Welspun Energy commisioned its 55 mw solar photovotaic (PV) power plant in Rajasthan. This project was a part of the first phase of the National Solar Mission and is Asia's largest single location solar power plant. This solar project located near Phalodi in Jodhpur district has been developed in three phases of 15, 15 and 20 mw. Welspun infoirmed that it completed the project in five months.

This solar PV project will generate total electricity of 90 million kWh annually and supply clean ener...

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Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Power (R-Power) got a reprieve from the appellate tribunal on a dispute relating to the commissioning of the Sasan ultra mega power project in Madhya Pradesh, but the first unit of its power plant completed a successful test for full capacity only on August 14, said a senior government official.

Sasan Power Company (SPL), a subsidiary of R-Power, has been claiming March 30, 2013, as the commissioning date for the power plant.

A 72-hour performance test fo...

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Good monsoon has brought some respite to the power sector as the peak power deficit for the month of July dropped to 4.5 per cent from 5.8 per cent in June. As per the latest data by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the peak power deficit -- the shortage in electricity supply -- in the month of July when the demand was at its peak, stood at 4.5 per cent.

There was shortage to the tune of 5,745 MW in July. The total demand during the month was 1,28,461 MW and of which 1,22,716 MW...

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The Planning Commission has asked the power ministry to furnish a report on the mounting difficulties faced by Indian project developers due to poor performance of Chinese equipment. The commission's directive has come close on the heels of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) telling the power ministry that fresh electricity generation capacities of plants, which rely on Chinese equipment, are performing poorly, and developers have been experiencing problems on this account.

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To avoid a blackout such as the one that affected several states on 31 July and 1 August 2012, and caused an estimated $2 billion (around Rs. 11,960 crore today) in losses, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) plans to further narrow the frequency band for the country's national grid.
Grid frequency is a critical aspect of power system operations and a function of demand and supply (when demand exceeds supply, frequency falls and vice versa). Global standards require tha...
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