ReNew Power is planning to invest Rs 300 billion over the next two years to scale up its solar and wind energy capacities. The company has 5,000 MW of projects under development that it had […]
Adani Electricity is planning to foray into Thane, Navi Mumbai, Panvel and Uran to supply electricity. Adani has drawn a roadmap to lay new distribution lines which could start from a few pockets in Thane […]
The 132 kV Gajryang–Khimti double-circuit transmission line project is all set to transmit 200 MW power from the 12 MW Upper Khimti and 7 MW Upper Khimti II hydropower projects in the Khimti and […]
Anish De, Global Head of Energy & Natural Resources, KPMG It has now been more than twenty-six years since my consulting journey in the energy industry started. Energy consulting was not a conscious choice – […]
By S.K. Soonee, Former and Founder CEO, POSOCO With the evolving dynamics of the power sector in India, the transformation of power market design from the contemporary model of long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) to […]
The distribution segment has continued to be the centrepiece of government reforms and schemes in the power sector for many years. These have helped improve the segment’s performance in terms of reduction in financial and […]
The past year saw several leadership changes in both public and private sector power companies. At the central level, new heads were appointed for the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Power System Operation Corporation Limited […]
Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) for developing a solar power project of 1,190 MW in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The proposed project will come up […]
Pennar Industries Limited has won an order from NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) for its proposed 500 MW AC/ 625 MW DC solar photovoltaic project at Bhadla, Rajasthan. Pennar Industries has emerged as the […]
Tata Motors Limited and Tata Power have entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 7 MW captive solar power project at its Pantnagar plant in Uttarakhand. Collectively, this installation is expected to generate […]
Avaada Group has signed a long-term contract with Israel-based Airtouch Solar for the maintenance of its solar modules using robotic cleaning solutions. The agreement will include the supply, erection, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of […]
Tata Power Trading Company Limited (TPTCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power, and 75F Smart Innovations India Private Limited have signed an agreement to jointly promote building automation and energy-efficiency solutions in the commercial […]
Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a joint venture agreement with Aboitiz Power Corporation, via its subsidiary Aboitiz Renewables Inc (ARI), to initially deliver the 90 MW Libmanan onshore wind project that is located in the […]
The developments in the power sector over the past year or so clearly point to the energy transition that is under way in the sector. Renewable energy capacity additions have significantly outpaced those in the […]
With this issue, we celebrate our twenty-sixth anniversary. As before, we use this occasion to share our own take on the state of the sector. It has been a difficult year for energy markets globally. […]
R.V. Shahi, Former Power Secretary, Government of India Following the Electricity Act, 2003, one of the important statutory policy documents that was being drafted, apart from the National Electricity Policy, was the Tariff Policy. Since […]
In the past one year, the power sector has witnessed several policy and regulatory measures being taken by the central government. Several of these were focused on the generation segment. A key policy development was […]
The Indian power transmission segment is set for a phase of accelerated growth, mainly driven by the need to evacuate large-scale renewables. With India targeting to meet 50 per cent of its energy needs from […]
The country’s power generation segment is witnessing a major shift, with renewables replacing thermal power in the installed capacity mix at a fast pace. As of August 2022, the country’s installed capacity stood at 405.8 […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued draft CERC (Terms and Conditions for Dealing in Energy Savings Certificates) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2022. As per the draft amendment, the floor price for the trading of […]
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