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To cover urban areas under electric cooking model within 3 years: Ministry

The government plans to come up with aggregation models for electric cooking through which prices can be brought down

NHPC Q4 results: 8% increase in profit after tax at Rs 3,834 crore

NHPC power stations generated 24,907 million units of electricity between 2022-2023

Govt waives ISTS charges on offshore wind, green hydrogen, ammonia projects

In case a project is eligible for waiver of ISTS charges based on its original COD, the same benefit will continue to be made available if COD is extended by a BS web competent authority

Peak power demand hits historic high of 220 Gw, may cross that level soon

Figure is in sync with power ministry's estimate that demand would top 220 Gw in Apr-June quarter

Low-cost financing in energy transition to be discussed in next ETWG meet

The government has identified six priority areas like addressing technology gaps and low-cost financing in energy transition for discussion in the upcoming meeting of Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting (ETWG) next week. The 3rd ETWG under India's G20 Presidency will be held from May 15 to 17 in Mumbai, the Ministry of Power said in a statement. The meeting will be chaired by Power Secretary Alok Kumar. MNRE Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Mines Secretary Vivek Bharadwaj and Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena will also be part of the meeting. "The six priority areas outlined under India's G20 Presidency include (i) Energy transition through addressing technology gaps (ii) Low-cost financing for energy transition (iii) Energy security and diversified supply chains (iv) Energy efficiency, industrial low carbon transitions and responsible consumption (v) Fuels for future and (vi) Universal access to clean energy and just, affordable, and inclusive energy transition pathway," the ...

Discoms to submit report on electricity subsidy to Centre every quarter

The draft rules suggest penalties to be levied on discoms for faulty subsidy accounting, raising erroneous subsidy bills

Adani Electricity Mumbai tops on governance among power firms in India

UP, Bihar, Telangana continue to be laggards

Karnataka bags National Energy Conservation Award 2022 by power ministry

The Union Ministry of Power has selected Karnataka Renewable Energy Development to be the winner of the first prize in the State Designated Agency sector at the National Energy Conservation Awards

Amended Electricity Act 2022 sparks debate: States feel 'powerless'

State governments - specifically those run by Opposition parties - claim that the amendments will curtail their powers, especially relating to subsidies given to the farm sector

DoT's interministerial committee makes headway in developing 5G use cases

The DoT is directing the inter-ministerial committee to explore the incorporation of the benefits of 5G technology into public infrastructure.

India's power consumption grows by 2% to 130.35 bn units in August

India's power consumption grew marginally by nearly 2 per cent year-on-year to 130.35 billion units (BU) in August 2022, according to the power ministry data. Power consumption in August last year was recorded at 127.88 BU, higher than 109.21 BU in the same month of 2020. However, the peak power demand met, which is the highest supply in a day, in August 2022 dipped to 194.94 gigawatt (GW). The peak power supply stood at 196.27 GW in August 2021 and 167.52 GW in August 2020. Power consumption and demand were affected in August 2020 due to the impact of lockdown restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. The peak power demand met was 177.52GW in August 2019 (pre-pandemic period). Similarly, power consumption in August 2019 was 111.52 BU. According to experts, power consumption and demand remained subdued in August due to rains across the country under an active monsoon. Power consumption as well as demand would grow steadily in coming months in view of norm

Power ministry team visits Coal India arm to monitor coal availability

A three-member team of the Power Ministry visited Coal India-arm MCL to monitor the availability of the dry fuel at various railway sidings, mines and prepare a plan for logistics

Delhi govt urges Centre to allow it to retain 728 Mw from Dadri II plant

Delhi government has written to the Ministry of Power for allowing it to retain 728 MW of electricity from NTPC Dadri-II plant, warning a "blackout scenario" in coming days, sources said on Monday.

Govt gives gencos time till Friday to begin process for coal imports

GENCOS who either don't place their indents with CIL by 3.6.2022 or haven't initiated their tender processes of coal imports, will be allocated only 70% of domestic coal, said govt

Coal India to issue two tenders for imported coal to address local shortage

Officials are rushing to make more coal available for utilities as shortages in July-September quarter are expected to be 15% wider than intitially estimated due to expectations of higher power demand

Policy flip-flop over coal import puts state, private gencos in a spot

CIL to import coal for states; working capital pressure worries IPPs

Power Ministry asks CEA to compute coal consumption for power generation

The Power Ministry directed the CEA to compute the quantity of the coal consumed, that was procured under SHAKTI B policy mandating blending of 10 per cent by weight for the power generation

Coal India production slower than the captive mines, shows govt data

During 2020-22, production from the captive mines jumped by 38.5 per cent while CIL saw a tepid growth of 3.4 per cent, according to government data

Higher coal imports may push power supply cost for discoms by 4.5- 5%: Icra

The government measures to ease power supply constraints through higher coal imports are likely to increase cost of supply for discoms by 4.5-5.0 per cent in 2022-23, Icra said on Tuesday. On May 5, Ministry of Power (MoP) issued a directive under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, stating that all imported coal-based power plants shall operate and generate power at their full capacity to meet the growing demand, Icra stated. As per this directive, all states and power generating companies (gencos) based on domestic coal will have to import at least 10 per cent of their fuel requirement for blending with domestic coal and meet the growing demand for electricity. This directive by the ministry is valid till October 31, 2022. As the present power purchase agreements (PPAs) do not provide for a pass-through of the fuel cost for these projects, the tariff for supply from these plants under PPAs shall be worked out by a committee with representatives from the MoP, Central Electricity ..

Ministry of Power notifies green hydrogen policy: All you need to know

Waiver of inter-state transmission charges for a period of 25 years will be allowed to the manufacturers of green hydrogen and green ammonia for the projects commissioned before June 30, 2025