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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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