Modi’s fading renewables vision fires up India’s coal sectorBy entangling clean power in red tape while using state-owned bad banks and eye-watering power tariff rises to bail out insolvent fossil po...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
What will clean energy mean for India’s future?Scaling up renewable energy in the next 5- 10 years will mean a focused and holistic approach to the energy sector. This calls for an integ...
28 Aug, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Is privatization a panacea for reforming DISCOMs?The Ministry of Power intends to privatize DISCOMs, starting with Union Territories, as a key intervention to resurrect the power distribut...
30 Oct, 2020, 01.24 PM IST
Govt comes out with methodology for rationalisation of coal linkages"Unlike the past rationalisation exercises, the present methodology on linkage rationalisation, covers the power as well as non-regulated s...
09 Jun, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
View: Modi has political capital to reform the power sectorCoronavirus has strengthened will for power reform but must be sustained to overcome political hurdles.
31 May, 2020, 11.00 AM IST
Power projects in India may come to a grinding halt, warns Hemant KanoriaGencos need to be supported with easier access to fuel and restructuring of their loans, or else those projects can come to a halt resultin...
07 Apr, 2020, 12.34 PM IST
Power Ministry proposes waiver to power plants from advance freight, coal paymentsThe power ministry has asked the coal and railways ministries to exempt power plants from advance coal and freight payments for three month...
30 Mar, 2020, 10.58 AM IST
Covid-19 lockdown impact: Power demand drops as offices stay plugged outThe price discovered on the IEX Day Ahead Market for delivery on Wednesday was at ₹1.95 per unit. The spot power price hit a low of ₹1.90 p...
26 Mar, 2020, 08.14 AM IST
Discom dues to power generators grow 33% during April-JanuaryDiscoms owed Rs 41,133 cr to pvt sector generators, & they are struggling to keep loan repayment schedule.
06 Mar, 2019, 08.59 AM IST
Railways may get renewable energy push under Piyush GoyalRailways has an ambitious target to source 25% of its energy requirement from renewable energy sources by 2025 by setting up 5,000 mw of ca...
08 Sep, 2017, 11.41 AM IST
Railways on a 'Mission 41K' to save energy worth Rs 41,000 croreRailways plan to achieve this target by doubling the current pace of electrification. It also aim to procure more and more electricity at c...
17 Jan, 2017, 09.34 PM IST
HDFC Securities bullish on IT, pharma and infra for 2017Within the infrastructure sector it prefers pure play EPC companies – such as roads, power transmission, ports, railways, urban infra, buil...
10 Jan, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
Seeing temporary phase of lack of demand for coal: Anil Swarup, Coal SecretaryIn an exclusive chat with ET Now, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said that the government is working on improving coal quality coming from Coal...
06 Sep, 2016, 10.59 AM IST
Adani Power to supply 50 MW to Indian Railways at Rs 3.69 per unitIndian Railways today entered into a agreement with Adani Power for supplying 50 MW electricity at Rs 3.69 per unit for three years.
15 Oct, 2015, 02.27 PM IST
India will give better returns on investments: FM Arun JaitleyFinance Minister Arun Jaitley is now seeking to attract foreign investors, including large asset managers, to the Indian markets.
20 Sep, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
Top 5 infra priorities suggested for Modi governmentThe infrastructure agenda is humongous and a new establishment could be lost in a maze of choices. These are the top five priorities being ...
18 May, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
- Budget 2012: No breakthrough ideas for the infrastructure sector
The market was expecting raising of tax breaks for retail investments in infra bonds. That did not happen.
16 Mar, 2012, 06.48 PM IST