’ coal reserve, which is allocated for power production. The move aims to enhance the efficiency in utilisation of domestic coal. Private power plants can now procure coal from state governments’ coal reserve, which is allocated for power production. The move …
