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Delhi BSES discoms reach amicable settlement with NTPC

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, In : POWER NEWS 
The two BSES distribution companies in the national capital have reached an amicable settlement with state-run generator NTPC on regulating of power to private discoms.

In a letter written to NTPC on Wednesday, a copy of which has been sourced by IANS, the BSES discoms said: "In view of the amicable settlement arrived at BRPL (BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd) and NTP, we understand that the Regulation Notice dated May 4, 2016, which was deferred by NTPC's communication dated May 9, 2016, stands...


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New Delhi railway station to produce electricity from garbage

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, In : POWER NEWS 
In a major green initiative, New Delhi station will become the first railway premise in the country to produce about 2000 units of electricity from the "Waste to energy" plant.

The "Waste to energy" (Bio methanation) plant will be commissioned by June this year, Divisional Railway Manager of Delhi Division Arun Arora said adding "It is a first-of-its-kind project for disposal of solid waste in environmental-friendly manner and generation of energy from the garbage.

The Bio methanatio...


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BHEL commissions 5,000 MW power generation in April-December

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, January 22, 2016, In : POWER NEWS 
State-run power equipment maker BHEL  said that it commissioned power generation capacity of 5,010 MW during the first three quarters of the fiscal, which is highest-ever done by the company.

"BHEL has once again demonstrated its project execution prowess with the capacity addition of 5,010 MW of utility power projects in the first three quarters of the current financial year (2015-16)," the company press release said.

According to the statement, this is the highest-ever capacity add...


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Environmental Standards Revised For Coal-based Power Plants

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, January 10, 2016, In : POWER NEWS 
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified the revised standards for coal-based Thermal Power Plants in India, with the objective of minimizing pollution. These standards are proposed to be implemented in a phased manner.

Thermal power plants are categorized into 3 categories - (i) Installed before 31st December, 2003 (ii) Installed after 2003 up to 31st December, 2016 and (iii) Installed after 31st December, 2016.

The new standards are aimed at reducing emissio...


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Environmental Standards Revised For Coal-based Power Plants

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, In : POWER NEWS 
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified the revised standards for coal-based Thermal Power Plants in India, with the objective of minimizing pollution. These standards are proposed to be implemented in a phased manner.

Thermal power plants are categorized into 3 categories - (i) Installed before 31st December, 2003 (ii) Installed after 2003 up to 31st December, 2016 and (iii) Installed after 31st December, 2016.

The new standards are aimed at reducing emissio...


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Maharashtra waives Rs. 572 crore electricity dues of JSW steel ‘by mistake’

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, In : POWER NEWS 
A week after being caught in a controversy over waiving the Rs.572-crore electricity bill of a steel company, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led State government on Wednesday claimed that the decision was taken "by mistake". The government had to reverse its decision after it was revealed that the due procedure was not followed before taking the decision.

The Opposition had alleged that State Power Minister and BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule was involved in favouring JSW ISPAT St...


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Electricity Amendment Bill 2014: Overlooking rural energy access

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, In : POWER NEWS 
The Electricity Amendment Bill, 2014, claims several laudatory objectives such as the promotion of competition through segregation of carriage and content, increased renewable energy development, and enhancing open access to power producers and consumers for unhindered access to transmission and distribution networks to transmit power to any part of the country in a non-discriminatory manner. But issues pertaining to energy access for 75 million rural households or around 300 million p...
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Coal block auction: Centre likely to cap costs of power plants

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, March 15, 2015, In : POWER NEWS 
The government plans to cap costs of power plants that can be passed on to electricity consumers, to prevent rise in tariffs as all power firms have agreed to forego mining costs for winning the blocks.

The move will hit power firms as they will have to absorb the mining costs throughout the life of the block and will not be able to pass on the high coal costs under different heads.

Companies said the move was unfair and the government should have indicated such plans before coal bloc...


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Uttarakhand dams: Six new projects await apex court review

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, In : POWER NEWS 
In August 2013, the Supreme Court (SC) asked the government to find out if existing and under-construction hydroelectric projects had contributed to the June 2013 disaster in Uttarakhand, where thousands had perished. It banned the Centre and the state government from clearing any new projects till this assessment was done.

In contrast, on Tuesday, in the same case, the apex court will, instead be reviewing how six proposed projects can be built on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi tributari...


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Kudankulam power cheaper than U.S. proposals: Russia

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, In : POWER NEWS 
A week after U.S. President Barack Obama's visit cleared major hurdles in the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, Russian officials say the power generated under the agreements will be much more expensive than the negotiated deals with Russia for the "Kudankulam series."

An official statement from the Russian Embassy said the rates for electricity from units 1&2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, being constructed with Russian technical assistance (in Tamil Nadu), were almost half the price tha...


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Supreme Court's coal verdict to cost Adani Rs 6,000 crore

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Billionaire businessman Gautam Adani-owned Adani Group, so far perceived to be a major beneficiary of the Supreme Court's decision to cancel 214 coal mines, has actually emerged as one of the losers. It was widely believed that since companies would be forced to import coal following the cancellations, the Adani Group as, the country's largest coal trader and importer, would have benefited.

However, what is coming out now is a little-known fact that the Ahmedabad-based group had forayed...


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CPI(M) attacks govt for ordinance on e-auction of coal blocks

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, October 26, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
CPI(M) on 22-10-14 attacked the Narendra Modi government for issuing an ordinance to allow e-auction of coal blocks for private parties, saying it "completely nullifies" the Coal Nationalisation Act of 1973 and no such decision can be taken without Parliament approval.

Following Supreme Court order quashing the allocation of 214 coal blocks, "it has now been found that most of these coal blocks were not under production but were used as collaterals for raising capital and speculative pr...


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Hudhud - 20 Per Cent of Odisha Still in Darkness

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, October 19, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Power supply is yet to be restored in more than 20 per cent cyclone-hit areas of Odisha's eight southern districts and 128 rural water supply projects are yet to be restarted, five days after Hudhud hit the state on October 12.

CM Naveen Patnaik who reviewed post-cyclone restoration measures in the affected areas directed the officials to restore electricity connectivity by October 20. He directed that the rural water supply projects should also be ready by the same time.

Meanwhile, ...


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Captive power plants seek preference in coal block re-auction

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, October 13, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Industries with captive power plants want the government to give preference to operational units when re-auctioning of cancelled blocks starts next year. Last week the Supreme Court scrapped 214 coal blocks saying the allocations by the government over the last two decades were illegal. It ordered that the blocks be returned to Coal India.

For the past five to eight years, an aggregate 50,000 Mw of power plants installed by firms in sectors such as steel, aluminium, paper, cement, chemi...


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Over burdened West Bengal Government goes for new hydropower projects

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, September 15, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
One of these two projects, 132 MW Teesta Low Dam Project(TLDP)-III over river Teesta in Darjeeling hills with expected generation of 594.07 MU annually, was initially scheduled to be completed by March 2007 with estimated cost of Rs.768.92 crore. But, finally it became operational in March 2013 with a revised cost of 1628 crores. The other one is, 160MW TLPD IV, planned to be completed by September 2009 with estimated cost of Rs 1061.38, has already consumed around Rs 1600 crore but not...
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Haryana government threatens legal action against Adani Power

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, August 30, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Miffed at snapping power supply "unilaterally", Haryana government  threatened to take legal action against Adani Power Limited (APL) by charging it with the "breaching terms" of power purchase contract. Haryana government accused APL of disconnecting 1,424 MW of contracted power to the state "arbitrarily" and with "malafide intention" on August 27.

"We will take legal action against APL as the power supplier has disconnected power supply to Haryana unilaterally. We will charge the com...


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Fuel Cells Starting to Make an Impact at Grid Scale

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 

Long viewed as a potential “next big thing” for power generation—often drawing unwarranted hyperbole in the process—and more recently as niche distributed generation, fuel cells are finally beginning to make some noise at grid scale.

Hydrogen- and natural gas–powered fuel cells have been deployed over the past decade in behind-the-meter and microgrid applications for on-site generation, where their simplicity, reliability, and very low emissions offered advantages over diesel gen...


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NTPC warns India's coal stocks running out

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, July 20, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Six of India's coal-fired power plants do not have enough stocks to weather even a "small" disruption in supplies, with fuel reserves sufficient for only up to two days, the country's largest power producer has warned. State-run NTPC has asked the power ministry to ensure more coal is sent to the six plants - which have a combined capacity of 16,840 megawatts or 15 per cent of India's total energy capacity from coal-fired plants - particularly as the incoming monsoon rains could disrup...
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Narendra Modi inaugurates Uri-II hydroelectric project

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 04-07-2014 inaugurated the 240-Megawatt Uri-II Hydro Electric Project (HEP) located near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Kashmir. The Prime Minister dedicated the power project to the nation in presence of Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and top officials of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).

This is the second power project on the Jhelum river in Uri area and is located downstream of 48...


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Ahmedabad to have smart power grid by October

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, July 10, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Come October and Ahmedabad will have probably India's first smart grid system in place where consumers will be able to pick a suitable plan for electricity consumption like they do for cellphones. Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Pvt Ltd (UGVCL) is set to roll out a modernized electric grid or the smart grid system in Naroda by October this year. Installation of new electric meters embedded with SIM cards has begun in Naroda by five companies including Reliance, Wipro, Crompton, L&T and Tapes...
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Over 14,000 MW hydel capacity under execution in India: CEA

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 

Over 14,000 MW of hydro power capacity is under execution in the country and would be commissioned in the next four years, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). As many as 40 projects are under various stages of implementation in the country which will be commissioned by 2018, the CEA data showed.

The projects are being developed by the central and state governments and also by the private sector.

The central government is constructing projects with over 7,500 MW capacity which ...


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BHEL FY14 net profit dips by more than half on low sales

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, April 12, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, the state-run top power equipment maker, on Saturday said net profit for FY14 more than halved to Rs 3,228 crore on account of low volumes and challenges in the domestic power sector. The power equipment major had posted a net profit of Rs 6,615 crore in FY13, BHEL said.

The state-owned major's turnover declined to Rs 40,366 crore from Rs 50,156 crore in FY13, as per a regulatory filing on its provisional earnings for the year ended March 31, 2014.

"Profit impact i...


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CCI orders fresh probe against Coal India Limited

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
The Competition Commission has ordered a fresh probe into allegations that state-run Coal India and one of its subsidiaries abused their dominant position in the market for production and supply of coal. The latest probe has come on a complaint filed by GHCL Ltd which has alleged that the coal miner and its subsidiary, Western Coalfields, had slapped unfair conditions in fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with the power producers for supply of non-coking coal.

A similar complaint was earlier...


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5 states to appeal ATE against CERC incentive for Adani and Tata Power

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, March 20, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 

The incentive that the central power regulator gave Tata Power and Adani Power, might turn out to be short-lived revelry. Five state governments are all set to challenge the move by the regulator to let these companies pass on their increased fuel costs to power purchasers. Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat have taken an in-principle decision to soon approach the Appellate Tribunal of Electricity (ATE) against the order passed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) las...


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Coal India plans to set up power plant citing insufficient connectivity

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, March 13, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Coal India Ltd, the world's largest coal miner, plans to set up a 1.6 gigawatt power plant by 2015/16 near one of its mines from which coal cannot be shipped and sold due to a lack of rail connections, a company executive said.The company has often said its output would be 300 million tonnes more than the current figure of about 475 million given enough rail tracks to carry the fuel from new and remote mines.

Insufficient connectivity is one of the reasons the company has lagged output ...


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CERC ruling on Tata Power and adani to lead to retail tariff hike: ICRA

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, February 27, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
The Central power regulator's order providing relief for Tata Power's Mundra project will result in retail tariffs for the five beneficiary states moving up by 3-10 paise per unit, rating firm ICRA said. Last week, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) allowed higher tariff as well as a compensation of Rs 329.45 crore for the private utility's 4,000-MW project in Gujarat operated by its unit Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL).

The watchdog has ruled for a compensatory tariff of...


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Solar power unviable under current tariff structure- Maharashtra

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, February 16, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
The Maharashtra Government can ill-afford to harness solar power with the current tariff structure that cross-subsidises low-end consumers by charging high-end users more.

Speaking at a discussion on grid connected solar rooftop systems, Ajoy Mehta, Principal Secretary, Energy, Maharashtra, said that against a procurement cost of ₹3.30-3.50 a unit of conventional energy, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking at the lower end charged ₹3.50/unit and for large c...


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Bailout for gas-based power plants on the anvil

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, February 13, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
The central government is considering a bailout package for gas-based power plants that includes ensuring that cash-strapped state power distribution companies continue to buy electricity from them after a scheduled increase in price of the fuel kicks in on 1 April, making available power from plants that are idling for want of the fuel, and a new repayment plan for a few other idle power plants.
The plan, which will also revive the Dabhol plant of Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt. Ltd (RGPP...
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MSEDCL seeks power tariff hike to plug revenue gap

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, February 9, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) filed a plea before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), seeking a tariff hike to bridge its revenue deficit in 2011-12 and 2012-13. The hike, however, would be nullified by the subsidy announced by the state government last month.

The MSEDCL supplies power to the entire state except Mumbai, which is serviced by the BEST, Tata Power Company and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. Certain areas in Mumbai, s...


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7.5 crore Indian households without access to electricity: Report

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, January 30, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
India has 75 million households without access to electricity and per capita consumption in rural households was only 8 units per month as compared 24 units in urban households, according to an expert report submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The report, submitted by a network of parliamentarians working to promote renewable energy, also says India is endowed with huge renewable energy (RE) resources, but the country's per capita energy consumption is one of the lowest in the ...
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Reduction of Power tariff will dent reforms

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
The Planning Commission does not seem to be happy with the rising wave in favour of power tariff reductions nationally triggered by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's 50% tariff relief for domestic consumers.

"The policy of free power is a very bad idea and against the spirit of reforms. Unless we improve the financial health of utilities and stop the policy of freebies, it will be difficult to look after the ongoing reform process," B K Chaturvedi, Member-Energy and Infrastructure,...


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NTPC proposes to add Dabhol to Telangana package

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, January 23, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
To help the cash-strapped Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt. Ltd (RGPPL) tide over the tough times, state-run NTPC Ltd, which owns 32.86% stake in the utility, has proposed that electricity generated from the Dabhol power plant be made a part of the Telangana package.
NTPC, which has invested Rs.974.31 crore in RGPPL, has communicated the proposal to the power ministry. The other stakeholders in RGPPL are GAIL (India) Ltd, which also owns 32.86% in the utility, the Maharashtra government with ...
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BSES complains to Delhi government on tariff reduction

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, January 11, 2014, In : POWER NEWS 
Reliance Infra-backed power distribution company BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd has sought Delhi Government's intervention in overcoming its "precarious financial" condition in absence of a "cost-reflective" electricity tariff in the national capital.

In a letter to Delhi's Power Secretary Punit Goyal, the company said it has been finding increasingly difficult to get bank loans due to delay in announcing a liquidation plan of existing regulatory assets and the new government's approach toward...


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Key audit of Delhi electricity utilities yet to be completed

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, December 27, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
All eyes are on Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) whose overdue audit of electricity utilities in the capital will be the key to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) being able to deliver on its electoral promise of halving power bills. An AAP government is set to be sworn in on Saturday under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal.
The regulator had appointed Feedback Ventures ( now Feedback Infrastructure Services Pvt. Ltd ) as a consultant in early 2012 for the capital expenditure revie...
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Grid interlinking - More power to southern states likely from January 2014

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, December 16, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
On January 14, a single national power grid would allow seamless pan-India flow of electricity in uniform frequency. State-owned transmission utility Power Grid Corporation is set to charge its high-voltage (765 KV) transmission line between Solapur in Maharashtra and Raichur in Karnataka by the second week of January, ending isolation of the southern grid, which has remained technically cut-off from the north, east and western grids. The integration of the grids would enable consumers...
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Tata Power completes restoration work at Mundra plant

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, December 7, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Tata Power today said the restoration work at its Mundra plant, which was impacted by fire, has been completed and the insurance claim is being processed. "Restoration of the impact of fire on conveyor was achieved on November 20, 2013 and the company has processed the insurance claim as per coverage," Tata Power said in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges.

Tata Power's 4,000-MW ultra mega power project at Mundra in Gujarat caught fire on November 18 last month, partly affecti...


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Kudankulam unit started generating 370 MW

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, November 28, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The first unit (1000 MWe) of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), is now generating 370 MWe and electricity is being wheeled into the southern grid, according to R.S. Sundar, Site Director, Kudankulam-1 and 2. Two Russian reactors, each with a capacity of 1,000 MWe, had been built at the KKNPP in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

The first one, which went critical on July 13, was now stabilising and it would generate its full power in January 2014, he said.

"We are monitori...


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Notification issued for revesting in Kerala State Electricity Board Limited

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The Kerala State government has issued a gazette notification transferring all employees, assets, and liabilities in the State power sector, which were vested with it, to Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB Ltd.), a corporate entity in the State public sector formed as stipulated by the Electricity Act of 2003 to replace the erstwhile Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB).

The notification was as per the decision taken by the Cabinet on October 30. The transfer of employees, as...


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Odisha to adopt disaster proofing power system

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Having suffered loss of about Rs 1,000 crore in power infrastructure due to cyclone Phailin, Odisha government has decided to take up 'disaster proofing' of the system in some parts of worst-hit Ganjam district. In the initial phase, the power distribution system would be made armoured in Berhampur, Chatrapur and Gopalpur towns, official sources said today. The cost of the project will be around Rs 300 crore with more than one lakh consumers to reap the benefits, a senior official at t...
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Kudankulam: first unit synchronised on 22-10-2013 at 2.45am

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Even as India and Russia stumbled on clinching an agreement on purchasing two more reactors for Kudankulam, there were celebrations at the Tamil Nadu-based plant as the 1000 MW nuclear reactor was, for the first time, connected to the southern grid.The much-awaited synchronisation of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project's first reactor with the power grid completed on Tuesday morning as the last-phase work on electricity generation began on 21-10-2013 midnight. As of now, only one-tent...
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Power-surplus Haryana struggles to find buyers

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, October 18, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Even as Haryana is in the market to sell its surplus power, it seems to be having difficulty in finding buyers. The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), the two state-owned power distribution companies, have been searching for buyers for 500 megawatt (MW) of power from the last two-and-a-half months.

However, the power utilities have not received any response for their surplus power so far.

The two distribution companies, which had i...


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Striking power workers plunge Andhra into darkness

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Several towns and hundreds of villages in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh Sunday plunged into darkness while several trains were cancelled as the indefinite strike by electricity employees to protest the decision to divide the state hit power generation and supply. Following talks with the officials on Sunday night, employees agreed to restore supply in six districts but made it clear that they would resume the strike Monday morning.

Supply was restored in Ch...


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Indian nuclear plants register 379 reactor years of operation at 80% capacity

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, September 26, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The Indian nuclear power sector has registered over 379 reactor years of safe operation as on date. The average annual availability of the Indian nuclear power plants (NPPs) has remained at 90%. Six of the 19 reactors, currently under operation, have logged continuous operation of more than 300 days during the year, informed Dr RK Sinha, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).

One reactor year means one reactor in operation for one year. 379 reactor years means the accumulated e...


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Andhra grid unaffected by power utility staff's strike in Seemandhra

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, September 15, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Barring the instances of supply interruptions in some areas due to transmission line problems, the 72-hour strike  by close to 30,000 employees of the state power utilities in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions by far remained peaceful.

No major disruptions to either supply or the generation of electricity were reported in the last 48 hours except in some cases where the power interruptions remained unattended in villages as the staff joined the anti-bifurcation stir.

According t...


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TANGEDCO completes financial restructuring plan

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO), power utility arm of the Tamil Nadu Government, has completed its financial restructuring. It may be noted, TANGEDCO will be the first power utility in the country to complete the financial restructuring.

Addressing the Power Ministers' Conference at New Delhi today Natham R Viswanathan, Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, Tamil Nadu Government said that assistance to the tune of Rs 19,155 crore in ...


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Delhi to implement LT TOD metering for domestic consumers

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, September 1, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The capital may soon introduce LT Time-of-Day (TOD) metering in which power consumers in the domestic sector will be charged according to the power usage during peak and non-peak hours. The new system is expected to discourage users from consuming more power during peak hours so that loadshedding is minimized in residential areas. Power distribution companies often have to procure additional power from the market at a very high cost to meet the demand during peak hours. Last year TOD wa...
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Asia's largest single location solar plant (55Mw) commissioned in Rajasthan

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

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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R-Power tests Sasan in August, but March commissioning stands

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, August 19, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
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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Sree Narayana HSS Okkal won the first prize in zonal level power quiz held at Alappuzha

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, August 12, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
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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Plan panel concerned about poor quality chinese power equipments

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
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.

In t...


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CERC plans to further narrow frequency band for national grid

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, August 1, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
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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Odisha to invest Rs 3,600 cr in power sector

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, July 26, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
In a bid to provide quality electricity to consumers and farmers, Odisha government today decided to invest Rs 3,600 crore within next four years in the power sector, official sources said.

The decision in this regard was taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. While the state will invest Rs 2,600 crore in construction of new 33/11 kv substations, another Rs 1,000 crore to be invested in installation of dedicated feeders for agriculture and fishery se...


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UP powermen warn against privatisation of electricity distribution

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The contentious issue of privatisation of electricity distribution in the urban centres of Uttar Pradesh has 'once again' come to the fore. The powermen have warned the Akhilesh Yadav government against any such move lest they resort to agitation.

The privatisation issue has witnessed several such face offs over the years spanning both previous Mayawati and current Samajwadi Party regimes.

Earlier this year too, the powermen had held statewide protests against the alleged move to pri...


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No takers for 5,000 MW power capacity: NTPC CMD

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, July 18, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

At a time when the Prime Minister's Office is busy paving the way for fuel linkage to new power projects, India's largest electricity generation company, NTPC Ltd, is claiming that capacities worth nearly 5000 MW are lying idle due to lack of demand. This includes nearly 2,000 MW of gas-based power.

Blaming it squarely on the cost of fuel and lack of purchasing power of State distribution utilities, NTPC Chairman Arup Roy Chowdhury said: "For the last two-and-a-half months, 5,000 MW of generat...


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GUVNL request GERC to cut solar tariff citing windfall profits

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, July 13, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Narendra Modi's Gujarat government, lauded by India Inc for being business friendly, has stumped industry as it seeks to back out of the high tariffs contracted for nearly 1,000 MW of solar plants of the Tatas, GMR, Adani, Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, Lanco and others.Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), the off-taker for 852 Mw of installed solar capacity in the state, petitioned the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), stating projects commissioned before January 29, 2012...
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Solar panel scam: Left-sponsored shutdown in Kerala today

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Kerala's opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) has called for a state-wide shutdown on 10-07-2013 to press its demand for resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, whom it has accused of involvement in the solar panel scam.

The call for the 12-hour shutdown (6 am to 6 pm), taken at an emergency meeting of the LDF here, would mean all shops, establishments, and markets would be closed and no public transport vehicles would operate.

The LDF's demands that Chandy resign and face a j...


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CCEA 'coal' nod to help CCI fast track 15 power projects

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, July 4, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The recent decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to allow power projects to pass on the cost of expensive imported coal to recipients would enable quick clearance of at least nine of the 18 power projects which are coming up on 03-07-2013 for the consideration of a sub group of the Cabinet Committee on Investment.

These are projects with a total capacity of 8,890 mw and include projects of Adani Power, and Haldia. Projects belonging to GMR and Lanco are also to be...


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Mumbai - Tata Power consumers to pay 25% more tariff

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, June 30, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Tata Power is one of the three power distribution companies in Mumbai, the other two being BEST and Reliance Infra. All of them have to get their power tariffs approved from the regulatory commission. In a major tariff shock to residential consumers of Tata Power in the city, the state electricity regulatory commission on Saturday approved a 25% increase in tariff for the year FY14.

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved an average increase in tariff to Rs 5.2...


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Centre plans to supply non-stop, costlier power for commercial users

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Shopping malls, offices and other commercial consumers would be able to get electricity for 24 hours by paying a little more for grid supply instead of banking on very costly diesel generation as the government plans to help the establishment get the power that state utilities are refusing to buy.

The government also plans to facilitate supply of power from plants that are stranded because domestic fuel is scarce and imported coal costs are higher. This can ensure continuous supply for consume...


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Coal price pass through: Boon for private players, bane for consumers

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, June 24, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Power companies got a new lease of life last week after the Government offered clarity on domestic coal supply and also allowed them to pass on the cost of expensive imported fuel. This brings certainty to the sector that is hit by fuel scarcity, lack of funding, regulatory hiccups and financially weak distribution network.

The key beneficiaries are mainly private power developers such as Adani Power, Essar Power, Lanco, GMR, KSK, Sterlite Energy, Adhunik Power, SKS ISpat Power and Jindal Powe...


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Govt allows power firms to pass on imported coal costs

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, June 22, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Electricity will likely become costlier to the tune of 15-25 paise per unit for some people, following decision on 21-06-2013 by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to allow certain power companies to pass on the rising cost of imported coal to consumers.  Implementation of pass-through mechanism would lead to increase in electricity tariff. The exact rise in tariff would differ from one power plant to another based on the quantity of imported coal utilised. However, a move to hi...


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Power Ministry to approach CCI on additional gas, price pooling

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

With gas supplies to power plants drying up, the Power Ministry will approach the Cabinet Committee on Investment seeking fuel meant for other sectors and approval for pooling price of domestic and imported gas. The Power Ministry is moving the newly constituted Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) to seek diversion of as much as 6 million standard cubic meters per day of gas currently consumed by non-core sectors like steel and petrochemicals, to power plants, sources privy to the developme...


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Tata Power to invest 500 crore in Jamshedpur

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, June 17, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Tata Power, which won the Distribution Franchisee of Jamshedpur, will invest Rs 500 crore in the Jamshedpur circle. The company also plans to take over distribution operations in Jamshedpur circle by mid 2013 once the independent audit is completed and the area is handed over by Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) to Tata Power, according to Mr S Ramakrishnan, executive director (ED) of Tata Power.

He added that teams have already arrived in Jamshedpur and work on IT infrastructure has co...


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Naveen Jindal firms bribed minister to get coal blocks: CBI

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

In a fresh blow to the Congress in the coal blocks allotment scandal, the CBI on 11-06-2013 accused party MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal's companies of bribing the then minister of state for coal Dasari Narayana Rao and misrepresenting information to obtain coal blocks.

In a new FIR registered in the case Tuesday, the agency alleged that Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) and Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt Ltd were allotted the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand in January 2008 in return ...


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17 states to see power shortages this fiscal - Kerala among worst hit

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, June 9, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
As many as 17 states are expected to witness significant power supply shortages this fiscal, with Tamil Nadu projected to receive less than three-fourth of its total electricity requirements.  Among the 17 states, the worst hit would be the three Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

Latest estimates from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) show that Southern region -- comprising four states and one union territory -- is likely to see a power deficit of 19.1 per cent ...


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CERC to hear Reliance Power petitions after June 9

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, June 7, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Electricity regulator CERC  said it will hear the petitions filed by Reliance Power - seeking relief for increased cost of the 4,000 MW Sasan project - after the appointment of its new Chairman. The present Chairman of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Pramod Deo will retire on June 9.

The 3-member CERC bench heard the petitions seeking relief for the increased cost on setting up the Sasan project due to rise in construction cost and depreciation in rupee.

According to the bench, the ne...


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For BHEL, power marriages aren’t made in heaven

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Faced with a decline in its cash balance and convinced that picking up stakes in power plants by way of investment and/or in exchange for equipment supplied would hardly help in the current situation, public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has taken a strategic decision to exit its joint venture power projects and not enter into any such alliance in the immediate future.

A source privy to the discussions at the PSU's board confirmed this to FE, even as the company maintained that the la...


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Hydel plants to get more financial incentives and renewable status

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

The power ministry is preparing a booster dose of financial incentives and easier green norms to energize the hydel sector that would also prop up 136 private projects, including those by companies aggregating a capacity of 40,000 mw, or enough power to light up 8-10 cities of Delhi's size.

A panel set up by power minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has recommended excise duty exemption for cement, steel and equipment used for constructing hydel projects. It has also suggested waiver of service tax ...


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Bihar initiates privatization of power distribution in 12 towns

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, May 16, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

The Bihar government has initiated the privatization of power distribution network in 12 cities and awarded the contract for Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur. State energy secretary Sandeep Poundrik made this announcement here on Wednesday at the daylong conference on 'Powering Bihar: approaches to distribution reforms'. The conference was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Bihar office, in collaboration with Bihar government.

Talking about Patna, Poundrik said the distribution ...


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Wind power producers oppose competitive bidding

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The newly-formed Wind Independent Power Producers Association (WIPPA) has started off with two major campaign themes — opposing price discovery of wind power tariff through a competitive bidding route and moving the judiciary to enforce renewable purchase obligation.

WIPPA, which had been in the forming for several months now, was formally launched at Renergy 2013, a conference of the renewable energy industry organised here by the Tamilnadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA). WIPPA is ...


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IIP growth plunges to two-decade low in 2012-13

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, May 12, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Industry's performance in the last financial year was the worst in the past 20 years but the smart recovery in March cushioned the shock somewhat. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in 2012-13 grew by one per cent, down from 2.9 per cent in the previous year and manufacturing output grew just 1.2 per cent, prompting rating agency CRISIL to say "history seems to be repeating itself. The current situation is reminiscent of the crisis year of 1991-92 (when there was a severe balance...
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UPCTL mulls Rs 700-cr project for transmission

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Even as the Rs 15,000-crore transmission project continues to remain embroiled in a controversy over change of conductors, the UP Transmission Corporation Limited (UPTCL) is all set to embark on yet another ambitious project. The fresh project envisages construction of new sub-stations and transmission lines at a cost of over Rs 700 crore.

According to UPTCL sources, the project proposes to construct new transmission substations of 132 KV and 220 KV and laying of new transmission lines ...


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Gujarat government may merge 4 power distribution companies

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Eight years after the Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) was un-bundled into separate holding, generation, transmission and distribution companies, the state government is now thinking of merging the four power distribution companies into one entity. In 2005, the GEB was un-bundled into separate entities under the Electricity Act of 2003, as part of the restructuring of the electricity sector to improve efficiency in management and delivery of services to consumers.

The exercise led to the creati...


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Electricity consumers across the country may have to pay about 50 paise more

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, April 21, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Electricity consumers across the country may have to pay about 50 paise more for a unit of power if the government allows a complete pass through of the cost of imported coal to be blended with domestic coal for firing the turbines of power plants. The power ministry has told the finance ministry that pooling prices of imported and domestic coal can jack up the cost of electricity. Accordingly, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) should be tasked with fixing the fuel's ...
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Power situation may grim in most parts of the country

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, April 19, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

It's going to be a summer of discontent in most parts of the country this year as the power situation is grim. Some states are unlikely to meet even half the total demand in the peak season, raising concerns of another grid collapse. The situation is critical in places where state electricity boards are bleeding and have not secured the power they need to supply. Since they are unable to recover the cost of electricity, they are reluctant to make adequate purchases as this will only increase ...


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More power curbs likely in Kerala

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, April 13, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

With Kerala's power supply sources becoming scanty, more power restrictions seem to be imminent in the state.The half-an-hour cyclic load-shedding during morning and evening (between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.) and the bid to curtail power use by switching off rural feeders during daytime since April 1 do not seem to have yielded the desired results.

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) sources said that the prevailing consumption rate of 60 million units a day has thwarte...


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POWER HIKE - A.P

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Normal life in Andhra Pradesh was hit on Tuesday as opposition parties in the state called for a shutdown to protest the hike in electricity tariff. Buses of the state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) were suspended in most parts of the state as opposition leaders and activists stopped vehicles. Shops and business establishments also remained closed in many towns. In Hyderabad, the response was mixed.

Ten Left parties have called for the shutdown, which is ...


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Panel to submit report on Electricity Act amendments

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, April 8, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The government plans to amend laws to provide more powers to state regulatory commissions and load dispatch centres so as to ensure proper functioning of electricity grids, and is expected to soon receive a report on the issue. A panel headed by Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) - the apex planning body for the power sector - is expected to soon submit its report to the Power Ministry. The report is on amendments in the Electricity Act 2003 relating to grid matters,

Following...
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Demand for CAG audit

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Protests against the power tariffs in Delhi are gaining ground with National Advisory Council member and activist Aruna Roy joining in with the demand for an audit of the discoms by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and environment watchdog Greenpeace taking on the Delhi Government for failing to have a policy on alternate sources of energy.

On Monday, the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) issued a statement signed by Ms. Roy, Nikhil Dey and Shankar Singh in support of the ongoi...
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ASANSOL ,WB ELECTRIC BLACKOUT

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Asansol area in west bengal is facing thee day power outage due to DPL & Santaldihi power transmission blackout, one of the transmission tower was collapsed and the city is facing electrical blackout, on the fourth day DVC is feeding nearly 17MW to various important industries & city meanwhile tower rectification work in progress, one of the famous power plant in asansol area who also inject the power to Kolkata through the same grid is incapable to inject the supply power due to this problem...
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Electrical transmission line collapsed

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Five persons were killed and eight injured after a high-tension power transmission tower collapsed in Shikrawa village in Mewat district of haryana. All the deceased and the injured were migrant labourers from West Bengal. Police have booked the project manager and site engineers of the company for negligence.

The incident took place in Shikrawa village near Punhana block in Mewat district, around 80km from Gurgaon around 10.30am on 28-03-2013 when the work of 765kV electricity transmission fr...
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PGCIL

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, April 1, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
State-run Power Grid Corp is developing an advanced grid security system, worth Rs 1,300 crore, as part of efforts to boost the country's electricity transmission network and stave off possible cyber attacks on the power systems. The proposed security system is part of larger measures being initiated by the Power Ministry to prevent recurrence of events like last year's massive collapse of grids that affected more than half of country's total population.

According to a Power Ministry do...


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TATA'S MUNDRAS-PLEA

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

The verdict of the apex power regulator, which is hearing Tata Power's petition seeking higher tariff for electricity generated from its 4,000 MW Mundra ultra mega power project, could ultimately hinge on the legal interpretation of the 'doctrine of frustration' as provided under the Indian Contract Act 1872. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) is said to be close to a decision on the issue.

Tata Power-arm Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) had filed the petition with the CERC l...


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World participates in 'Earth Hour 2013'

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, March 25, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Iconic landmarks and skylines were plunged into darkness on Saturday as the " Earth Hour" switch-off of lights around the world got under way to raise awareness of climate change. Organisers expect hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries to turn off their lights for 60 minutes on Saturday night -- at 8:30 pm local time -- in a symbolic show of support for the planet.

In Paris, the city of light, the iconic Eiffel Tower turned off its illumination -- but for securit...


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Story India fourth largest energy consumer in the world: report

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The two biggest state-owned oil companies, ONGC and Oil India, dominate the country's upstream gas sector, the report said.

According to EIA, India became the world's sixth largest liquefied natural gas importer in 2011. Indian companies have begun investing in new regasification facilities to meet rising demand.

Noting that Coal is India's primary source of energy, it said the country has the world's fifth largest coal reserves.

The State retains a near-monopoly on the coal sector. The ...


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NHPC seeks higher returns in hydro projects

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, March 18, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Faced with sluggish progress in hydro projects, state-run NHPC has approached the Power Ministry seeking steps to ensure higher returns on investment in such projects. NHPC, the country's largest hydro power producer, has said that Return on Equity (ROE) for hydro projects is too low to attract investors.

"At a time when energy security has become critical and environmental concerns emanating from the use of conventional fossil fuels are growing, it is ironical that the effective ROE (Return o...


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Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

In a move that comes as a relief to solar power developers in Tamil Nadu, the state's electricity regulator has empowered the state electricity distribution company, TANGEDCO, to administer the 'solar purchase obligation' mandated by the state government's solar policy. "The SPO will be administered by TANGEDCO," Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), said in its recent order.

The implication of this is that the decks have been cleared for the state government to crack the whip ...


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COAL INDIA- 1600MW

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, March 9, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Coal India the world's largest coal producer plans to take a proposal for setting up a INR 9,000 crore power plant in Odisha to its board for approval in the next couple of months. The 2x800 megawatt plant at the mouth of a coal field in the Mahanadi basin will mark the coal producer's foray into the power sector.

Mr S Narsing Rao CMD of Coal India said that the company is looking at setting up power plants at mines from where evacuation of coal in the absence of road and rail transport...


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TATA POWER - SYNCHRONISATION OF 800 MW

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, March 7, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Tata Power has synchronised unit five of 800 MW at its 4,000 MW imported coal-based plant in Mundra, Gujarat. The first four units (800 MW each) have been commissioned between March last year and February this year. With this, the 4,000-MW plant is fully operational and raises Tata Power's total capacity to 8,500 MW.

With unit five online, the thermal power generation capacity of the company is at 7,647 MW. Generation through clean sources such as hydro, wind and solar add up to 852 MW....


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Tata Power Co. Ltd-Invests 500 K

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Tata Power Co. Ltd, which recently signed a power distribution franchise agreement with the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB), will invest Rs.500 crore in the Jamshedpur circle of the Jharkhand state. The country's largest integrated power company, which will upgrade existing infrastructure and distribution network there, also hopes it can reduce aggregate technical and commercial (ATC) losses to 13% from the current 33% in the new circle.  This is Tata Power's first power distr...
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INDIA'S 1ST GEOTHERMAL PLANT

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Chhattisgarh government has decided to establish the first Geothermal Power Plant of the country in the newly formed Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh state. A memorandum of understanding in this connection was signed here yesterday between National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA).

"State government has granted permission for the installation of a Geothermal Power Plant at Tattapani area of the Balrampur district to the NTPC. It wi...


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TOP STORIES - POWER

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, February 2, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Top Stories 

Nuclear power to see cuts as India seeks to stem budget woes
Regional centres to tackle nuclear emergency
India's Dec coal imports rise 39 pct to 12.7 mln tonnes
Gas utilities unwilling to renew gas supply agreements with IPPs
Universal Coal increases stake in S. African projects
10 units reel under forced outages on Jan 30, Power generation dips by 2,311 MW


Thermal Power

 
NTPC and Metrocoal in talks for Bundi thermal project in Australia
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COAL PRICES HIKES

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The Power Ministry has suggested to the Coal Ministry that the difference in cost of imported and domestic coal should be added to the cost of indigenous fuel at the time of finalising proposal for pooling coal prices. The ministry has conveyed its comments on pooling of coal prices to the Ministry of Coal, which is preparing a Cabinet note on the proposal, to be floated at the earliest.

"The ministry has sent its proposal after consultation with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA),...


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TSL

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
KOLKATA: Tecpro Systems Ltd, an engineering,procurement and construction (EPC) company, on Monday announced that it has received an order worth Rs 139.8 crore from The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd, a Government of West Bengal Enterprise, for supply of Ash Handling Plant Turnkey Package for Sagardighi Thermal Power Extension Project, Phase-II, Units 3 & 4 (2x500 MW) along with erection, civil and other related services.

Tecpro Systems Ltd with high operational expertise in the ...

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HARYANA-SINGLE POINT POWER CONNECTION

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

In an order that is likely to spread resentment among domestic power consumers, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has made single-point electricity connections mandatory for occupants of group housing complexes. The order, issued on January 9, will largely affect residents of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat, Palwal and Panchkula where large number of group housing complexes have come up in recent years. Under the single-point electricity connection system, electricity distribution ...


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TATA POWER LTD

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Tata Power's wholly owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (CGPL) has discontinued supply to the distributing companies of Rajasthan from its 4,000 MW ultra-mega power project (UMPP) at Mundra, Gujarat.

The step follows several CGPL notices to the discoms required under the purchase agreements, thereby effectively terminating its contract.

Citing non-compliance on payment security related issues, CGPL said in a statement here: "The company has invoked its rights under the Power Purchase Agr...
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TATA POWER

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Tata Power on on Monday said it has synchronized another 800 MW unit at the Mundraultra mega power project, taking the utility's overall generation capacity to 7,699 MW. 

The country's largest power producer is developing the 4,000 MW Mundra UMPP in Gujarat and has synchronised the fourth 800 MW unit at the plant. 

With this, the total power generation capacity of Tata Power stands at 7,699 MW, Tata Power said in a statement. 

Out of the total capacity, thermal power accounts for 6,847 MW. 

"The ...
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ADANI POWER

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Thursday, January 3, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
 Adani PowerBSE -0.63 % has requested the Coal Ministry to grant long-term coal linkage for its proposed thermal power plant in Maharashtra. 

"Adani Power Maharashtra (a subsidiary of Adani Power) has submitted a request, indicating that they are setting up ...IPP ( Independent Power Producer) at Tiroda (Maharashtra)... 

"The applicant has, therefore, requested that as the first unit is on the verge of commissioning and pending allocation of alternate coal, the tapering linkage be converted to ...
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Gaffney power plant sold for $427million

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Broad River Energy Center, an 847-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Gaffney, was sold for $427 million toEnergy Capital Partners LLC, according to Calpine Corp., the former owner.

The plant began operations in 2000 and provides electricity to Carolina Power & Light Co., a subsidiary of Duke Energy, according to a news release from Calpine.

The sale was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Dec. 18.

Calpine has a fleet of 93 power plants in operation or under constructio...


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DVC

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, In : POWER NEWS 
HAZARIBAG: Electricity generation at the Damodar Valley Corporation's Koderma thermal power station at Banjhedih started on Sunday, 28 months behind schedule because of frequent protests by local people.

DVC officials said the construction of the (500x2) 1,000 MW plant started on March 1, 2008 after the then Union power minister,Sushil Kumar Shinde, laid its foundation stone. The plant was supposed to be commissioned by June 2010. The work could not be completed in the scheduled time owing to ...


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JINDAL POWER

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, In : POWER NEWS 
NAYA RAIPUR (CHHATTISGARH): Jindal Steel and Power today said it would invest Rs 50,000 crore in Chhattisgarh. "We have already invested Rs 25,000 crore in the state and would add another Rs 50,000 crore", Navin Jindal Chairman, Jindal Steel and Power said.
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CARRINGTON POWER PLANT

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, September 29, 2012, In : POWER NEWS 

A gas plant which will generate enough power for one million homes will be built near Manchester.

Carrington Power Ltd, owned by the Electricity Supply Board, have announced a deal for the new combined cycle gas turbine.

The power plant, to be built in Carrington, is due to be commissioned by 2016.

The construction contract has been awarded to the consortium Alstom Duro Felguera.

News of the investment was welcomed by Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Cli...


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7 POWER PLANT HAVE CRITICAL POSITION DUE TO COAL SHORTAGES

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, August 24, 2012, In : POWER NEWS 

An acute shortage of coal is keeping power plants on tenterhooks as bottlenecks in mining, delayed rail movement and costly imports are posing a major challenge to step up output and avoid the kind of grid collapse that had left 600 million people in the country without electricity last month.

According to the latest figures of the Central Electricity Authority of India, as many as 31 power plants have "critical" level of coal stock ranging from four to seven days as against the normal level, ...


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2 NEW POWER PLANT OF GOVT IN INDIA

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, August 24, 2012, In : POWER NEWS 
In a bid to reduce Maharashtra’s power deficit, the state-owned power generation company, Mahagenco, has decided to build two thermal power plants to overcome its present shortage of about 4,000 megawatts (MW). Mahagenco invited expression of interest for the two plans, at Dhopawe and Dondaicha, 
on Saturday.


The two thermal power plants will have the capacity to generate 5,280 MW daily, to reduce power cuts across the state.

The coal-fired plants will be set up at Dhopawe, in coastal Ratnagir...


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POWER UPDATES

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, June 18, 2012, In : POWER NEWS 

NEW ENTRY----   Andrew Heath, Rolls-Royce, President - Energy said: "I am delighted that Rolls-Royce technology has again been selected to support the Dolphin Gas Project, one of the largest cross border energy infrastructure projects ever undertaken in the Middle East. The supply of three new Rolls-Royce Trent gas turbines to Dolphin Energy is testimony to the six units already installed on the project. To date, these have recorded over 150,000 operating hours, transporting billions of stand...


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